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Resurgent Toulouse Crush Bayonne In Top 14

Reigning champions Toulouse jumped to fourth in the Top 14 with a 45-10 victory over Bayonne, who finished with 13 men, on Sunday

Toulouse who lost five of their first eight games in Top 14, have now won six straight, including two European victories.

Both teams had a chance to climb into the top three, but the game quickly became one-sided.

Sofiane Guitoune sidestepped through the Bayonne defence for the first Toulouse try after 18 minutes. Winger Matthis Lebel added a second five minutes later.

Bayonne were reduced to 14 when No. 8 Mat Luamanu was sent off for …

Celtic, Rangers Level Once More After Big Wins

Celtic and Rangers continued their shootout at the top of the Scottish Premiership thrashing Ross County and Hearts respectively on Sunday.

Just one goal separates the Glasgow giants as Celtic won 4-1 in the Highlands for a 10th straight victory, then Rangers responded with a 5-0 hammering of managerless Hearts at Ibrox.

Celtic midfielder Ryan Christie took his tally for the season to 15 with a first half brace either side of Ross Stewart’s leveller for County.

Tom Rogic then made it 3-1 as his deflected effort found the bottom corner 23 minutes from time.

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Shiffrin Wins Killington Slalom In Emphatic Style

US superstar Mikaela Shiffrin won the women’s alpine World Cup slalom at Killington Sunday in dominant style, beating Slovkian Petra Vlhova by 2.29 seconds.

Shiffrin, the three-time overall World Cup champion, took a stranglehold on the race in the opening leg, flying down an icy course in front of delighted home fans in Vermont in 51.98sec — 1.13sec faster than Vlhova.

Shiffrin’s second run of 58.47sec was more than enough for victory with a total time of 1:50.45 as Vlhova clocked 59.63 to take second in 1:52.74.

Sweden’s Anna Swenn Larsson delivered a superb second run of 58.38 to take …

19 Killed As Bus Plunges Onto Frozen River In Siberia

A passenger bus plunged off a bridge onto a frozen river in Siberia on Sunday, killing 19 of the more than 40 people on board, authorities said.

A tyre on the bus burst as it was crossing the bridge over the Kuenga river in eastern Siberia’s Zabaikalsky region.

The vehicle, which was travelling from Sretensk to Chita and carried 40 passengers, skidded off the road and onto the ice.

“Nineteen people died and 21 received various injuries,” the office of the governor of the Zabaikalsky region said in a statement.

Two preschool-aged children were reportedly among the dead.

National television …

PSG, Monaco Clash Postponed Due To Heavy Rain

The pair were set to meet on Sunday evening at Stade Louis II, but will now face off at a later date after the departments of Var and Alpes-Maritimes in southeastern France were issued with a red alert for rain and floods.

The red level is the highest in the French meteorological scale, and indicates that “hazardous phenomena of exceptional intensity” are expected, and that members of the public must follow safety instructions issued by the public authorities.

“Following a decision by the

Osimhen Hails Lille’s ‘Important’ Home Win Vs Dijon

Victor Osimhen is delighted to see Lille pick their first win in six games following Saturday’s hard earned 1-0 home victory against Dijon, reports Completesports.com.
 
Lille have endured a poor run of form with one draw and four defeats in five games in all competitions before yesterday’s game.
 
Osimhen was fouled inside the box in the 43rd minute and after a long consultation with VAR by the centre referee, penalty was awarded to the hosts which was neatly tucked into the net by the Nigeria international.
“I’m very happy, the win was very important for us, we failed to record

Championship: Eze’s Penalty Earns QPR A Point At Derby

Ebere Eze’s penalty just before half-time earned Queens Park Rangers a point against Derby County at Pride Park.
Eze calmly netted from the spot after Bright Osayi-Samuel was fouled by Martyn Waghorn, who had put Derby ahead.
The 21-year-old has now scored seven goals in 19 league  appearances for QPR this season.
Rangers are now without a win in their past seven matches and are still yet to keep a clean sheet this season.
But they battled back well after falling behind midway through the first half and

Klinsmann: Its Good Being Back In Wonderful Bundesliga

He replaced Ante Covic as Hertha Berlin manager on Wednesday last week but lost his first match 2-1 at home to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. But the defeat has not dulled Klinsmann’s great feeling about returning to manage a Bundesliga side.

“It was a wonderful feeling, being back, being back in our capital, Berlin, was something special,” Klinsmann who was first appointed

CAFCC: Sloppy Rangers Fall To Defeat Against Pyramids

Rangers played the entire second half with a man down after skipper Tope Olusesi was sent off late in the first half.

The Flying Antelopes took the lead in the 28th minute through Ibrahim Olawoyin.

The visitors however rallied back with three goals in the second half.

Mohamed Farouk levelled scores for the Egyptians from the

Card Girls Banned From Anthony Joshua And Andy Ruiz Fight

The sanctions are starting to come in now, the modifications and exceptions; Ring girls have been banned from the Andy Ruiz and Anthony Joshua Saudi Arabia bout in line with the strict Islamic laws that govern that region.

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It is still unclear if alcohol and booze will be allowed at the venue as Saudi Arabia has been known to be a very closed society prior to this time but the kingdom seems to be welcoming foregners and opening its borders to the world with events such as this.

The bout …

Chiamaka Nnadozie Named Best Female Goalkeeper In Africa

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie named Africa’s Best by IFFHS

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has been named the best goalkeeper in Africa, and the 14th best goalkeeper in the World by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.

The 19 year Old caught the eye of fans and critics at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France earlier this year, playing in three games for the Super Falcons including the 2-0 win over South Korea where she became the youngest ever goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a Women’s World Cup game.

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Liverpool Stretch Lead As Man City, Chelsea Stumble

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to 11 points with a nervy 2-1 win over Brighton as Manchester City slipped up once more in a draw at Newcastle on Saturday.

Chelsea missed the chance to go level on points with second-placed City as Frank Lampard’s men suffered a shock 1-0 home defeat by West Ham, while Tottenham’s winning run under Jose Mourinho continued as Dele Alli scored twice in a 3-2 win over Bournemouth.

Virgil van Dijk is hoping to beat Lionel Messi to the Ballon d’Or on Monday and showed he can score goals …