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Liam Farrell leads from front as Wigan crush Catalans to secure League Leaders’ Shield

Wigan 50-12 Catalans Captain scores one try and sets up another Perhaps the biggest compliment you could pay this Wigan side is that they managed to make a night billed “Frantic Friday” by the broadcasters feel as tense as a pre-season…

Springboks ready for new-look All Blacks challenge, says skipper Kolisi

Alonso: Benzema-like Joao Pedro is on same level as Haaland

Xabi Alonso has likened Joao Pedro to Karim Benzema and said the Chelsea striker is on the same level as Erling Haaland.

Tonga netball confident ahead of World Cup qualifier on home soil

Five strong teams are in Tonga to compete for a spot in the World Cup Qualifiers including Tonga.

Like Benzema & as good as Haaland - Alonso on Joao Pedro

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso says striker Joao Pedro is similar stylistically to his former Real Madrid team-mate Karim Benzema and is at a comparable level to Manchester City's Erling Haaland.

Sabalenka vs Rybakina: US Open women’s singles final – start, prize, form

Top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina clash in a Grand Slam final for the second time this year.

Sources: Bears, Swift agree to $33.75M extension

The Chicago Bears and RB D'Andre Swift have reached an agreement on a 3-year, $33.75 million extension that includes $27.5M guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Gilas faces must-win games to make it out of group play at Asian Games

Gilas Pilipinas’ rough loss to Bahrain cast more doubt on its chances of retaining the gold medal in men’s basketball as the country’s campaign in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games officially got going on Friday. Coach Tim Cone refused to…

North Carolina state trooper charged with murder of police captain

Nekime Matu Oxendine accused of first-degree murder of Adam Bean, shot and killed in apparent domestic dispute A North Carolina state highway patrol trooper has been charged with the murder of the captain of a county sheriff’s office…

West Ham thrash Wrexham to go top of the Championship

West Ham made easy work of Wrexham in a 6-0 victory at the London Stadium to make it four in a row and go top of the Championship.

For UAAP Season 89 opening treat, FEU turns its eyes to Super Bowl

You’d think that after University of Santo Tomas put on quite the opening show for last season’s UAAP, the España-based school would be the standard everyone else in the league would match. This year’s host, however, is aiming to rival a…

Shelton-Tiafoe match-up has the limelight as men’s semis take center stage

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev is the only Grand Slam champion still standing as the US Open men’s singles hit the semifinal stage on Friday (Saturday in Manila), when all eyes will be on the all-American matchup between eighth-seeded Ben…