Alaves end Barca’s bid for 100-point

Barcelona’s aim of getting to 100 points this season in La Liga was scuppered on Wednesday at Alaves. Photo: AFP LONDON: Newly-crowned Spanish champions Barcelona suffered a 1-0 defeat by Alaves on Wednesday, ending their bid to match the all-time La Liga record points total of 100. Hansi Flick’s side needed to win their remaining…

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Alaves finish Barca’s bid for 100-point

Barcelona’s intention of attending to 100 factors this season in La Liga was scuppered on Wednesday at Alaves. Picture: AFP LONDON: Newly-crowned Spanish champions Barcelona suffered a 1-0 defeat by Alaves on Wednesday, ending their bid to match the all-time La Liga file factors complete of 100. Hansi Flick’s facet wanted to win their remaining…

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PSG clinch fifth straight Ligue 1 title

PSG’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia celebrates with teammate Ousmane Dembele after he scored the opening goal during the French League One soccer match between Lens and Paris Saint Germain, in Lens. Photo: AFP LENS, FRANCE: Paris Saint-Germain secured their fifth straight French Ligue 1 title on Wednesday as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s strike set up a decisive 2-0 win…

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Young tennis star honoured after ending 25-year ITF title drought for Pakistan

Muhammad Shoaib receives cash prize, standing ovation as officials lament crumbling sports infrastructure PESHAWAR: A hero’s welcome unfolded at the Peshawar Sports Complex on Wednesday as the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Tennis Association honoured Muhammad Shoaib, the province’s young tennis sensation who has ended Pakistan’s 25-year wait for an ITF International title. The 18-year-old was greeted with flower…

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Canadian football ready for World Cup

Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies (right) heads a new generation of players who have lifted Canada up the global rankings. Photo: AFP LONDON: Exactly 150 years after Carlton Cricket Club and Toronto Lacrosse Club took part in the first recorded organised football match in Canada in 1876, Canadian soccer is finally ready for its coming…

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Inter Milan win Italian Cup

MILAN: Inter Milan won the Italian Cup on Wednesday after beating Lazio 2-0 and completing a domestic double alongside their 21st Serie A title.An Adam Marusic own goal and Lautaro Martinez’s tap-in, both in the first half, gave Inter both a comfortable victory in Rome and a 10th Cup triumph.Just with the 3-0 stuffing dished…

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