The NBA Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday suffered just their third defeat of the season, in a last-minute 112-107 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. A whopping 35 points from reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was not enough to prevent the reverse —
Aston Villa are the English Premier League’s form side, with Unai Emery’s men surging into Premier League title contention alongside Arsenal and Manchester City. After failing to win any of their opening six games of the season, Villa have won 15 of their past 17 in all competitions, including 10 of
Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah apologized to his Liverpool teammates following his recent explosive interview, midfielder Curtis Jones has said. Jones told Sky Sports in an interview published on Friday that Salah had addressed the squad to explain his comments, stressing that the situation did not
Goals from Julian Brandt and Maximilian Beier lifted Borussia Dortmund to a nervy 2-0 home win over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday and up to second in the German Bundesliga table. Brandt’s early strike put Dortmund ahead, but the hosts, who have dropped a number of points from winning positions
Jan Zabystran on Friday stunned prerace favorite Marco Odermatt in the Val Gardena super-G to become the first male skier representing the Czech Republic to win a FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup race. Starting with bib 29, the 27-year-old took full advantage of improved light conditions and a slight tai
‘SIT DOWN’: Despite traps and double-teaming by the Jazz, Doncic had 10 points in the final quarter as the Lakers outscored the Jazz to seal the game
LeBron James was in awe of “Luka magic” on Thursday after Luka Doncic had 45 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in his fifth triple-double of the season in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 143-135 win over the Utah Jazz.“That’s Luka. Luka magic. It’s no surprise. He’s just so damn good, it’s ridiculous,” sai
Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday pulled off an improbable comeback in overtime to beat the Los Angeles Rams 38-37 and overtake their rivals in the race for the National Football Conference No. 1 seed spot.Quarterback Darnold found Eric Saubert on a nail-biting two-point conversion at
Danger man Travis Head yesterday crunched his fourth century in as many Tests at the Adelaide Oval as Australia built a 356-run lead over England to stand on the brink of retaining the Ashes.The hosts were 271-4 at stumps on day 3 of the third Test with Head on 142 and first-innings century-maker Al
South Korea’s An Se-young yesterday finished top of Group A in the women’s singles at badminton’s World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China, after defeating world champion Akane Yamaguchi 14-21, 21-5, 21-14, while Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon beat China’s Han Yue to advance.With their spots in the semi-f
CONFERENCE LEAGUEPalace miss easier routeCrystal Palace missed a chance to advance directly to the Conference League round-of-16 on Thursday, held to a 2-2 draw with Finnish club KuPS. Palace midfielder Justin Devenny headed home an equalizer in the 76th minute at Selhurst Park, just three minutes a
LOW-GOAL SHOOT-OUT: Of the nine penalties in the shoot-out, only three went in, with Flamengo’s Samuel Lino, and Vitinha and Nuno Mendes of PSG netting
Matvei Safonov on Wednesday made four straight penalty saves in a penalty shoot-out to help Paris Saint-Germain beat Flamengo in the Intercontinental Cup final and win a sixth trophy of the year.The Russian goalkeeper was thrown in the air by his teammates after his exploits in the shoot-out, which
As Devon Conway walked onto Bay Oval yesterday to face the West Indies in his 32nd Test, a reminder of his long and varied career was plastered on his back.The number 88 honors his idol and former teammate, South Africa’s Neil McKenzie, who donned the 44 shirt.If the South African-born Conway had hi
Bowling coach Marcus Trescothick yesterday said that England would keep “fighting and scrapping” as the Ashes slipped from their grip, while paying tribute to a dehydrated Ben Stokes.Only a stirring fightback can seemingly save the tourists, who need a win in the third Test against Australia in Adel
Professional 9-dan go player Hsu Hao-hung, the gold medalist at the Hangzhou Asian Games men’s individual event, topped all other Taiwanese players this year with his prize earnings of nearly NT$5 million (US$158,650), according to rankings released on Wednesday.The rankings by the HaiFong Go Associ
COPA DEL REYVillarreal eliminatedVillarreal on Wednesday were eliminated by Racing Santander in the round-of-32, while Atletico Madrid beat fourth-tier Atletico Baleares. Villarreal lost 2-1 to Racing, while Antoine Griezmann scored a goal in each half as Atletico held on for a 3-2 win over Atletico
RESILIENT NEW YORK: San Antonio were cruising toward victory with just over two minutes left in the third period, leading 92-81, but the Knicks pulled off a comeback
Ogugua Anunoby on Tuesday scored 28 points as the New York Knicks ended their 52-year trophy drought with a 124-113 NBA Cup final victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Forward Anunoby rattled in five three-pointers and point guard Jalen Brunson finished with 25 points as New York clinched their first
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) were ordered on Tuesday by a French labor court to pay their former forward Kylian Mbappe up to 61 million euros (US$71.6 million) in unpaid wages and bonuses. France captain Mbappe, who left PSG in June last year to join Real Madrid, had been claiming more than 260 million
FIFA World Cup organizers on Tuesday unveiled a new cut-price ticket category after a backlash by fans over pricing for next year’s tournament in the US, Canada and Mexico. Soccer’s global governing body FIFA said in a statement that it had created a limited number of “Supporter Entry Tier” fixed at
YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul tomorrow faces former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a money-spinning made-for-streaming bout that has triggered alarm across the boxing world. Just over a year after his much-derided victory over a 58-year-old Mike Tyson, the 28-year-old American Paul
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