• The Canadian Press

    Ronaldo scores his 4th hat trick of Saudi Pro League season

    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his fourth hat trick of the Saudi Pro League season on Saturday as Al-Nassr thrashed Al-Wehda 6-0. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner now has 32 league goals this season, two short of Abderrazak Hamdallah’s record tally of 34 back in the 2018-19 campaign, with four games still to play. Ronaldo opened the scoring in Riyadh in the fifth minute after intercepting a poor clearance from goalkeeper Munir Mohamedi. Seven minutes later, the former Real

  • PA Media: Sport

    Real Madrid crowned LaLiga champions as Barcelona are beaten by Girona

    Madrid had earlier eased to a 3-0 home win over Cadiz.

  • The Canadian Press

    How an injury-hit Real Madrid rode Bellingham boom to Spanish league success

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — It wasn’t supposed to look this comfortable for Real Madrid — even for a team which is nearly always a strong contender to win the Spanish league. Not after Karim Benzema left for even bigger money in Saudi Arabia and injuries wiped out the heart of Madrid's defense. But Jude Bellingham took Spain by storm, Vinícius Júnior did what the super-talented Brazilian does, and Madrid’s backups rose to the challenge as Madrid clinched its record-extending 36th Spanish league titl

  • The Telegraph

    Erling Haaland’s freakish scoring spree summed up by otherworldly leap for second of four goals

    The first thought was how has he jumped that high from practically a standing start but then Erling Haaland is not like the rest of us mere mortals. He has his own video game character now but there was always something other-worldly about him and, as he rose above poor Nelson Semedo as if being hoisted from the ground by some sort of invisible force, you just had to admire the sheer athleticism of the whole operation.