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MotoGP Austrian GP: Bagnaia dominates from Binder to extend points lead

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Once again he nailed his start from pole position – just as he did in the sprint - in Sunday’s full-length race at the Red Bull Ring to keep the fast-launching KTMs behind him into Turn 1. Despite an early threat from Brad Binder, Bagnaia was never headed in Austria and stormed to the chequered flag over five seconds clear of the KTM rider for his fifth grand prix victory of the season. Bagnaia has now moved 62 points clear of Jorge Martin in the standings following his third sprint/grand prix double of the campaign. Binder was second on KTM’s home turf as Marco Bezzecchi completed the podium for VR46 Ducati to banish the disappointment of his sprint DNF on Saturday. At the start, Bagnaia slotted into the lead ahead of Binder, while the top two were broken up from the chasing pack as Luca Marini on the second VR46 bike suffered a big slide exiting Turn 1. This compromised Jack Miller’s run, though the Australian was still able to take third into the...

LeBron James tracker: Lakers star on pace to break Kareem's scoring record next week; just 89 points shy

Hard as it is to believe, LeBron James record ed his first triple-double this season on Tuesday, notching 28 points , 11 assists and 10 rebounds in the Lakers' 129-123 overtime victory over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.  The stat line notwithstanding, this was not one of LeBron's better games, particularly with how great he's been playing of late. But he'll take the victory, and of course, the 28 points draw him even closer to the NBA's all-time scoring record, which he's now less than 100 points from breaking.  Here's an updated look at where LeBron stands vs. Kareem's 38,387 career points. ALL-TIME SCORING LEADER CAREER POINTS POINTS TO PASS Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 ___ LeBron James 38,299 89 For the season, James is now averaging 30.2 points per Game . If he maintains that pace, he would need three more Game s to pass Kareem. If he doesn't sit out any other Game s b...

Brighton 2-4 Arsenal: Player ratings as Gunners go seven points clear

From the AMEX - Arsenal staved off a second-half comeback from Brighton to edge a New Year's Eve classic and go seven points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table. Bukayo Saka pounced barely a minute into proceedings by lifting into the top corner from close range before Martin Odegaard sent the Gunners into the break with a two-goal advantage, converting from a Saka corner. Eddie Ntekiah had the visitors 3-0 up with a tap in during the 47th minute before Kaoru Mitoma offered Brighton a route back into the game with a calm finish. Gabriel Martinelli shot through Robert Sanchez to go 4-1 up, though substitute Evan Ferguson shrugged off some loose defending to grab another consolation. Draws for both Manchester City and Newcastle earlier on Saturday gave Arsenal the opportunity to go seven points clear in first and they were straight out of the traps to open the scoring. Odegaard drove forward unopposed before Tariq Lamptey was caught in possession, resultin...