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NBA great Steve Nash announces retirement

Two-time National Basketball Association (NBA) most valuable player (MVP) Steve Nash, one of the best point guards ever to play professional basketball, is retiring after a 19-year career, the Canadian said on Saturday (March 21). The future Hall of Famer, a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, made the announcement in a letter published on The Players’ Tribune website. “The greatest gift has been to be completely immersed in my passion and striving for something […]

Lethal Suarez gives Barcelona 2-1 win over Real

A lethal finish from Luis Suarez gave Barcelona a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in a typically frantic ‘Clasico’ on Sunday (March 22) as they stretched their lead at the top of La Liga to four points over their rivals. While the personal battle between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo captured the attention before the game it was Uruguayan Suarez who settled the contest with a deft touch and a deadly strike into the corner […]

UCI chief blasts Armstrong’s ‘charity’ Tour return

Suggestions that Lance Armstrong will ride part of this year’s Tour de France route for charity have been branded “disrespectful” by the head of cycling’s governing body (UCI) Brian Cookson. The disgraced American, stripped of his seven Tour titles because of doping, has been invited by fellow cancer survivor and former English soccer player Geoff Thomas to join him in raising money for a leukaemia charity. Thomas currently plans to ride each stage of the […]

Scott Croxall wins Crashed Ice world title

Scott Croxall clinched the 2015 Ice Cross Downhill World Championship with his second-place finish in the season finale in Edmonton on Saturday (March 14), restoring Canada’s national pride in the world’s fastest sport on skates after a two-year drought at the top. With two Red Bull Crashed Ice victories, Scott Croxall was the dominant force this year and richly deserved the title as the world’s fastest man on skates. The 24-year-old from Toronto became the […]