The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

THE HOT CORNER

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1 SOCCER: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to lead a 6-0 rout of Luxembourg in European Championsh­ip qualifying as the Portugal star added to his records for internatio­nal goals and appearance­s Sunday. The double from Ronaldo took his career tally for Portugal to 122 goals in 198 games.

2 CYCLING: Christophe Laporte won the first one-day classic race of his career after the Frenchman and teammate Wout van Aert secured a 1-2 finish at Gentwevelg­em for the Jumbo-visma team on Sunday. In heavy rain, the duo resisted the peloton’s chase in the 162-mile race through Belgium after a breakaway they launched on a steep ascent. Van Aert and Laporte celebrated together on their way to the finish line, with the 2021 winner happy to let Laporte take the win by a few centimeter­s.

3 MEN’S SOCCER: Presented with a golden boot before kickoff, Harry Kane’s golden touch continued for England on Sunday as he struck a record-extending 55th goal for his country. The Tottenham striker had already surpassed Wayne Rooney as the Three Lions’ outright leading scorer with his penalty in Thursday’s 2-1 win against Italy in Naples. Back at Wembley, he got the chance to celebrate in front of his home fans with another goal in England’s 2-0 win against Ukraine, in the qualifiers for the European Championsh­ip. Kane struck in the 37th minute. Saka got on the scoresheet three minutes later.

4 PRO BASKETBALL: Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic picked up his 16th technical foul of the season Sunday and now faces a one-game suspension for tonight’s game against the Pacers.

5 BOAT RACE: It’s four wins out of five for Cambridge in one of England’s oldest sporting events — starting in 1829 — after it beat Oxford in the men’s Boat Race on Sunday on the River Thames.

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