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Spanish midfielder Ceballos, 20, was the subject of a tug-of-war between La Liga giants Madrid and Barcelona, but eventually opted to join Zinedine Zidane’s side. “Dani has rejected Betis’ renewal offer, from what we know he has a deal with Real Madrid,” Haro told a news conference. “When you have a player and make him an offer and a team come in and pay the release fee clause, there’s little you can do to keep him....

The Australia international has yet to play for Celtic in 2019 as he was on duty for his country at the Asian Cup, where Graham Arnold’s side lost to United Arab Emirates in the quarter-final. And Scottish champions Celtic will now be without Rogic for another spell as he requires an operation. “Tom is actually going to be out for six weeks which is a real blow for us,” Rodgers told reporters ahead of Sunday’s trip to St Johnstone....

In August last year, the opener smashed 100 from 49 balls as Windies won a remarkable clash, just about defending 245 to win by a single run. Their victory at Sabina Park was more one-sided, and that was down almost exclusively to Lewis, who clubbed an unbeaten 125 from 62 as the hosts made light work of overhauling India’s 190-6 to win with nine balls remaining. Lewis plundered six fours and 12 sixes en route to the highest T20 score by a West Indian, eclipsing the 117 belonging to Chris Gayle, who partnered him at the top of the order in his first international appearance since the World T20 final against England in April 2016....

Fabregas acknowledged the fact that Barcelona is the best team in the world after the La Liga giants completed a treble last year, and he praised the trio of Messi, Suarez and Neymar, who managed 122 goals between themselves, in an interview with Standard Sport. He said, “I think they are the best team in the world, especially when the front three are on form. I don’t remember a front three in Messi, Suarez and Neymar as powerful and talented since I was born....

In case you didn’t know Barcelona walked into the second leg of their Champions League semi-final fixture against Liverpool with a three-goal cushion courtesy of Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi’s efforts at the Camp Nou last week. However, the Spanish champions were completely undone by a resilient Liverpool side which was missing two key members of their attacking trio- Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah. Divock Origi and Georginio Wijnaldum emerged as the heroes for Jurgen Klopp’s side scoring two goals apiece as Liverpool replicated their Champions League winning comeback at Istanbul in 2005....

In case you didn’t know… Despite Liverpool’s tremendous efforts, Barcelona emerged victorious in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final clash at the Camp Nou last night. A goal from Luis Suarez and a brace from Messi gave the Catalan giants a 3-0 advantage in the first leg. Former Liverpool ace Suarez opened the scoring in the 26th minute after receiving a sensational pass from Jordi Alba. Liverpool gave a strong reply in the second half but Messi’s brace in the span of 10 minutes took the game away from the Reds....

Ajax are Tottenham’s opponents in Tuesday’s first leg in north London, with the Eredivisie leaders having beaten Real Madrid and Juventus en route to the last four. Spurs’ preparations for the tie took a turn for the worse on Saturday, as they slipped to a 1-0 home defeat to West Ham – their first loss at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, though Pochettino’s side remain in pole position in the race for Champions League qualification....

Team Sky rider Mark Cavendish won a sprint finish to take the third stage of the Tour of Britain from Jedburgh to Dumfries on Tuesday. Cavendish, the 2011 world road race champion, had suffered a crash in the closing moments of the opening stage and was pushed into second place by Australia’s Leigh Howard in a tense finish at Knowsley Safari Park on Monday. But he finally got his stage win on Tuesday after the peloton, led by Team Sky colleagues Jeremy Hunt and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, had reeled in the breakaway group heading into the final two kilometres....

MORE: Warriors regain swagger | Ref tells Mozgov to shut up | Mozgov deserves late-game chances The original question was loaded and by the time the reporter got done asking it, Mozgov said simply, “That’s a long question. Can you repeat, please?” When the reporter rephrased the question, it was still somewhat long, and Mozgov said again, “What is the question?” Mozgov is a native of Russia, so he might have just had difficulty the language, but he’s not wrong....

MORE: Must-see conference finals photos It was another dominating performance by the East’s top squad, which looked fresh as ever after having nine days between games. The Raptors, meanwhile, looked like a team that had played back-to-back seven-game series. MORE: Classic photos of LeBron James Kyrie Irving (27 points) and LeBron James (24 points) led the way for the Cavs, who took control by outscoring the Raptors 33-16 in the second quarter and taking a 66-44 lead into halftime....

Game 5 Line: Atlanta -6.5, Total: 199.5 Series score: 2-2 Some Las Vegas books currently have this spread at Atlanta -7. The home team has won each game this series, going 3-1 ATS. MORE: NBA playoffs live scoreboard Boston (50-36 SU, 44-40-2 ATS) helped turn this series around by making a lineup change before Game 3. Guard Evan Turner and forward Jonas Jerebko were inserted into the starting lineup; Marcus Smart and Jared Sullinger were sent to the bench....

Let’s have a look at the wicketkeeper-batsman who scored a century in the 4th innings of a Test match. #1 Adam Gilchrist - 149* vs Pakistan Adam Gilchrist has the highest score by a wicketkeeper-batsman in the 4th innings of Test. He scored 149* against Pakistan on 22 November 1999 at Hobart in the second highest successful chase of 369 in Tests. ‘Gilly’ was one of the most accomplished wicketkeeper-batsman in cricket....

While singer Chaka Khan might not have been as bad as Fergie — or drawn the same bemused reactions from players — her dragged-out performance was nonetheless an iffy version of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” It took nearly three minutes to complete. MORE: How new NBA All-Star format works Here is a dose of the online reactions to Khan’s performance: Chaka Khan draws Fergie comparisons with shaky anthem

“I don’t see anything special in him. I don’t know why everyone hypes him up so much,” Benavidez said of one of the world’s top pound-for-pound fighters. “I’m just going to go out there and shut him up. That’s it. That’s all,” Crawford said. There has been friction between Benavidez and Crawford since February, when Benavidez accused the champ of ducking him. Both appeared at a media workout Wednesday, and two heated confrontations erupted between the fighters’ camps, the last one ending with Crawford being pulled away from Benavidez....

Real Madrid’s embarrassing 4-1 loss to Ajax on home turf on Tuesday sent the three-time defending champions out of the competition in the round of 16. The elimination ended Madrid’s run of three straight European titles (and four in the last five years), all coming quickly after Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure for Juventus. Here’s a look at how some other teams declined after hitting Champions League peaks: LA DECIMA After winning six of the first 11 European Cups, Real Madrid’s glory days finally returned in a five-season span early in the Champions League era with titles in 1998, 2000 and 2002....

Nantz, the long-time play-by-play announcer for CBS, put the jinx to the test when Lions kicker Michael Badgley came on to attempt a 29-yard field goal with 1:57 remaining in the third quarter. “Do not talk to me about an announcer’s jinx,” Nantz said defiantly, while noting that Badgley was perfect on both field goals and extra point kicks for the season. MORE: Why NFL fans at Ford Field didn’t enjoy Bebe Rexha’s halftime performance...