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NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Indian teenage chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa won praise Tuesday for a stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen in an online championship. Praggnanandhaa, 16, who in 2016 became the youngest international master in history at age 10, beat Carlsen late on Monday at the Airthings Masters rapid chess tournament. “It’s about time to go to bed as I don’t think I will have dinner at 2.30 in the morning,” […]
by Greg Heakes LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Somebody forgot to tell Stephen Curry that the three-point contest was Saturday as the Golden State Warriors superstar put on a shooting clinic to lead Team LeBron to victory in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. LeBron James sank the game-winning basket as his side edged Team Durant 163-160, giving James his fifth straight all-star win as team captain. But Curry was the brightest shooting star, winning […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul will be out for an extended period of time with a broken thumb, which he suffered in a game on Wednesday against the Houston Rockets, US media reported on Sunday night. Paul has been diagnosed with an avulsion fracture in his right thumb and could miss up to two months. The six-to-eight week injury rehab would see Paul return for the beginning of the […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant and Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell will both miss Sunday’s 71st NBA All-Star Game, pulling out just hours before the scheduled tip-off in Cleveland, Ohio. Durant, who is injured but was to captain one of the two teams, will not attend due to the death of his grandmother, who passed away earlier on Sunday. Mitchell withdrew just hours before tip-off because of an illness. Durant […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cade Cunningham was named most valuable player of the NBA All-Star Weekend’s Rising Stars game as Team Barry defeated Team Isaiah 25-20 in the final on Friday night in Cleveland. The Detroit Pistons’ Cunningham, who was the No. 1 pick in the 2021 draft, scored five points in the final while teammate and crowd favourite Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers also scored five. Under the annual contest’s new […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Manu Ginobili, who won four NBA titles with the San Antonio Spurs and 2004 Olympic gold with Argentina, was among 11 finalists named Friday for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Ginobili spent his entire 16-year NBA career with the Spurs and together with Tim Duncan and Tony Parker made San Antonio one of the most dominant NBA teams of the early 2000s. He also won a Euroleague title in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Anthony Davis went down hard but LeBron James picked up the Los Angeles Lakers and carried them to a 106-101 NBA victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. James scored 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, when the Lakers erased a 12-point deficit. James keyed the comeback, his contribution including a huge dunk off a pass from Russell Westbrook that put the Lakers up by two […]
by Guy JACKSON Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) – Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will attempt to win a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday in the next chapter of a doping scandal which has overshadowed the Games. The 15-year-old is in pole position after finishing top in Tuesday’s first half of the women’s singles competition, before the all-important free skate that starts at 1000 GMT. In early action, Eileen Gu put herself on […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo led a potent Milwaukee attack, scoring a season-high 50 points Tuesday as the Bucks snapped a modest two-game losing skid with a 128-119 win over the Indiana Pacers. The teams went back and fourth in the third quarter before the Bucks outscored the Pacers 29-24 in the fourth for the win and a four-game sweep of the season series. Antetokounmpo grabbed 14 rebounds and had 17-of-21 shooting […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Ben Simmons said Tuesday he is mentally ready to return to basketball following his trade to the Brooklyn Nets after a turbulent end to his Philadelphia 76ers career. The Australian star has not played at all this season after requesting a trade from the Sixers in August, citing mental health issues. The 25-year-old point guard finally got his wish last week when he secured a move to Brooklyn as […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — DeMar DeRozan caught fire in the final quarter, using a calculated game plan to score a team-high 40 points as the Chicago Bulls seized control late to beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-109 on Monday. The Bulls trailed by six points entering the fourth quarter but then DeRozan busted loose, scoring 11 of his team’s next 13 points to give Chicago the lead. DeRozan says he tried to remain […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden was ruled out of this weekend’s NBA All-Star Game on Monday, the league said in a statement. Harden, who joined the Sixers last week in a stunning trade from the Brooklyn Nets, will be replaced by Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen on LeBron James’ team. The Sixers said Harden would also miss the team’s final two games before the All-Star break — against the […]
