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by Emmeline Moore Agence France-Presse TURIN, Italy (AFP) — Lionel Messi started on the bench but Barcelona advanced to the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday and clinched top spot in Group D after drawing 0-0 with Juventus in Turin. Last season’s finalists Juventus remain second in the group following the stalemate, a point ahead of third-place Sporting Lisbon, and can secure their qualification with victory at Olympiakos on December 5. Five-time European champions Barca came into […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — FIFA’s ethics watchdogs have banned three former soccer officials from Guam, Nicaragua and Venezuela for life as part of efforts to address widespread corruption in the sport, the world football governing body said on Tuesday (November 21). The latest officials to be hit by FIFA bans are Richard Lai, the former Guam Football Association president and a former member of the FIFA audit and compliance committee; Julio Rocha, the former […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Kyle Kuzma led the way as the Los Angeles Lakers staged a late rally to down the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday. In the only NBA game of the day as the United States prepares for Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday, the Lakers fought back to win 103-94 at the Staples Center. The win saw the Lakers improve to 8-10, lifting them into the playoff places in the Western […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant insists he is unfazed by the prospect of facing his former team as the NBA champions prepare to take on Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. Durant, who is battling to recover from a left ankle sprain, left Oklahoma City for Golden State after eight seasons in 2016. In his return to Oklahoma City last season, Durant put up 40 points, and blocked out […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving exploded for 47 points as the Boston Celtics notched their 16th consecutive victory with a thrilling overtime defeat of the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. Irving was in sensational form at the Mavs’ American Airlines Center, helping Boston overturn a late fourth quarter deficit before powering to a 110-102 win. Irving’s haul included five three-pointers and three rebounds as Boston came back from 89-79 down with just over […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Love led the scoring with 19 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers notched a fifth straight victory with a 116-88 blowout on the road against the Detroit Pistons on Monday. Love, who had 11 rebounds and four assists, was backed by LeBron James, who had 18 points and eight rebounds in just 27 minutes on the court as Cleveland improved to 10-7. Jae Crowder also weighed in with a double-digit score, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — LeBron James is executive producing a YouTube documentary series following the lives of high school students with dreams of becoming basketball stars, the Google-owned video service announced Monday. James, star of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, will be one of the executive producers of the eight-episode series “Best Shot.” The series will be directed by Michael John Warren, known for “Fearless,” and “Jay-Z Fade to Black,” and will feature former […]
NEAR PATTAYA, Thailand (Reuters) — U.S. racer Tim Cone has won the Air Race 1 World title in Thailand on Sunday (November 19). The 52 year-old Virginia native dominated the final of the World Cup at U-Tapao International Naval Airbase in a Grove-Winged Cassutt racer named ‘What Airplane Honey’. “Unbelievably happy. In love with Thailand. In love with the guys that I raced with. Some of the best pilots in the world. Some of the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored a season-high 39 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and passed out seven assists before fouling out Sunday as the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors won 118-111 at Brooklyn. A day after rallying from a 24-point deficit to beat Philadelphia, the Warriors surged ahead by as many as 28 points early in the second half before the Nets battled back and Curry was out for the last […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — David Lee, who helped the Golden State Warriors to the 2015 NBA title during a 12-season career, announced his retirement Sunday on Instagram. Lee, whose fiancee is Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki, averaged 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds over 829 games with New York, Golden State, Boston, Dallas and San Antonio. “An epic night celebrating my retirement with my friends and family!” Lee posted with a group photo on Instagram. […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s cricketers have called on retired sprint king Usain Bolt to boost their running between the wickets during the Ashes Test series against England. The Jamaican track superstar, the world record holder in the 100m and 200m and eight-time Olympic champion, is working with the Australian batsmen to improve their “explosiveness” off the mark. “It’s all about explosiveness, and that’s one thing I’ve noticed with cricket — they don’t really have […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Zolani Tete took just 11 seconds to record the fastest knockout in world championship fight history in Belfast on Saturday night. The South African etched his name into the record books when he flattened countryman Siboniso Gonya with his first punch to retain his World Boxing Organisation bantamweight crown. Tete floored his opponent with a devastating right hook after just five seconds and the referee stopped the contest officially just […]
