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Messi opened the scoring in the 12th minute of the LaLiga fixture at Camp Nou on Wednesday, adding a well-taken second just past the hour mark, his goals arriving either side of an Andre Gomes double. Alcacer made a slow start to life at Barca following his off-season transfer from Valencia, but he has now netted three goals in his last three league appearances, having breached the visitors’ backline soon after Messi’s second, before completing the rout with four minutes remaining....

It has taken slightly longer than expected but the prediction has come to pass after the Astros defeated Tampa Bay 6-1 in Game 5 of the American League Division Series to book a third consecutive ALCS appearance. Houston arrived into the postseason as favorite to win a second World Series title in three years after winning an MLB—best 107 games this season and swiftly took a 2-0 lead over the Rays....

The documents were released Monday, and Smith’s agent strongly denies that his client was drinking. PHOTOS: Disgraced athletes | MORE: NFL’s reaction to McDonald allegation “The allegation in the affidavit is completely false,” Doug Hendrickson, Smith’s agent, told CSNBayArea.com. “He was not there drinking.” According to a search warrant, the woman McDonald allegedly assaulted claims she had been drinking with McDonald and Smith, who is on probation after pleading no contest to weapons and DUI charges earlier this year....

AJ Styles returned from the dead on this week’s WWE RAW Styles made the claim earlier this week upon his return to RAW. He took on The Undertaker in a Boneyard match at WrestleMania 36 and ended up being buried alive in the end. He miraculously returned to WWE RAW this week and qualified for the Money In The Bank match after getting Humberto Carrillo to tap out with the Calf Crusher in the Last Chance Gauntlet Match....

Alex Morgan and her husband, MLS player Servando Carrasco, welcomed their first child — a girl — on Thursday: Charlie Elena Carrasco was born at 11:30 a.m. local time, weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Morgan revealed the birth on social media Saturday in a sweet Twitter post. MORE: USWNT won’t achieve equal pay without joining U.S. Soccer Morgan, 30, has been married to Carrasco, 31, since 2014. Morgan’s pregnancy was announced in October, and the baby was supposed to be due in April....

The witness list includes 254 different individuals with their names typed out, while the last entry, Phillip Strother, is listed at the very end and written in blue pen. While it is currently unclear why this name is different from the rest, USA Today reported that Strother served as the assistant principal at the Wade Hampton High School, where Murdaugh was a student. The release of the witness list comes as Murdaugh, 54, appears in court on accusations that he fatally shot his wife, 52-year-old Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh, and his son, 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh....

The Capitals captain scored his 50th goal on Tuesday, marking the sixth time he has reached that number. He joins Mario Lemieux, Guy Lafleur, Marcel Dionne, Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy as the only players with 50 or more goals in a season six different times. Ovechkin scored in the first period of the Capitals’ game against the Carolina Hurricanes. His goal put Washington up 2-0, and the Capitals won 4-2....

Unfortunately for the Capitals, Ovechkin’s crazy goal came in a losing effort. The Rangers beat the Capitals 3-2 on Saturday to even the second-round series at 1-1. Check out Ovechkin’s display of speed and athleticism: (Source: Sportsnet.ca)

With his sixth-inning home run that drove in third baseman Chase Headley on Saturday night, Rodriguez reached 2,000 career RBIs. MORE: Twins call up top prospect Buxton | Pujols on a tear, but falling behind company he used to keep He trails Hank Aaron by 296 RBIs for the all-time record, but at 39 years old it might be insurmountable. Rodriguez entered Saturday’s game with 1,999 RBIs and his two-run blast to tie the Yankees’ game with the Orioles 4-4 pushed him to 2,001....

Zack Hample, who caught A-Rod’s historic home run Friday and claims to have snagged more than 8,000 other balls over the years, told NJ Advance Media he wants the Yankees to make a sizable donation to a charity he’s worked with for years. The charity is Pitch In For Baseball and provides children with baseball equipment. MORE: Worst MLB All-Stars ever Hample says the Yankees have contacted him and offered to give him a variety of gifts....

Chelsea to go unbeaten in the PL - 100/1 Juve’s general director Giuseppe Marotta confirmed last month the club turned down an offer for Sandro from the Premier League champions, who were reportedly willing to pay up to €60 million. Former Juve boss Antonio Conte, who is now in charge at Stamford Bridge, has been linked with a fresh bid for the 26-year-old left-back, who scored three Serie A goals last season as Allegri’s men won the title for the sixth year in a row....

Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Shelley’s year away from wrestling was the toughest point in his life. “I was in school full-time studying for a career in physical therapy and I can’t describe the kind of stress that I put on myself by doing that and trying to wrestle full-time with Ring of Honor,” explained Shelley. “My head just wasn’t in a good spot in terms of producing the type of wrestling I’d be most proud of....

Bliss is slowly transitioning to a darker character inspired by The Fiend, and she has already delivered two Sister Abigails to Nikki Cross and Lacey Evans, respectively, signifying the full-blown change that is all set to happen soon. Alexa Bliss spoke to Metro.co.uk, and the former Women’s Champion revealed the discussion she had with the WWE regarding Bray Wyatt in 2016. Alexa Bliss pitched the idea of working with Wyatt four years ago - which was around the time she debuted in NXT - but the plan never came to fruition as the storyline didn’t make sense at that time....

The 24-year-old was placed on a one-year probation and handed a $25,000 fine by the ATP after lashing out at the umpire’s chair with his racquet following a doubles defeat at the tournament. Zverev was quick to apologise for his actions and will return to the court this week at Indian Wells in the United States. While some believe the world number three should have been banned following the incident, Zverev feels he deserves a second chance but would encourage a suspension if he was to repeat himself....

The new X-Series laptops boast a thin form factor, Alienware’s thinnest to date, in fact. They offer a much quieter performance that still manages to run cool, thanks to a number of manufacturing and engineering decisions, including using materials with improved thermal resistance. And they also include a Quad Fan design to better circulate air through the laptop, itself, and an AI-driven Smart Fan control system that automatically adjusts the speed of each fan....

Starhawk developers LightBox Interactive and Sony Santa Monica say they were unhappy with the way this fragmentation played out in the game’s predecessor, Warhawk, and so as a new, somewhat unexpected measure for the air/ground warfare hybrid (which released on May 8th), all future map packs will be free. Much like the Rift energy coursing through the Frontier colony’s Outcasts, the community will stay connected no matter how far the game expands....

The durability and consistency showed by Steyn have been unmatched in the game, according to the former Aussie batsman. According to him, Dale Steyn should be a benchmark for fast bowlers and hailed the Proteas speedster’s “longevity” in the game. Also read: AB de Villiers names his childhood friend as the best bowler he has ever faced Speaking to cricket.com.au, Gilchrist said: “(Starc) is definitely in that bracket. If he’s not top, then he’s definitely in the top few (fast bowlers in the world)....