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Kawhi Leonard scored 45 points and the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 153-128 in the NBA on Thursday (March 12, 2026), pushing their win-loss ratio above 0.500 with their third straight victory and sixth in seven games. Eighth in the Western Conference at 33-32 after opening 6-21, the Clippers had their highest points total of the season. Leonard was 15 of 20 from the field, 6 of 9 on 3s and made 9 of 10 free throws. Los Angeles made 19 of 37 3s. Bennedict Mathurin scored 22 points for Los Angeles. Clippers newcomer Darius Garland had 21, hitting five 3-pointers. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 36 points and Naz Reid had 18.

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Il Etait Temps surged to triumph in the Queen Mother Champion Chase to earn trainer Willie Mullins his third win of day two at the Cheltenham Festival in England on Wednesday (March 11, 2026). Majborough was the favourite to claim victory in the big race of the day but a poor jumping display botched it up. A mistake at the final fence almost cost Il Etait Temps the win, but jockey Paul Townend steered him over the line at the Festival's first Ladies Day in five years. The first winner of the day for Mullins came in the opening race with King Rasko Grey zooming past the finish line. It was a Mullins one-two in the Novices' Chase with a superb jumping display from Kitzbuhel, allowing him to hold off the challenge of Final Demand.

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Desmond Bane had a 3-pointer and two free throws in the final 17.4 seconds to cap a 35-point night and help the Orlando Magic hold off the Cleveland Cavaliers 128-122 in the NBA on Thursday (March 12, 2026) for their fifth straight victory. Paolo Banchero added 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Magic. Tristan da Silva scored nine of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. James Harden had 30 points and eights assists for Cleveland. Donovan Mitchell added 25 points, hitting a 3-pointer that brought the Cavaliers within two after Orlando led by 13 midway through the fourth quarter. Bane countered with a 3-pointer as he was falling out of bounds with 17.4 seconds left, then added two free throws with eight seconds remaining.

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Lionel Messi was held scoreless and Inter Miami and Nashville SC played to a scoreless draw in the teams’ first game in the CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 on Wednesday night. The teams will meet again on March 18 at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale to decide which squad advances to the quarterfinal round. Entering the contest, Messi had scored in six straight games against Nashville, dating to April 20, 2024, posting 12 goals and five assists in that stretch. Messi was held without a point for the second time in four games after being held off the scoresheet in a 3-0 loss to Los Angeles FC on Feb. 21.

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João Neves and Ousmane Dembélé returned from injury to help Paris Saint-Germain rout Chelsea 5-2 in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday. They combined to set up the first goal after 10 minutes and Dembélé scored with a brilliant solo effort late in the first half. The third goal followed a blunder from Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jørgensen, who passed the ball straight to PSG forward Bradley Barcola. He fed substitute Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who then passed inside to Vitinha and he neatly lobbed Jørgensen. Kvaratskhelia added two late goals allowing PSG to take a healthy lead into next Tuesday’s second leg at Stamford Bridge in London.

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The Norwegian fairytale reached new heights as Bodo/Glimt dismantled Sporting CP 3-0 at the Aspmyra Stadion. Sondre Brunstad Fet broke the deadlock from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute, and Ole Didrik Blomberg doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time with a clinical finish from a tight angle. Sporting pressed for a response after the interval, but Kasper Hogh sealed the dominant victory in the 79th minute, turning home a cross from Jens Petter Hauge. The result marks a fifth consecutive European win for the Yellow Horde, who head to Lisbon with a massive advantage. Watch some of the best pictures from the match.

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Federico Valverde stole the spotlight at the Santiago Bernabeu, netting a sensational first-half hat-trick to put Real Madrid in a commanding position. Despite the absence of key stars like Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham, the Uruguayan opened the scoring in the 20th minute before doubling the lead just seven minutes later. He completed his treble with a sublime volley shortly before the break. Manchester City struggled to find a clinical edge, and while Vinicius Junior missed a second-half penalty, the 3–0 cushion leaves Pep Guardiola’s side facing a monumental task in the return leg. Watch some of the best pictures from the match

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Bayer Leverkusen and Arsenal shared the spoils during a tense first leg of the UEFA Champions League 2025-26 Round of 16 at the BayArena on Wednesday. After a goalless first half, the hosts broke through in the 46th minute when Robert Andrich headed home from a corner, punishing Arsenal's poor marking. Arsenal, who won all eight matches in the league phase, struggled to break down Leverkusen's defence. Noni Madueke was lively after coming on, and the winger won a penalty in the dying minutes when he was fouled in the box by Malik Tillman. Former Leverkusen star Kai Havertz stepped up and calmly converted the penalty, ensuring Arsenal left Germany with a draw for the second leg next week.

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Seamer Nahid Rana claimed a maiden five-wicket haul as Bangladesh held Pakistan to a new low in white-ball cricket with a dominant eight-wicket win in the first ODI on Wednesday (March 11, 2026). Rana picked up 5/24 and captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 3/29 through his off-spin, as Pakistan were blown away for 114 all out in 30.4 overs. It was Pakistan's lowest-ever ODI score against Bangladesh, eclipsing the previous mark of 161 during a 62-run loss at the 1999 World Cup. Recalled opener Tanzid Hasan, preferred over Soumya Sarkar, galloped Bangladesh to 115 for 2 in only 15.1 overs with a blazing unbeaten 67 off 42 balls.

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