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Vinicius Junior scored the opener in a second half where Real created several chancesReal Madrid beat Barcelona in a captivating El Clasico to move above their rivals at the top of La Liga.Vinicius Junior drove in via a deflection in a second half packed with chances after Isco saw a shot saved and an effort cleared off the goalline.Karim Benzema volleyed over for Real and substitute Martin Braithwaite went close for Barca moments before Vinicius sparked celebrations at the Bernabeu.Substitute Mariano struck in added time as Real moved a point clear of Barca. Mariano had not played a single minute…

The Losail track in Qatar hosted MotoGP's first night race in 2008The opening race of the MotoGP season in Qatar on 8 March has been cancelled as a result of travel restrictions imposed on passengers from Italy because of coronavirus.Six of the riders in MotoGP's premier class are Italians and some teams are based in the country."Italy clearly plays a vital role in the championship and in the MotoGP class - both on track and off - and therefore the decision has been taken to cancel premier class competition," a statement said.The Moto2 and Moto3 categories will still race next…

Manchester City added the League Cup to the Community Shied they won earlier in the seasonManchester City secured their third League Cup win in succession - and their fourth in five years - with victory over Aston Villa at Wembley.Pep Guardiola's side won an historic treble of domestic trophies last season with the Premier League and FA Cup, and they thoroughly deserved their triumph despite a spirited effort from Aston Villa.Manchester City looked like they would stroll to victory when Sergio Aguero's strike and Rodri's header from a corner that was hotly contested by Villa put them in complete control…

Atalanta have now scored 70 Serie A goals this season - 10 more than any other clubAtalanta hit seven goals in a Serie A game for third time this season - as their fans were checked for coronavirus symptoms before kick-off at Lecce.The game was 2-2 at half-time, with Lecce's Giulio Donati scoring at both ends, Duvan Zapata scoring the first goal of a hat-trick and Riccardo Saponara netting for the hosts.But Josip Ilicic put Atalanta ahead and then set up Zapata's next two goals.Luis Muriel and Ruslan Malinovskyi scored in the final five minutes. Atalanta fans were checked for…

Salazar (centre) alongside Farah (right) and American training partner Galen Rupp at the London 2012 OlympicsMo Farah says fresh questions raised in a BBC Panorama investigation over his relationship with his banned former coach Alberto Salazar are "depressing".The four-time Olympic champion, who left the Nike Oregon Project headed by Salazar in 2017, has never failed a drugs test or been accused of doping.Further allegations of unethical practices at the US training base were revealed in the programme last week."I can sleep at night knowing I've done nothing wrong," Farah told the Mirror.Salazar was first accused of breaking anti-doping rules at…

Deontay Wilder lost his WBC heavyweight title to Tyson Fury in Las VegasDeontay Wilder will fight Britain's WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury for a third time this summer, according to promoter Bob Arum.The pair drew their first fight in 2018 and last weekend Fury stopped Wilder in the seventh round to win the title.The American had 30 days to call a rematch and Arum, Fury's US promoter, says he has been "formally notified" by Wilder's team that they are doing so.Arum told Ringside Reporter the bout will be "before the Olympics - July".On Thursday, Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn…

Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino scored 60% of Liverpool's Premier League goals during their unbeaten runLiverpool's remarkable 3-0 defeat at Watford brought to an end a 44-game unbeaten run in the Premier League - just five games short of Arsenal's top-flight record. It also meant they failed to secure an English league record 19th consecutive win, finishing their run on 18 - joint with Manchester City's landmark.Liverpool's previous top-flight loss came when they were beaten 2-1 by eventual champions City on 3 January 2019 - 422 days ago.Jurgen Klopp's side were the third Premier League team to manage…

The strikes were Sarr's fourth and fifth league goals of the seasonLiverpool's hopes of remaining unbeaten for an entire Premier League season were ended in sensational style by a rampant Watford at Vicarage Road. Ismaila Sarr scored twice while captain Troy Deeney added a third in a sparkling second-half display from the hosts as Liverpool's run of victories was brought to a shuddering halt.The Reds had won their past 18 Premier League games and another at Vicarage Road would have made history as the longest winning run in the English top flight.But they never got going against a Watford side…

By Brian McLauchlin BBC Scotland at Tynecastle Media playback is not supported on this device Highlights: Hearts 1-0 RangersHearts stunned Rangers for the second time this season to knock them out of the Scottish Cup in a fiery quarter-final at Tynecastle.Rangers, who were without Alfredo Morelos after he was dropped due to a disciplinary issue, suffered defeat away to the Premiership's bottom side after also doing so last month.Oliver Bozanic drove Hearts ahead from a defensive mix-up, and they could have increased their lead in a strong showing that also saw Steven Naismith go close late on.Hearts, who had a…