Napoli stun Juve to cut lead down to one point; Marquez cruises to sixth straight MotoGP win at Texas

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April 23, 2018 03:06 pm | Updated November 10, 2021 12:20 pm IST

Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly's stunning last-gasp goal kept Napoli's title hopes alive with a 1-0 win at Juventus on Sunday closing the gap to just one point on the Serie A champions.

Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly's stunning last-gasp goal kept Napoli's title hopes alive with a 1-0 win at Juventus on Sunday closing the gap to just one point on the Serie A champions.

Basketball

Cavs, Wizards, Bucks even series

Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Indiana Pacers 104-100, Washington Wizards got the better of Toronto Raptors 106-98 and Milwaukee Bucks edged Boston Celtics 104-102 as these three first-round play-off series were levelled 2-2 on Sunday.

Football

Koulibaly header pushes Serie A down to the wire

Kalidou Koulibaly scored a stunning last-minute header for Napoli to earn them a 1-0 victory over title rivals Juventus.

With four games left for both these teams in the Serie A, this victory allows Napoli to cut Juve’s lead at the top to a single point.

Barcelona edged closer to the La Liga title after second-placed Atletico Madrid were held to a goalless draw at home against Real Betis.

Ligue 1 champions PSG are looking to better their own record of 96 points in a season and were helped along with 1-0 win over Bordeaux. Giovani Lo Celso scored the only goal of the game, pushing their tally to 90 points with four games remaining.

MotoGP

Marquez makes it six out of six

A penalty meant that Marc Marquez started fourth in the grid instead of the pole position he had secured, but it made no change to the result as he rode to his sixth consecutive win at Texas.

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