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By Timothy Akintola

Read stories on Manchester United, Bayer Leverkusen, NBA awards and El Classico.

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Man. United survives a big comeback to qualify for consecutive FA Cup finals.

In what sport journalist, Luke Edwards called the “most humiliating victory seen in a long while”, Manchester United survived a thrilling comeback against second division side, Coventry to qualify for the FA Cup finals. Erik ten Hag’s men started the game perfectly, seemingly wrapping the match up with a 3-0 lead with less than an hour to play, things went south very quickly. Coventry’s attackers, Ellis Simms and Callum O’Hare scored two goals within 10 minutes to mount huge pressure on United and just like against Liverpool and Chelsea, United conceded another late penalty which Wright converted perfectly to send the game to overtime. Subsequently, ten Hag’s men secured a 4-2 win in the penalty shootout to send them to the finals where they face Manchester City again.

Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten run continues despite Borussia Dortmund scare.

Bundesliga side, Bayer Leverkusen are on an historic run, on the verge of clinching a treble with an unbeaten record. The club has clinched the Bundesliga title, in the semi final and in the DFB-Pokal finals, going 45 total games without a single defeat. League clash against Borussia Dortmund on Sunday probed a heavy scare to this unbeaten record after Füllkrug scored an 81st minute goal to give Dortmund the lead. However, Xabi Alonso’s men remained undeterred and eventually got their equalizer in the 87th minute through Stanišić’s header to continue their unbeaten streak.

 

The finalists for the 2023/24 regular season NBA awards have been announced.

As the playoffs commence, the finalists for acclaimed regular season awards have been selected. In the coach of the year category, we have Oklahoma City Thunder’s Mark Daigneault, Chris Finch of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic’s Jamahl Mosley. Steph Curry, DeMar DeRozan and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander make the KIA NBA Clutch Player category. The Sixth man of the year include Sacramento Kings’ Malik Monk, Bucks’ Bobby Portis Jr. and the Timberwolves’ star, Naz Reid. In the rookie of the year category, Victor Wembanyama leads the way, along with Chet Holmgren and Brandon Miller. Bam Adebayo, Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama make the defensive player of the year finalist and for the most valuable player, we have Dallas Mavericks’ star, Luka Dončić, Nikola Jokić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Real Madrid edges closer to the La Liga title after another El Classico win.

Jude Bellingham’s last minute goal gave Real Madrid an important win over archrival, Barcelona at the Bernabéu Stadium on Sunday evening to push them even closer to the title win. Barcelona’s defender, Christensen gave Barcelona a sixth minute lead with a beautiful header before Vasquez converted a penalty for the equalizer. Barca’s youngster, Fermin Lopez secured a second lead for the visitors before goals from Vinicius Jr. and Bellingham gave Ancelotti’s men the win. Real Madrid have now won three El Classicos in a row for the first time in 88 years.

Damian Lillard gives Milwaukee Bucks a 1-0 playoff lead against Indiana Pacers.

The Milwaukee Bucks versus Indiana Pacers is one of the most exciting matchups in the Eastern Conference. Both teams being high volume scorers and the controversies surrounding their regular season matches have contributed to the anticipation for this matchup. The Milwaukee Bucks have however secured a 1-0 win over the Pacers in the absence of star player, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Star point guard, Damian Lillard was unplayable in the first half, scoring 35 points to help the Bucks secure a 1-0 advantage in the series.

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