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SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) — The newly-elected chief organiser of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea vowed Thursday to quell concerns prompted by the sudden departure of his predecessor less than two years before the Games. Lee Hee-Beom, a former commerce minister, took over from Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-Ho who resigned last week to focus on his ailing shipping business. Cho had been in the job since July 2014 and was largely […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — DeMar DeRozan tallied 34 points as the Toronto Raptors seized a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference series with a 99-91 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday. Toronto guard Kyle Lowry scored 25 points, including five in the final minute as the Raptors fended off a late Miami surge. The Raptors started quickly and led by as many as 16 points in the first quarter and were ahead by 20 […]
Quezon City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Rain or Shine Elastopainters dodged a bullet as the Alaska Aces’ late charge came short before sealing the win, 112-108, to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the 2016 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals as they draw a win away from the championship. The game deadlocked at the end of the first quarter at 28-all but Rain or Shine revved up their engines and started firing six three point […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook scored 35 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder fought back to stun the San Antonio Spurs 95-91 and take a 3-2 series lead in their Western Conference semi-final playoff series on Tuesday. Oklahoma City had trailed by as much as 13 points at one point as the Spurs looked to seize the initiative in front of their home crowd at the AT&T Center. But a scintillating […]
NEW YORK , United States (AFP) — Golden State superstar Stephen Curry was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the second straight year on Tuesday, becoming the first unanimous winner in the award’s 61-year history after a record-breaking contribution to the Warriors’ historic season. Curry, who returned from injury on Monday to score 40 points in Golden State’s overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers, won in a landslide, sweeping all 131 first place […]
MIAMI , United States (AFP) — Miami star Dwyane Wade insisted Tuesday he had meant no disrespect by continuing his warm-up during the playing of the Canadian national anthem ahead of the Heat’s playoff game against the Toronto Raptors. Wade sparked an angry backlash after images emerged of him shooting baskets while the anthem “O Canada” played ahead of Game 3 in Miami on Saturday. “No disrespect at all from me,” Wade said. “I apologize […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry returned from injury to deliver an overtime performance for the ages Monday, scoring 17 points in the extra session to lift Golden State to a 132-125 win over Portland in game four of their playoff series. Curry reminded everyone why he is the reigning league MVP, coming off the bench to finish with 40 points in 37 minutes of playing time as the Warriors moved to […]
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AFP) — The goalkeeper of a Cameroonian women’s team has died after collapsing before a first division game, less than 48 hours after the death of Patrick Ekeng, the country’s football federation announced on Monday. Jeanine Christelle Djomnang, 26, fell ill during the warm-up prior to a Femina Stars Ebolowa match on Sunday, with the cause of her death still unknown as the federation awaits a medical report. Her death follows that of Cameroon […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers punched their ticket to the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Sunday, holding off a desperate Hawks team 100-99 in Atlanta to complete a sweep of their second-round playoff series. Kevin Love scored 27 points and tied his career-high with eight three-pointers to help Cleveland wrap up the 4-0 series victory. The Cavs, who fell to the Golden State Warriors in last year’s NBA Finals, will play either Toronto or Miami for a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Floyd Mayweather, already hinting at a ring return, says it’s “possible” he could come out of retirement to face mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor. “It’s possible,” Mayweather said Saturday while in Las Vegas for the fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Amir Khan. “It was a name that was shot at me,” Mayweather said in video posted by Fighthype.com. “The rumors that you all have been hearing are […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Center Hassan Whiteside has a sprained ligament in his right knee and is questionable for Monday’s game four of the Miami Heat’s second round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors. Whiteside was diagnosed with the injury after an MRI exam on Sunday, one day after Whiteside left game three against the Raptors. Miami officially listed Whiteside as day-to-day but released few other details of the injury. Depending on the […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers punched their ticket to the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Sunday, holding off a desperate Hawks team 100-99 in Atlanta to complete a sweep of their second-round playoff series. “They gave us everything they had these last two games,” Cavaliers superstar LeBron James said of the Hawks. “I’m happy our guys showed up and we were able to represent the way we know how to […]
