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Bayern slump to rare defeat; del Potro defeats Federer to lift Indian Wells title

Sandro Wagner headed Bayern into an early lead but Naby Keita equalised before the break and Timo Werner claimed the winner 10 minutes after it.   | Photo Credit: REUTERS

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Basketball

Westbrook powers Thunder past Raptors 132-125

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook had his fifth consecutive triple-double as he helped snap Toronto Raptors 11-game winning streak on Sunday in their 132-125 victory.

Football

Leipzig come-from-behind to beat runaway league leaders Bayern Munich

Bundesliga’s runaway leaders Bayern Munich suffered a rare defeat in the hands of Leipzig.

Despite scoring the opener, Bayern went on to lose the game as Leipzig’s Naby Keita scored the equaliser and substitute Timo Werner netted the winner.

Tennis

Del Potro, Osaka win at Indian Wells

Juan Martin del Potro brought an end to Roger Federer’s 17-match winning start to 2018 with a hard-fought 6-4 6-7(8) 7-6(2) win in the Indian Wells Masters final.

Naomi Osaka, meanwhile, won the title in the women’s section, defeating fellow 20-year-old Daria Kasatkina 6-3 6-2 in the final.

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