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SportAFP NewsWestbrook milestone fuels Wizards, Curry pours in 49 in Warriors win
Another historic night from Russell Westbrook helped the Washington Wizards to a 133-132 overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.
SportAFP News'Canelo' Alvarez stops Saunders to unify super middleweight titles
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez stopped Billy Joe Saunders in eight rounds on Saturday to unify three super middleweight titles in front of the largest US crowd in history to watch an indoor boxing event.
SportAFP NewsChicharito goal lifts Galaxy over LAFC in 'El Trafico' derby
Javier Hernandez scored one goal and set up another Saturday to lift the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles FC in the Southern California "El Trafico" derby.
SportAFP News'Disliked' Crusaders want respect after five straight Super crowns
Super Rugby's dominant force, the Canterbury Crusaders know their bulging trophy cabinet makes them unpopular but say critics should at least give them respect.
SportAFP NewsWestbrook ties Robertson for most NBA triple-doubles all-time
Washington's Russell Westbrook notched the 181st triple-double of his career on Saturday, tying Oscar Robertson for the most in NBA history.
SportAFP NewsNHL eases virus safety rules for the vaccinated in playoffs
The National Hockey League will relax Covid-19 safety protocols for fully vaccinated teams and individuals in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the league announced Saturday.
SportAFP NewsFive-goal Inter celebrate Serie A title with record 14th consecutive home win
With thousands of fans celebrating outside the San Siro stadium and a guard of honour onto the pitch, Inter Milan celebrated their first Serie A title in over a decade with a 5-1 victory over Sampdoria giving Antonio Conte's side a record 14th successive home win.
SportAFP NewsZverev to play Berrettini in Madrid Open final
Alexander Zverev produced an impressive display to beat Dominic Thiem in straight sets on Saturday and book his spot in the Madrid Open final, where he will face Matteo Berrettini.
SportAFP NewsLiverpool sink Saints to keep top-four hopes alive
Liverpool kept alive their hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League as Sadio Mane and Thiago Alcantara sealed a 2-0 win against Southampton on Saturday.
SportAFP NewsTTM buy top-flight status, lift South African Cup in seven months
A fortunate goal enabled TTM to edge Chippa United 1-0 in Bloemfontein on Saturday and lift the South African FA Cup just seven months after buying top-flight status.
SportAFP NewsMueller hails Bayern Munich's 'phenomenal' ninth league title in a row
Thomas Mueller hailed Bayern Munich's "phenomenal" achievement after they were confirmed Bundesliga champions for the ninth season in a row on Saturday.
SportAFP NewsTsunoda apologises to AlphaTauri for 'different' car remark
Japan's Yuki Tsunoda apologised to AlphaTauri at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday for suggesting his car was "too different" from that of teammate Pierre Gasly.
SportAFP NewsChelsea beat Man City to delay Premier League title party
Chelsea forced Manchester City to put their Premier League title party on hold on Saturday, winning 2-1 to boost their own chances of a top-four finish in a dress rehearsal for the Champions League final.
SportAFP News'Whoops' as DeChambeau flies 1,000 miles home then learns he made cut
Reigning US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau flew 1,000 miles home to Dallas between rounds of the US PGA Wells Fargo Classic only to find he had made the cut.
SportAFP News'Not scared anymore' Sabalenka shocks Barty to win Madrid Open
Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka stunned world number one Ashleigh Barty to win the Madrid Open for the first time on Saturday and put her success down to losing her fear of playing on clay.
SportAFP NewsBeale double sends Racing 92 third after 'important' Top 14 win
Australia full-back Kurtley Beale said Saturday's 45-19 win over Clermont was "important" in their hunt for the Top 14 play-offs as he scored two tries and set up another to send his side third.
SportAFP NewsTearful Evenepoel 'suffers' to finish seventh on Giro d'Italia comeback
Belgian star Remco Evenepoel described his suffering Saturday on his way to finishing seventh in the opening time-trial at the Giro d'Italia on his comeback nine months after a horror crash.
SportAFP NewsEx-All Black Piutau guides Bristol to Premiership play-offs
Former New Zealand full-back Charles Piutau's bonus point-sealing try sent Bristol Bears into the English Premiership's play-offs after Saturday's 40-20 home win over local rivals Bath.
SportAFP NewsDortmund wait on injured Haaland for German Cup final
Borussia Dortmund are facing a wait to see if Erling Braut Haaland can shake off a leg injury to be fit for Thursday's German Cup final.
SportAFP NewsLyon thrash Lorient to move into Ligue 1 top three
Lyon moved into the Champions League places and kept their slim Ligue 1 title hopes alive on Saturday as midfielder Bruno Guimaraes scored twice in a 4-1 victory over Lorient.
SportAFP NewsAbid hits double century as Pakistan show Zimbabwe 'how to play cricket'
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor paid tribute to Pakistan after the tourists took total control on the second day of the second Test at Harare Sports Club on Saturday, outclassing the home side with both bat and ball to take a huge step towards sealing a 2-0 series victory.
SportAFP NewsFive key players as Bayern Munich win ninth straight league title
Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga for the ninth straight season on Saturday.
SportAFP NewsStalemate between Atletico and Barca hands advantage to Real Madrid
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid knew victory could fire them towards the La Liga title but Saturday's 0-0 draw at Camp Nou handed Real Madrid the chance to go top.
SportAFP NewsFive-star Flick raises the bar for next Bayern coach Nagelsmann
Hansi Flick landed a ninth consecutive Bundesliga title for Bayern Munich on Saturday, but his youthful replacement Julian Nagelsmann has already been warned what to expect as head coach of next season's new-look squad.
SportAFP News'It's like my first' - history-maker Hamilton celebrates century of poles
World champion Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 100th pole on Saturday after setting the fastest time in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix and declared "It's like my first!".
