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LONDON (AP) — Cambridge extended its dominant run in the annual Boat Race with victories in the men’s and women’s events on a polluted River Thames on Saturday. The men claimed a fifth trophy in six years — to lead 87-81 overall in the race between storied universities Oxford and Cambridge which dates to 1829 — while the women cruised …

ROME (AP) — Udinese took a big step away from the Serie A relegation zone when it beat Lazio 2-1 on the road on Monday. Udinese’s only previous win this year was at Juventus, surprisingly. That dismal run brought it just seven points from a possible 27 and left it in 17th place, one spot above the relegation zone. This …

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has teamed with Saudi Arabia to launch a new series of men’s international friendlies that aim to help lower-ranked teams better prepare for one day playing at a World Cup. Announced on Monday, the 20 teams taking part in the first FIFA Series games next month include just four that ever qualified for a World Cup. …

MILAN (AP) — Daniele Rugani scored deep into stoppage time to help Juventus end its winless run with a 3-2 victory over lowly Frosinone — and avoid league leader Inter Milan extending its already considerable advantage on Sunday. The in-form Dušan Vlahović had already scored twice in the first half, thanks to two assists from United States international Weston McKennie, …

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal took its Premier League winning streak to six games by easing past Newcastle 4-1 on Saturday evening to stay in touch with its title rivals. Arsenal quickly rediscovered its attacking threat after a lackluster 1-0 loss at Porto in the Champions League in midweek as the hosts totally dominated a Newcastle side which suddenly looks a …

BERLIN (AP) — Granit Xhaka scored his first goal for Bayer Leverkusen as the Bundesliga leader defeated Mainz 2-1 on Friday and set a German record of 33 games unbeaten across all competitions. Leverkusen, which hasn’t lost a match since last season, stretched its lead to 11 points before 11-time defending champion Bayern Munich hosts Leipzig on Saturday. Eleven rounds …

Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored two goals as AC Milan eased to 3-0 victory over Rennes in the first leg of the playoff for the Europa League’s round of 16 on Thursday. The former Chelsea midfielder headed in the opener in the 32nd minute in front of over 69,000 spectators at the San Siro, with the ball bouncing in off the post. …

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Xavi Hernández will have one more chance to get his Barcelona playing well before its first Champions League knockout-round game in three years. Barcelona crosses northern Spain to Celta Vigo on Saturday, four days before it travels to Napoli in the Champions League round of 16. Xavi stunned Barcelona less than three weeks ago, when he …

MAINZ, Germany (AP) — Mainz hired Bo Henriksen as coach Tuesday as it tries to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga. Henriksen replaces Jan Siewert, who was dismissed Monday after less than three months in charge. Mainz is second-to-last in the 18-team league after a 3-1 loss to Stuttgart on Sunday. Henriksen joins from Swiss club Zurich and is the second …

A record win for Arsenal. An absolutely critical one for Manchester United. After Arsenal hammered West Ham 6-0 Sunday for its biggest ever Premier League away victory, United beat Aston Villa 2-1 in a huge result in the race for Champions League qualification. Arsenal might be in its best form so far this season. Last weekend, Mikel Arteta’s team was …