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PARIS, France (AFP) – Frenchwoman Alize Cornet was placed under a disciplinary investigation on Wednesday after missing three random drug tests, the French tennis federation (FFT) announced. The FFT said they had been informed by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) that 27-year-old Cornet, ranked at 42 in the world, had missed the tests in a 12-month period and will not be considered for Fed Cup duty while the inquiry is ongoing. However, she insisted that the ITF […]
By: Tennie Sumague, Eagle News Service, New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News)–It was a busy weekend of sports for the state of Minnesota. NFL fans witnessed the Minnesota Vikings losing the NFC Championship Title on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday evening. Two hours north and 24-hours beforehand, the Minnesota Golden Gophers Men’s Basketball and Hockey Teams played in the third annual Big Ten College Hoops and Hockey showcase at Madison Square Garden […]
by Martin Parry Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Rafael Nadal’s drive towards a 17th Grand Slam title came to a shuddering injury-induced halt Tuesday on a day of Australian Open upsets that saw unseeded Kyle Edmund and Elise Mertens make the semi-finals. The world number one retired against Marin Cilic after a muscle in his upper right leg began troubling him in the fourth set on Rod Laver Arena, with the Spaniard wincing […]
NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) — DeMarcus Cousins had a triple double in New Orleans’ 132-128 double overtime win over Chicago, becoming the first player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to have 40 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in a game. Cousins finished with 44 points, 24 rebounds and 10 assists as he combined with Anthony Davis, who scored 34, to spark a Pelicans’ comeback in regulation before they pulled off the marathon victory against the […]
LOS ANGELES. United States (AFP) — LeBron James congratulated himself on reaching the landmark 30,000-points barrier on Tuesday — even though he remains seven points short of the milestone. The 33-year-old superstar is poised to become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 points mark later Tuesday when the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the San Antonio Spurs in Texas. James pre-empted his achievement with a light-hearted posting on Instagram early Tuesday that acknowledged […]
by Robert Smith Agence France-Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) – Kyle Edmund became only the fourth British man to reach the Australian Open semi-finals in the post-1968 Open Era with an impressive win over world No.3 Grigor Dimitrov at the Australian Open on Tuesday. The unseeded Edmund, ranked 49, won 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in 2hr 49min on Rod Laver Arena and will face either 16-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal or Marin Cilic for a place in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Houston Rockets aren’t the type of team to rest on their laurels. Just two days after beating the reigning league champion Golden State Warriors, the Houston quickly refocused on Monday night with a 99-90 victory over the Miami Heat in a battle of first-place NBA teams. James Harden scored a team-high 28 points while Chris Paul had 16 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Rockets, who […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Jason Kidd was fired as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, with franchise chiefs saying a change was needed to help the team challenge for championships. A Bucks statement paid tribute to Kidd’s work in helping the team reach two playoff appearances soon after his appointment in 2014. However, general manager Jon Horst said the time had come for a change with the Bucks languishing in eighth place in […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Pep Guardiola says Manchester City proved against Newcastle United that their title charge will not be derailed by complacency as they bounced back to winning ways following defeat against Liverpool. The runaway Premier League leaders responded to their first domestic loss of the season at Anfield on January 14 by overpowering the Magpies 3-1 with a Sergio Aguero hat-trick on Saturday. Guardiola had said beforehand it was important that his players responded […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Orlando Magic parlayed a big third quarter into a 103-95 upset of the Boston Celtics on Sunday, their third win in 20 games coming against the NBA’s Eastern Conference leaders. Elfrid Payton scored 22 points for the Magic, who had lost their last 14 games in Boston in a skid stretching back to February 2010. Orlando spoiled the return from injury of Boston point guard Kyrie Irving, whose 40 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James and Stephen Curry led the voting for NBA All-Star Game starters announced Thursday and will serve as team captains in the league’s new-look mid-season exhibition on February 18. Cleveland Cavaliers superstar James, a four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, was the top vote-getter among fans in the Eastern Conference and overall, garnering 2,638,294 votes. He will therefore get to choose first when the captains pick their teams from the 10 […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Roger Federer has downplayed suffocating heat on court at the Australian Open, saying it was part of the game and players should be prepared. The Swiss great was commenting on furnace-like conditions at Melbourne Park on Thursday, which his rival Novak Djokovic described as “brutal,” complaining it was hard to breathe. More of same was expected Friday, with a peak of 42 Celsius (107.6 Fahrenheit) forecast. Federer escaped the worst on Thursday, playing a […]
