WAYNE Gallman Jr. rushed for a career-high 135 yards, Alfred Morris scored twice and the suddenly resurgent New York Giants, behind backup quarterback Colt McCoy, upset the host Seattle Seahawks 17-12 on Sunday.

TOM BRADY threw four first-half touchdown passes and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched a playoff berth by pounding the host Detroit Lions 47-7 on Saturday.

BILBAO, Spain — Lionel Messi was at the top of his game as Barcelona earned a 3-2 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday to move up to third in La Liga.

BARCELONA — Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) Kylian Mbappé fired in a stunning hat-trick as his side overcame the absence of Neymar to thrash Barcelona (4-1) away in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Tuesday to move within full view of the last eight.

TOBIAS Harris had 12 his 23 points in the fourth quarter as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 109-102 Tuesday night at Tampa.

TOKYO — An overwhelming majority of Japanese said they were “interested in the Olympics,” although 58% said they did not want them to be held this year because of fears over COVID-19, a Yomiuri daily poll showed on Wednesday.

When the Clippers saw fit to restart in the offseason, the mandate was clear. They had just experienced failure in the bubble, and of the type that served to further fuel their disappointment. They were supposed to be primed for greatness, with the arrival of All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George installing them as favorites to bring home the hardware. Instead, they collapsed in the worst possible way. They didn’t just give up a three-one lead in the Western Conference semifinals; they did so after holding double-digit leads in each of the potential series clinchers against the Nuggets.

THE Philippine Blu Girls has scored another upset against world no. 3 Canada, 6-3, ending the campaign of the host country in the Canada...

NEW YORK -- Former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury said Wednesday he is headed back to Beijing for one final pro season, but will not...

LOS ANGELES -- James Harden scored a game-high 40 points and Houston won on its home floor for the first time this season. The Rockets, last in the league in field goal percentage, shot 36 for 74 (48.6%) and converted a season-high 20 3-pointers.

LONDON -- Roger Federer will end the year tantalisingly short of his 100^th career title after the king of men’s tennis was forced to bow to young prince Alexander Zverev at the ATP Finals on Saturday.

DOHA -- A Qatari official who helped organise the Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates was prevented from flying there on Thursday for the tournament, sources said, as a rift between the two Gulf states showed no signs of abating.