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Im Kampf um die englische Meisterschaft will Arsenal im Stadtderby gegen Chelsea gewinnen, um die Tabellenführung zu festigen und Verfolger Man City auf Distanz zu halten.[mehr]

Italy's Marco Bezzecchi claimed a significant victory in the opening race of the MotoGP season in Thailand. The Italian rider held off strong competition to take the checkered flag.

The race saw defending champion Marc Marquez retire late in the event, adding drama to the season's opening round. Bezzecchi's performance marks a strong start to what promises to be an exciting MotoGP season.

Football chiefs offered "full support and assistance" to the Iranian team in Australia Sunday for the Women's Asian Cup after the United States and Israel launched massive attacks on their homeland.

Iran's 26-strong squad arrived on the Gold Coast days before the strikes on Saturday killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Washington and Tel Aviv seek to topple the Islamic republic.

They are due to open their tournament on Monday against South Korea.

The Asian Football Confederation said in a statement it "continues to closely monitor the recent developments in the Middle East during this challenging period".

"The AFC's foremost priority remains the welfare, safety and security of all players, coaches, officials and fans," it added. 

"In this regard, we are in close and regular contact with the Iran women's national team and officials on the Gold Coast and are offering our full support and assistance."

Iran coach Marziyeh Jafari held a pre-match press conference on Sunday but stuck to football, saying the tournament was a chance to show "the potential of Iranian women".

"After the league season in Iran, we came together for three training camps, before coming to Australia where we have had a few fruitful sessions, so I hope tomorrow we can show you a good match," she said.

The 12-team tournament, which kicks off Sunday, will be one the biggest ever for many Iranian players.

They made an historic debut at the last Asian Cup in India in 2022 and suffered heavy defeats against China and Taiwan, but it made them national heroes in a country where women's rights are severely restricted.

"In India in 2022, the group was a little easier. Now in 2026 we enter with more experience but the group is more tough," said Jafari of a group that also includes hosts Australia and the Philippines.

"But we (still) want to show in these games the potential of Iranian women."

Iran showed grit to come through a challenging qualifying campaign for Australia that culminated with a win against favourites Jordan to seal back-to-back appearance.

Skipper Zahra Ghanbari said she was dreaming big.

"I believe this tournament is great with great teams, but we really want to qualify for the World Cup," said the 33-year-old.

"We know these will be tough games, but we have a tough mentality and we want to do our best."

The top six finishers will qualify for the 2027 World Cup in Brazil.

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Portland State Vikings (6-23, 2-15 Big Sky) at Weber State Wildcats (9-21, 3-14 Big Sky)

Ogden, Utah; Monday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Portland State looks to end its six-game losing streak with a victory against Weber State.

The Wildcats have gone 6-8 in home games. Weber State is 2-5 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 17.8 turnovers per game.

The Vikings are 2-15 against Big Sky opponents. Portland State is 4-3 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 16.7 turnovers per game.

Weber State is shooting 39.8% from the field this season, 3.6 percentage points lower than the 43.4% Portland State allows to opponents. Portland State averages 4.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.4 fewer made shots on average than the 6.7 per game Weber State allows.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Portland State won 68-58 in the last matchup on Jan. 2. Kyleigh Brown led Portland State with 18 points, and Hannah Robbins led Weber State with 18 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sydney White is averaging 6.9 points and 3.7 assists for the Wildcats. Antoniette Emma-Nnopu is averaging 14.0 points and 8.9 rebounds while shooting 47.5% over the past 10 games.

Brown is shooting 31.2% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Vikings, while averaging 16.9 points. Ciera Ellington is averaging 14 points and 5.6 rebounds over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 3-7, averaging 62.1 points, 29.2 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 8.8 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 39.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.0 points per game.

Vikings: 1-9, averaging 62.4 points, 28.3 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.