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Ireland ends England's 18-test rugby winning streak

DUBLIN (AP) Ireland ends England's 18-test rugby winning streak.

Thomas out again as Celtics face 76ers
The Boston Celtics will again try to hold the fort without All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. Thomas, the league's second-leading scorer at 29.2 points per game, missed Friday's 98-95 victory in Brooklyn with a bone bruise on his right knee, and will again sit out against the Sixers. (MORE)

Andy Murray out of Miami Open with right elbow injury
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) Andy Murray has pulled out of the Miami Open with a right elbow injury. The world's top-ranked player and part-time South Florida resident made the announcement in a tweet on Saturday, saying he will turn his focus to the upcoming clay-court season. (MORE)

Marcel Hirscher rallies to giant slalom win in Aspen

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) Marcel Hirscher of Austria rallied to a giant slalom victory Saturday at the World Cup Finals.

He powered through the shorter-than-usual course in a combined time of 1 minute, 49.79 seconds. First-run leader Felix Neureuther of Germany was second, 0.53 seconds behind. Hirscher already had clinched the season-long giant slalom title along with his sixth straight overall crown. (MORE)

France midfielder Pogba ruled out of Spain friendly
PARIS (AP) France midfielder Paul Pogba has been ruled out of a friendly international against Spain later this month because of a hamstring injury. Pogba will be out for about 15 days. The French football federation said in a statement on Saturday that France coach Didier Deschamps called up Monaco's Tiemoue Bakayoko instead. (MORE)

Kraft sets world record in ski jumping
VIKERSUND, Norway (AP) Stefan Kraft set a ski jump world record during a World Cup competition in Norway on Saturday. Kraft jumped 253.5 meters while representing Austria in the first round of the team competition. That beat a mark of 252 meters set by Norwegian Robert Johansson earlier in the event. (MORE)

Burnley still missing home after 0-0 EPL draw vs Sunderland
SUNDERLAND, England (AP) Burnley remained winless away from home and Sunderland stayed at the bottom of the English Premier League after a 0-0 draw on Saturday. Tom Heaton denied the Black Cats a late winner as David Moyes' men wasted a series of chances against Burnley at the Stadium of Light. (MORE)

France needs 20 minutes of injury time to beat Wales in 6N

Nice loses ground in French title race
PARIS (AP) Mario Balotelli again failed to score away from home as Nice lost more ground in the race for the French league title after being held to a 1-1 draw at Nantes on Saturday. Chasing a first league crown since 1959, the southern side dropped points for a second consecutive week after drawing against Caen. (MORE)

Embarrassed Mavs try to bounce back against Nets
NEW YORK -- The Dallas Mavericks used all sorts of negative adjectives to describe their worst loss of the season on Friday in Philadelphia. "Flat," "embarrassing" and mind-boggling" were some of the word choices. (MORE)

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