By Oliver Trust
BERLIN, March 9 (Xinhua) -- One of Harry Kane's favorite dishes might not be the ideal nutrition for a professional sportsman.
But it seems not surprising that the 30-year-old Three Lions captain is regularly enjoying what he likes best, some breaded escallops, better known as the German traditional dish Schnitzel in a roll.
To explain his goal performance with his consumption of Sc
(Photo credit: Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK) Third-seeded American Coco Gauff rallied from a daunting third-set deficit to pick up a 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over France's Clara Burel on Saturday in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. Burel seemingly had a trip to the third round booked, leading 5-2 in the final set, but Gauff won three games in a row to even things at 5.
(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Ben Kohles fired a 9-under-63 on Saturday and holds a two-shot lead after three rounds of the Puerto Rico Open at Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Kohles had nine birdies during a bogey-free round and sits at 18-under 198 through 54 holes at Grand Reserve Golf Club. Jimmy Stanger, who shot 67, is part of a three-way tie for second at 16 under. Brice Garnett (68) and Germany's Matti S
(Photo credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports) UCF knocked off host TCU 79-77 on Saturday afternoon in the Big 12 Conference finale in Fort Worth, Texas, leaving the Horned Frogs' NCAA Tournament hopes in limbo. TCU (20-11, 9-9) has lost six of its last 10 games and may need a win in next week's Big 12 tournament to make the March Madness field. The Horned Frogs had a good No. 38 spot in the NCAA evaluation tool (NET) ran
(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) The Los Angeles Lakers did not win a playoff game Friday, it just felt that way and they will aim to take the same energy into yet another matchup with a top team, this one against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. The Lakers fended off the Milwaukee Bucks 123-122 at home Friday without theservices of LeBron James, who was experiencing soreness in a nagging left ankle
(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) Will Robertson ripped a grand slam as part of an eight-run ninth that the visiting Toronto Blue Jays used to pummel the Philadelphia Phillies 13-5 on Saturday in Clearwater, Fla. Eduardo Escobar had a two-run double and Payton Henry added a two-run homer as part of the Blue Jays' big ninth, which turned a tie game into a blowout. The Phillies had trailed 5-1 before Edm
(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports) Vladimir Tarasenko, playing just his second game with his new team, scored two goals and had one assist, leading the host Florida Panthers to a 5-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla. Florida has won seven of its past eight games. Calgary has won six of its past eight games. The Panthers also got one goal each from Aleksander Barkov, Sam Bennet
(Photo credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports) The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to pad their lead in the Western Conference when they play host to the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. The Thunder returned home from a 2-2 road trip and earned a 107-100 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points with six assists, Jalen Williams scored 15 points and Josh Giddey had 11 points and nine reb
(Photo credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports) Scottie Scheffler and Shane Lowry of Ireland survived a breezy afternoon to each shoot 2-under-par 70 and claim a share of the lead Saturday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Fla. Wyndham Clark fired a 1-under 71 to sit third, with Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (72), Will Zalatoris (71) and Russell Henley (72) in a three-way tie for fourth. Scheffler, who won this e
(Photo credit: Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports) Paul George scored 22 points and James Harden added a triple-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers turned up their intensity in the third quarter and rallied for a 112-102 victory Saturday afternoon over the visiting Chicago Bulls. Kawhi Leonard scored 19 points with nine rebounds, Ivica Zubac had 16 points with nine rebounds and Nor
(Photo credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports) Pavel Zacha recorded two goals and an assist to lead the Boston Bruins to a 5-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday afternoon. Zacha has posted two multi-goal efforts in his last four games, with five goals and seven points over that span. David Pastrnak, Jake DeBrusk and Brad Marchand each had a goal and an assist, while Hampus Lindholm dished out two as
(Photo credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports) The Sacramento Kings have been unable to recapture the magic from last season when they snapped a lengthy postseason drought by riding the top-ranked offense in the NBA to the third seed in the Western Conference. This campaign has been a topsy-turvy one for the Kings, who needed a closing 7-0 run to fend off the San Antonio Spurs -- who were without rookie standout Victor
(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports) The undermanned New York Knicks welcomed All-Star guard Jalen Brunson back to the lineup and turned in a stellar defensive effort in their latest outing. The Knicks look to build momentum on Sunday when they host the Philadelphia 76ers in the opener of a two-game series. The rivals will play again on Tuesday in New York. Brunson scored 26 points in his return from a left kne
(Photo credit: William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports) PJ Haggerty's career-high 32 points helped spark Tulsa's second-half rally to knock off No. 24 South Florida 76-70, ending the nation's longest active men's basketball winning streak Saturday at Tulsa, Okla. Cobe Williams added 23 points -- going 5-for-6 on free-throw attempts in the final two minutes -- as the Golden Hurricane (16-14, 6-12 American Athletic Conference) av
(Photo credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports) Two teams battling for Eastern Conference playoff position meet when the Orlando Magic face the visiting Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Both teams are looking to bounce back from disappointing losses. Orlando had its five-game winning streak snapped in a 98-74 road defeat to the New York Knicks on Friday, while Indiana fell 113-111 at home Thursday to the Minnesota Timberwolv
(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, the team said Saturday. Mathurin is slated to undergo surgery in Los Angeles next week. The Pacers said Mathurin is expected to be fully recovered before the start of the 2024-25 season. Mathurin was injured during Tuesday's 137-120 win over the Dallas Ma
Two hundred tonnes of food aid were "ready" to be sent from Cyprus to war-ravaged Gaza by sea, a Spanish NGO said Saturday, the first shipment along an EU-backed maritime corridor. As hopes for a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan faded, an international effort to launch a sea corridor to supply aid to the Palestinian enclave have gathered pace. Read FRANCE 24's blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
(Photo credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports) Arthur Kaluma scored 23 points to go along with seven rebounds and Kansas State ended its regular season on a high note on Senior Day in Manhattan, Kan., upending No. 6 Iowa State 65-58 to deny the Cyclones a chance at a share of the Big 12 Championship. The win gave the Wildcats, whose NCAA Tournament hopes had been fading, another important Quad 1 win ahead of Big 12 Tourna
(Photo credit: Mark Smith-USA TODAY Sports) Antony Alves Santos scored the tying goal in the 85th minute and Evander Da Silva Ferreira scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time as the Portland Timbers rallied for a 2-1 victory over New York City Football Club Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. After struggling to produce any kind of offense for most of the opening half, Portland (2-0-1 7 points) pressured througho
(Photo credit: Kevin Sousa-USA TODAY Sports) Lorenzo Insigne played hero for Toronto FC for the second match in a row, scoring on a curling shot from long range in the 80th minute to secure a 1-0 win over Charlotte FC on Saturday in Toronto's home opener. After scoring a deft chip in Toronto's (2-0-1, 7 points) previous match against the New England Revolution, the Italian designated player channeled magic on his right f
(Photo credit: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK) Manny Obaseki poured in a season-best 25 points and Wade Taylor IV added 19 points that included five 3-pointers as visiting Texas AM made a statement with an 86-60 win over Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference clash in Oxford. Miss. The contest was the final regular season game for both teams, with neither assured a spot in the NCA