ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021 SPORTS 14 Juve move up to 3rd on table Benteke’s late goal steals EPL Ronaldo scores twice as Juventus blank Crotone victory for Palace at Brighton TURIN, Italy, Feb 23, (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Juventus got back to winning ways by beating bot- Sevilla top Osasuna, tom club Crotone 3-0 in Serie A. Crystal move 10 points above relegation zone Ronaldo could even have had a hat- move into top three trick in the fi rst half. MADRID, Feb 23, (AP): Sevilla Weston Mckennie sealed the result comfortably defeated Osasuna 2-0 BRIGHTON, England, after the break. to extend its winning streak in the Juventus moved up to third on the Feb 23, (AP): Substi- table, eight points behind Serie A lead- Spanish league to six matches and tute Christian Benteke er Inter Milan, having played a match move into the top three in the stand- thumped home a dra- less. ings for the first time this season. It was Crotone’s fi fth successive de- Defender Diego Carlos and striker matic last-ditch volley as feat and left it eight points from safety. Luuk de Jong scored in different halves Crystal Palace snatched a Juventus was looking for a big win to help Sevilla move a point in front 2-1 victory at bitter rival after a disappointing week. The Bian- of fourth-placed Barcelona. Sevilla coneri lost at Porto 2-1 in the fi rst leg trails second-placed Real Madrid by Brighton in the English of the round of 16 of the Champions four points and is seven points behind Premier League. League on Wednesday, days after los- league leader Atlético Madrid. The Belgium striker lashed ing at Napoli 1-0 in Serie A. Osasuna, sitting in 13th place, in Andros Townsend’s cross had won three of its last four league SOCCER matches, including the last two. It in the fifth minute of added is four points above the relegation time to return Palace to win- zone. ning ways following succes- Ronaldo hadn’t scored for Juventus Diego Carlos found the net with a since the start of the month. He came firm header off a corner kick in the sive defeats which had led to close on a couple of occasions before 19th minute and De Jong from inside growing supporter unrest. breaking the deadlock in the 38th minute the area in the 49th. Brighton dominated proceed- when he headed in an Alex Sandro cross. Ronaldo doubled his tally in fi rst- Sevilla’s nine-game winning ings at Amex Stadium and lev- half stoppage time with another im- streak in all competitions was ended eled through Joel Veltman after pressive header, this time from an by a 3-2 home loss to Borussia Dort- the Eagles led at halftime cour- Aaron Ramsey cross. mund in the first leg of the round tesy of a superb, back-heeled fin- The 36-year-old Ronaldo should of 16 of the Champions League on ished from French forward Jean- have had a hat trick moments later but Wednesday. Philippe Mateta. he fi red Ramsey’s pass narrowly wide Sevilla’s next two matches are of the right post. against Barcelona - at home in the Crotone never looked like getting back Spanish league on Saturday and at SOCCER into the match and Juventus wrapped up the Camp Nou Stadium next week in the win in the 66th when a corner eventu- the second leg of the Copa del Rey ally came through to McKennie and he semifinals. Sevilla won the first leg Palace showed little ambition controlled it on his chest before fi ring into 2-0. for much of the match and once the back of the net. again struggled to create in the absence of injured talisman Wil- fried Zaha, with the two superb goals their only attempts on tar- get. Yet, Eagles manager Roy Hodgson will be more than satisfied with a result which Crystal Palace’s Christian Benteke, (left), and Brighton’s Ben White challenge for the ball during the English moves his side 10 points above Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Crystal Palace at the Falmer Stadium in the relegation zone. Brighton, England, on Feb 22. (AP) Defeat for Brighton halted its club-record Premier League un- beaten run at six games, while Dortmund fined after players celebrate win on bus scuppering its hopes of leapfrog- FRANKFURT, Germany, Feb 23, Dortmund fans cheering on the street. The club apologized on Sunday for ging its fiercest foe for the first (AP): Borussia Dortmund was fined The club estimated the bus was greeted the celebrations, saying it would speak time this season. 75,000 euros ($91,000) for breaking by 150 to 200 fans near the Dortmund “with the police and with everyone Graham Potter’s men remain German soccer’s social distancing training center when the team returned involved” about how best to prevent rules after players celebrated a win from the game. similar scenes in the future. just four points clear of the bot- Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo, (left), battles for the ball with Crotone’s Lisan- over a fierce rival inside the team The league said on Monday that Dortmund and Schalke have a long- tom three after failing to capital- dro Magallan during the Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Cro- bus. Dortmund was fined because “players standing rivalry. The win for Dort- ize on their superiority. tone, at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, on Feb 22. (AP) Videos published on social media celebrated the win in the derby in the mund also marked a turnaround after following the 4-0 win over Schalke on team bus without distancing and with- one win from its previous six league Saturday showed players celebrating out covering the mouth and nose.” games. Dortmund is sixth in the No. 19 USC dominates Oregon 72-58 together as the bus passed a crowd of Dortmund said it accepted the fine. Bundesliga. Oklahoma St rallies past Texas Tech in OT STILLWATER, Okla, Feb 23, (AP): Cade Cunningham scored 20 points and Oklahoma State got past Texas Williams, Stanford women top Tech in overtime for the second time this season, beating the 18th-ranked Red Raiders 74-69. Arizona to wrap up Pac-12 title Cunningham, the Big 12’s leading STANFORD, California, Feb 23, all six of her 3-point tries. She began 1 scorer and one of the nation’s top fresh- (AP): Stanford spent two months on for 8, was 2 of 11 at halftime as her team men, put on a show in front of about a the road this season because of lo- trailed 31-25, and finished 8 of 24. dozen NBA scouts and executives, in- cal health department restrictions on The Wildcats (15-3, 13-3) went cluding Oklahoma City Thunder general sports – a major reason why winning more than four minutes without scor- manager Sam Presti. He made 8 of 13 the Pac-12 Conference title was deeply ing late in the first half, missing five shots and had five rebounds. meaningful for Hall of Fame coach straight field goals during one stretch Kalib Boone scored 18 points and Tara VanDerveer’s team. and 10 of 11 as they finished the half Avery Anderson III added 16 for the Among the many championships on shooting 29% (8 for 28). Cowboys (15-6, 8-6 Big 12), who ral- VanDerveer’s resume, this was one of Arizona’s second seven-game win- lied from an 11-point second-half defi- the most special. ning streak of the season ended just cit with Cunningham on the bench due Kiana Williams scored 15 points like the first one, with a loss to Stan- to foul trouble. Oklahoma State won and No. 4 Stanford clinched its first ford. The Wildcats were 7-0 before its third straight overall and is 3-0 in regular-season league title in seven they took a lopsided loss at home to overtime games this season. years, beating ninth-ranked Arizona the Cardinal on Jan 1. S. California 72, Oregon 58 62-48. Haley Jones had 13 points, eight re- In Los Angeles, Tahj Eaddy scored Lexie Hull added 16 points and nine bounds and two steals for Stanford but 24 points and Southern California led rebounds for the Cardinal (21-2, 18-2 also committed seven of her team’s 16 by 16 after a blistering start on its way Pac-12), who won their 10th straight turnovers. to a win over Oregon. game to capture the program’s first Stanford began 5 for 14 to 4 of 13 The Trojans (19-4, 13-3) moved into league title since 2014. Oregon won by Arizona as the teams were tied at 13 sole possession of first place in the Pac- the past three. after one quarter. Only six free throws 12 by dominating the Ducks with just Arizona star Aari McDonald scored were shot in the first half, the Wildcats a seven-man rotation. Second-leading 20 points despite a slow start and missing going 4 for 4 and Stanford 0 for 2. rebounder Isaiah Mobley strained his right calf earlier in the day and missed ence), which ended its four-game los- his first start of the season. ing streak. Damion Rosser added 13 New Mexico 73, Air Force 65 points and nine rebounds. In Air Force Academy, Colo, SE Louisiana 78, Texas A&M-CC 75 Makuach Maluach had 22 points as In Corpus Christi, Texas, Byron New Mexico defeated Air Force.