Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Soccer-Benzema and Kroos lead Real Madrid to victory at Bilbao

Champions Real Madrid earned a 2-0 win in a feisty LaLiga encounter at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday to make sure they stayed within the hunt for the LaLiga title with leaders Barcelona. Barca moved to 44 factors within the standings after their 1-0 win over Getafe earlier on Sunday. They are three factors forward of Real and 6 factors in entrance of third-placed Real Sociedad. Bilbao are eighth with 26 factors.

Tennis-Greek Tsitsipas feels at residence in Melbourne

Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas described the Australian Open as his “home slam”, saying the circumstances in Melbourne remind him of the Attic Peninsula. Tsitsipas, a three-time semi-finalist on the Australian Open, reached the quarter-finals on Sunday after he held agency to beat Italy’s Jannik Sinner 6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3.

Tennis-Top seed Swiatek crashes out of Australian Open, Tsitsipas survives

Top seed Iga Swiatek was bundled out of the Australian Open fourth spherical on Sunday, with title risk Coco Gauff additionally exiting in tears, as a pair of underestimated Grand Slam champions tore open the ladies’s draw. Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas averted the same destiny by claiming an exhilarating 6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 win over Italian Jannik Sinner and hold his goals of a maiden Grand Slam title alive.

Soccer-Premier League speaking factors

Talking factors from the most recent spherical of Premier League video games: HAALAND CONTINUES TO MAKE PREMIER LEAGUE LOOK EASY

Soccer-It would not get significantly better says Arsenal’s Arteta after late win

Apart from choosing up a yellow card Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta loved the proper Sunday afternoon as his facet accomplished the primary half of their Premier League marketing campaign by reaching 50 factors with a 3-2 win over Manchester United. Two targets by Eddie Nketiah and one from Bukayo Saka — each merchandise of Arsenal’s academy — sealed the win that lifted Arsenal 5 factors away from champions Manchester City.

NFL-Hamlin receives standing ovation at Bengals-Bills playoff sport

Buffalo security Damar Hamlin acquired a standing ovation from followers on the Bills-Bengals sport on Sunday when video screens confirmed him in attendance on the contest lower than three weeks after he suffered an on-field cardiac arrest. Hamlin put his fingers collectively to make a coronary heart image, held up three fingers to characterize his quantity, and raised his arms to pump up the sold-out crowd on the AFC Divisional Round playoff sport at Buffalo’s Highmark Stadium.

Soccer-Juventus share factors with Atalanta in six-goal thriller

Juventus put apart their off-field troubles to rescue a 3-3 draw with Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday. Massimiliano Allegri’s facet had been enjoying their first match since being docked 15 factors on Friday by an Italian soccer courtroom investigating the membership’s switch dealings, leaving the previous third-placed membership marooned in mid-table.

Tennis-Azarenka again in Australian Open quarters after seven-year wait

Former world primary Victoria Azarenka reached her first Austalian Open quarter-final for seven years as she fended off China’s Zhu Lin 4-6 6-1 6-4 within the early hours of Monday. Azarenka, twice a winner of the title in Melbourne, began slowly and misplaced the opening set however stormed by means of the second to take the fourth spherical match right into a decider.

NBA roundup: Celtics run win string to 9 by edging Raptors

Jaylen Brown scored 27 factors and the visiting Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors 106-104 on Saturday to increase their profitable streak to 9 video games, matching their longest of the season. Reserves Grant Williams and Malcolm Brogdon added 25 and 23 factors for the Celtics. Payton Pritchard scored all 12 of his factors within the fourth quarter. The Celtics had been with out Jayson Tatum (wrist), and the Raptors didn’t have Fred VanVleet (rib).

Soccer-Nketiah strikes late as leaders Arsenal edge Man Utd in thriller

Arsenal restored their five-point lead on the high of the Premier League with Eddie Nketiah scoring twice in a 3-2 defeat of Manchester United, together with a Ninetieth-minute winner, in a rip-roaring conflict at The Emirates on Sunday. It regarded as if it will finish honours even with United resisting a late Gunners siege however Nketiah tapped in from shut vary to ship the house followers into raptures.

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