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Augsburg’s Marco Richter (left), and Stuttgart’s Kon- stantinos Mavropanos in action during the Bundesliga soccer match between VfB Stuttgart and FC Augsburg at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany. Stuttgart won 2-1. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Barcelona, Real and Juventus face CL bans 9 Super League clubs accept fi nes

LONDON, May 8, (AP): Only ciplinary bodies for sanctions after to a settlement with UEFA to partici- sacrifi ced. nine of the 12 European clubs who backing the new largely closed com- pate only in the existing open Euro- The nine clubs will also make a launched an ill-fated bid to form a petition. pean competitions and accepted giv- combined payment of 15 million Super League have agreed to a peace The Super League project im- ing up 5% of revenue for one season euros for what UEFA called a “ges- deal with UEFA and accepted being ploded three weeks ago after the playing in Europe. It wasn’t specifi ed ture of goodwill” to benefi t children, fi ned millions of dollars. English clubs - Arsenal, Chelsea, if that would be this or a future sea- youth and grassroots football. The remaining trio of rebels are Liverpool, Manchester United, In a move to prevent them deploy- at risk of being banned from the Manchester City and Tottenham - SOCCER ing the Super League threat again, Champions League for not renounc- backed out inside 48 hours after a the clubs have also agreed to be fi ned ing the breakaway. Barcelona, Real backlash from the fans and British 100 million euros if they seek again to Madrid and Juventus have refused government. son. Teams from England and Spain play in an unauthorized competition to approve what UEFA on Friday The Premier League clubs along reaching the fi nal can earn more than or 50 million euros if they breach any Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard shoots against the Los Ange- called “reintegration measures,” and with Atletico Madrid, AC Milan and 100 million pounds ($122 million), other commitments to UEFA as part les Lakers during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, they will be referred to UEFA dis- Inter Milan have offi cially signed up meaning 5 million euros would be of the settlement. Oregon. (AP)

NBA Results/Standings

WASHINGTON, May 8, (AP): NBA results and standings on Friday. Philadelphia 109 New Orleans 107 Blazers get key tiebreaker Chicago 121 Boston 99 Milwaukee 141 Houston 133 Charlotte 122 Orlando 112 Miami 121 Minnesota 112 Dallas 110 Cleveland 90 Utah 127 Denver 120 San Antonio 113 Sacramento 104 Phoenix 128 New York 105 Portland 106 LA Lakers 101 Eastern Conference Atlantic Division with victory over LA Lakers W L Pct GB x-Philadelphia 46 21 .687 - x-Brooklyn 43 24 .642 3 New York 37 30 .552 9 Boston 35 32 .522 11 Jazz edge Nuggets as Suns stay in hunt for top record in NBA Toronto 27 40 .403 19 Southeast Division W L Pct GB SALT LAKE CITY, May Atlanta 37 31 .544 - Miami 36 31 .537 1/2 8, (AP): Bojan Bogdanovic Charlotte 33 34 .493 3-1/2 scored a career-high 48 points Washington 31 36 .463 5-1/2 Orlando 21 46 .313 15-1/2 to rally the Utah Jazz past the Central Division Denver Nuggets 127-120 on W L Pct GB x-Milwaukee 43 24 .642 - Friday night. Indiana 31 35 .470 11-1/2 Bogdanovic went 16 of 23 Chicago 28 39 .418 15 Cleveland 21 46 .313 22 from the fi eld – making a career- Detroit 20 47 .299 23 high eight 3-pointers – to lead the Western Conference Southwest Division NBA-leading Jazz to their fourth W L Pct GB straight victory. He also had eight Dallas 39 28 .582 - rebounds. Memphis 33 33 .500 5-1/2 San Antonio 32 34 .485 6-1/2 Jordan Clarkson added 21 points and New Orleans 30 37 .448 9 eight assists. Rudy Gobert had 14 Houston 16 51 .239 23 points and nine rebounds, and Georges Northwest Division Niang chipped in 13 points - all in the W L Pct GB x-Utah 49 18 .731 - second half. x-Denver 44 23 .657 5 Michael Porter, Jr scored 31 points Portland 38 29 .567 11 for Denver. Nikola Jokic added 24 Oklahoma City 21 46 .313 28 points, 13 assists, and nine rebounds, Minnesota 20 47 .299 29 Pacifi c Division Paul Millsap had 20 points and Austin W L Pct GB Rivers 18. x-Phoenix 48 19 .716 - Utah did not trail over the final 11:22 x-LA Clippers 45 22 .672 3 of the fourth quarter after Niang hit LA Lakers 37 30 .552 11 Golden State 34 33 .507 14 back-to-back shots to give the Jazz a Sacramento 29 38 .433 19 103-99 lead. Denver scored just one x denotes clinched playoff spot basket over a six-minute stretch and couldn’t quite erase the resulting defi- cit. Trail Blazers 106, Lakers 101 In Portland, Ore., Damian Lillard England ‘could’ had 38 points to lead Portland past Los Angeles for the tiebreaker over its host fi nal of CL Western Conference foe as the season winds to a close. LONDON, May 8, (AP): The all- English Champions League final could be played at home after Tur- BASKETBALL key was added to England’s “red list” of countries where all but es- Lillard had five 3-pointers for the sential travel is banned due to se- Blazers, who were back at home after vere coronavirus outbreaks. going 5-1 on a six-game trip. They Chelsea and Manchester City were welcomed back to Portland with Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio (9) and Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) battle for the ball during the fi rst half of an NBA basketball are due to meet on May 29 in Is- fans allowed at the Moda Center for the game in Miami. (AP) tanbul and UEFA was hoping to first time this season. allow around 10,000 fans into the Suns 128, Knicks 105 biggest club game of the European In Phoenix, Deandre Ayton scored With their playoff hopes fading and Newcastle inch closer to EPL safety football season. 26 points, a feisty Chris Paul added 17 fans at the United Center for the first But the British government points and 11 assists and Phoenix beat time this season, the Bulls led by 21 in warned supporters not to travel New York to stay in the hunt for the top the third quarter and put this one away to Turkey after imposing the new record in the NBA. after Boston got within eight in the travel restrictions, and said the The Suns stunned the Knicks by tak- fourth, scoring 12 straight. Spurs CL bid fades further with loss English Football Association was ing a 90-88 lead into the fourth quarter Heat 121, Timberwolves 112 in talks with Champions League after scoring four points in less than a In Miami, Tyler Herro returned after LEEDS, England, May 8, (AP): Totten- years. Marcelo Bielsa’s side have also spot. organizer UEFA about staging the second. Torrey Craig tipped in Devin a six-game absence and scored 27 ham are facing another season out of the drawn with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liver- Leeds were rewarded for taking the game in Britain, instead. Booker’s miss with 0.8 seconds left and points, Jimmy Butler had 25 and Miami Champions League after losing at Leeds pool, Manchester United and Manches- game to Tottenham in the 13th minute. Cameron Payne stole the in-bounds beat Minnesota to move back into the two years to the day after reaching the ter City, and sit in ninth place. Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris pass and made a layup. No. 6 spot in the Eastern Conference. fi nal of Europe’s elite competition. Leeds are on the rise again. It was saved brilliantly after Jack Harrison’s SOCCER 76ers 109, Pelicans 107 Goran Dragic added 23 points for Being beaten 3-1 by Leeds on Sat- exactly 20 years ago that Leeds lost a low cross had defl ected off Sergio In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had 37 Miami. Herro, who had been out with urday left Tottenham fi ve points from Champions League semifi nal – on May Reguilon and Stuart Dallas fi red the re- points and 13 rebounds to the tune of right foot soreness, was 10 of 13 from fourth place with three games to go. 8, the same day in 2019 that Tottenham bound into the roof of the net. The most logical English venue “MVP! MVP!” chants and Philadelphia the field and 6 of 8 from 3-point range Dropping points at Elland Road was beat Ajax to reach the fi nal for the fi rst Tottenham hit back to equalize with to move the game to is Wembley beat New Orleans to inch closer toward for Miami (36-31). perhaps no surprise for a team under the time. their fi rst shot on target on the counter- with the London stadium stag- securing the top spot in the East. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 14 of interim coaching of Ryan Mason fol- Mauricio Pochettino has long depart- attack in the 25th minute. Dele Alli’s ing eight games of the European The 76ers won their season-high sev- his 27 points in the fourth quarter for lowing Jose Mourinho’s fi ring. Leeds ed Tottenham – he went months after clever through ball carved Leeds open Championship across June and enth straight game and have a three- Minnesota. have now gone unbeaten against the the loss in the fi nal to Liverpool – and and Son Heung-min raced clear to side- July, so it has UEFA’s required lo- game lead over Brooklyn and Hornets 122, Magic 112 “Big Six” at home in their fi rst season the north London club will now just foot home. gistics and broadcasting infrastruc- Milwaukee in the Eastern Conference. Charlotte, N.C., Terry Rozier scored back in the Premier League after 16 have to try to clinch a Europa League Harrison’s drive forced Lloris into ture already in place. Wembley 28 points, LaMelo Ball added 27 points was also already due to stage the Bucks 141, Rockets 133 another save before Harry Kane thought In Milwaukee, Brook Lopez had 24 and Charlotte beat Orlando to inch 2024 Champions League final so it closer to a spot in the play-in tourna- he had given the visitors the lead. could be moved up three years. points and Khris Middleton scored 21 Meanwhile, Newcastle stunned of his 23 in the second half to help ment. While Villa Park in the central Milwaukee beat short-handed Houston The Hornets needed a win and a loss England city of Birmingham has for its fifth consecutive victory. by Chicago to Boston to clinch a berth, SOCCER been floated as an option, it is an The Bucks tied Brooklyn for second but the Bulls beat the Celtics. Charlotte older stadium that would require can clinch a spot in the play-in tourna- significant infrastructure being place in the Eastern Conference stand- Leicester 4-2 to inch closer to survival ings. The Bucks also have the tiebreak- ment with a victory Sunday over New installed to reach UEFA require- er advantage over Brooklyn because Orleans. in the English Premier League and deal ments. they won two of their their three regu- Dwayne Bacon had a career-high 28 a potentially damaging blow to the Fox- “We are very open to hosting lar-season meetings. points for Orlando. es’ Champions League hopes. the final but it is ultimately a deci- Mavericks 110, Cavaliers 90 Spurs 113, Kings 104 Callum Wilson struck twice to all but sion for UEFA,” British Transport In Dallas, Luka Doncic scored 24 In Sacramento , Calif., Dejounte secure the Magpies’ Premier League Secretary Grant Shapps said. “The points in 23 minutes and Dallas kept Murray scored 10 of his 22 points in the status. They are one point from safety. U.K. has already got a successful the prime spot in a tight race to avoid fourth quarter and San Antonio beat Caglar Soyuncu’s error gifted Joe track record of football matches the Western Conference play-in tourna- Sacramento to end a five-game losing Willock the opener, then Paul Dum- with spectators, so we are well ment with a breezy victory over streak and strengthen their hold on the mett’s fi rst goal in more than fi ve years placed to do it. Cleveland. final playoff spot in the West. doubled the visitors’ lead. “Given there are two English Dallas guaranteed it would remain in DeMar DeRozan had 25 points, and Wilson’s second-half brace lifted the clubs in that final, we look forward fifth place in the West, a game ahead of Murray added seven assists and six Magpies to 13th place, while Marc Al- to what they have to say.” either the Los Angeles Lakers or rebounds. The Spurs were coming off brighton and Kelechi Iheanacho scored Turkey is in the second week of Portland with five games remaining. back-to-back losses to Utah in a skid late for Leicester. a three-week national lockdown Bulls 121, Celtics 99 that knocked coach Gregg Popovich’s They will be safe if Fulham fail to and government figures show In Chicago, Zach LaVine and Coby team down to 10th place in the West - Newcastle’s Isaac Hayden, (left), and Leicester’s Wesley Fofana chal- beat Burnley on Monday, but can go coronavirus cases are declining White each scored 25 points and the final spot for the play-in tournament lenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match be- down only on goal difference as they but 20,107 new infections were an- Chicago overcame a big effort by - before holding off a Kings team that tween Leicester City and Newcastle United at the King Power Stadium in face the Cottagers on the fi nal day of nounced on Friday and 278 deaths. Kemba Walker to beat Boston. won its last four. Leicester, England. (AP) the season.

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