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OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — The Utah Jazz, fighting for a playoff position in the Western Conference, up-ended league-leading Golden State 105-99 on Monday, snapping the Warriors’ 14-game NBA winning streak. With 20 points from George Hill, and 17 points and 18 rebounds from French big man Rudy Gobert, the Jazz kept pace with the Los Angeles Clippers in the battle for the fourth seed in the Western Conference, despite the injury absences of top-scorer […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Japanese figure skater Mao Asada, a silver medalist from the 2010 Winter Olympics and three-time world champion, said on Monday (April 10) evening she’s retiring from the sport after a disappointing season, saying she has lost the will to compete. The 26-year-old took a year off from competition before resuming training in 2015, but said on her blog late on Monday that this time she was quitting for good after being […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Bradley Beal and Markieff Morris made sure the Detroit Pistons’ Palace at Auburn Hills era wouldn’t end with a victory for the home team on Monday. Beal and Morris scored the Wizards’ last 15 points in a 105-101 victory in the Pistons’ final game at the Palace, their home in the Detroit suburbs since 1988. Washington coach Scott Brooks put the pair in the game with less than five […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The Miami Heat kept their NBA playoff hopes alive Monday with a 124-121 overtime victory over Cleveland that dropped the reigning NBA champion Cavaliers to second in the Eastern Conference. The Cavs, locked in a duel with the Boston Celtics for the top seed in the East, nevertheless rested stars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving in Miami. They suffered their second overtime defeat in as many days, having squandered a […]
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) — Some of the world’s top track cyclists were training in Hong Kong on Monday (April 10) ahead of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. The five-day event starts on Wednesday (April 12) and Britain will be the nation to beat after their performances at last year’s world championships in London and the 2016 Olympic Games. Britain finished top of the medals table in London with five golds and nine in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Oklahoma City star Russell Westbrook broke Oscar Robertson’s 55-year-old record with his 42nd triple-double of the NBA season — then broke the Denver Nuggets with a buzzer-beating three-pointer in a 106-105 Thunder triumph. Westbrook finished the day with 50 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. It was yet another remarkable display of the all-around excellence that a triple-double — the achievement of double-digit totals in three of five key […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Atlanta Hawks seized their chance as the Cleveland Cavaliers collapsed late, erasing a 26-point second-half deficit to stun the NBA champions 126-125 in overtime on Sunday. The Hawks, who were short-handed when they shocked the Cavs in Cleveland on Friday, never led until overtime. They took the lead for good on a three-pointer by Mike Muscala with 35 seconds remaining. Kent Bazemore had a steal and basket with […]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) — North and South Koreas reunited at a rare game between two rival North and South Korean women’s ice hockey teams in Gangneung on Thursday (April 7). Seoul has given the North Korean women’s ice hockey team the green light on March 29 to take part in the game as the North’s athletes needed approval from Seoul to enter the South after their 1950-53 Korean War ended with a truce, not […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boston’s hopes of pipping Cleveland for top spot in the Eastern Conference suffered a blow on Thursday as the Celtics slumped to defeat against the Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics, comprehensively beaten by the Cavaliers on Wednesday, slid to another costly defeat as Paul Millsap inspired Atlanta to a 123-116 win at Philips Arena in Georgia. Millsap scored 26 points and 12 rebounds as Atlanta improved to 40-38, a half-game […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is expected to return to action this weekend following a six-week injury layoff, the NBA team confirmed on Thursday. A statement from the Warriors said Durant, who suffered a knee sprain and bone bruise in a game against the Washington Wizards on February 28, was fit to face the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday. “Following multiple workout sessions in recent days … forward Kevin […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (Reuters) — Novak Djokovic was drawn to face Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the first match of Serbia’s Davis Cup quarter-final against Spain on Friday (April 7), a responsibility he was happy to take on. The former world number one’s appearance in his home city of Belgrade is one of several intriguing plots as the team competition reaches the business end with four hard-to-call ties. Since opening the year by winning the Doha title, […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Promoters refused to declare Manny Pacquiao’s fight with Australia’s Jeff Horn official on Thursday, saying “there is no event to be announced” until all contracts had been signed. The Philippine world boxing champion’s camp announced in Manila on Wednesday that Pacquiao would challenge undefeated Horn in Brisbane in July. But the consortium backing the fight, including the Queensland state government, and promoters Duco Events and Top Rank Boxing, were not ready […]
