Jaw-dropping European win
Sport in brief: November 19, 2024

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Champions League action resumes tomorrow evening with Chelsea out to protect their 100 per cent record in Group B against a Celtic team that have yet to pick up a point in three games, and Twente Enschede looking to avenge last week’s 7-0 drubbing when they host Real Madrid.
Eight-time tournament winners Lyon, who have yet to concede a goal, face Roma in Group A while winless Galatasary are at Wolfsburg.
MEN’S BASKETBALL: RJ Barrett top-scored with 39 points and Jakob Poeltl weighed in with 30 as the Toronto Raptors climbed off the bottom of the NBA’s Eastern Atlantic conference with a 130-119 victory over Indiana on Tuesday morning.
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