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Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving put on a dazzling display as the Dallas Maverick stars combined for 85 points in their thrilling overtime victory against the Houston Rockets. The defeat means that the Rockets are now out of contention for a place in the postseason despite an impressive campaign. Elsewhere, the Milwaukee Bucks lost for the fourth time in a row against the New York Knicks. Luka Doncic and Kyrie...

Cole Palmer moved level with Erling Haaland in the race for the Premier League golden boot as a brilliant four-goal haul took him to 20 for the season and guided Chelsea to an emphatic 6-0 win over Everton. Nicolas Jackson and young substitute Alfie Gilchrist completed the scoring, while there was an unsavoury disagreement between Palmer, Jackson and Noni Madueke over who should take a penalty. Cole Palmer inspired Chelsea...

Atalanta may have blown away Liverpool at Anfield with a 3-0 win in the UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday night, but they were far from their best on Monday after as they threw away a two-goal lead in their Serie A match against Verona, with the game ending in a 2-2 draw. Earlier in the evening, UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-finalists Fiorentina drew 1-1 with Genoa. Atalanta...

The former Liverpool player is 'really happy' at Bayer Leverkusen after being tipped as the favorite to replace Jurgen Klopp. Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso is the early bookmakers' favorite to succeed Jurgen Klopp. Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso says he is "really happy" at Bayer Leverkusen and is not thinking about his future after bookies made him the favorite to succeed Jurgen Klopp. The Spaniard, who won the Champions...

Egypt looked set to finish third behind the Blue Sharks and Ghana before the break with timely goals in both games. Egypt made it to the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations after drawing 2-2 with Cape Verde after a dramatic Group B finish in Abidjan. Pharaohs forward Mostafa Mohamed scored a goal in the 93rd minute, becoming the winner. However, Cape Verde equalized six minutes later and...

An independent panel ruled and imposed a 10-point deduction on Everton, for breaching the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules; before dropping points, Everton were 14th, eight points above the top three. Everton are expected to appeal against the decision to strip them of 10 Premier League points, handed down by an independent panel on Friday. The club was fined on November 17 for breaching the Premier League's profit and...