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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 […]
By Josh Canlas Tolentino, EBC Sports International CHICAGO (Eagle News) – Kemba Walker scored a game-high 47 points, but couldn’t convert when it mattered most, missing the potential game-winning layup with less than 10 seconds left. The Chicago Bulls went on to win, 123-120, Friday evening at the United Center, handing the Hornets their sixth straight loss. The Bulls’ 123 points mark a season-high. “We’re not insync,” said Walker, who finished with 47 points, six […]
by Rob Woollard Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James produced a 39-point masterclass as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to overhaul the Los Angeles Clippers in an overtime thriller on Friday. James added 14 rebounds and six assists to his 39 point tally while Kevin Love grabbed 25 points to power the Cavs to a 118-113 overtime victory at the Quicken Loans Arena. The win helped cement Cleveland’s climb in the Eastern […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving ditched his plastic mask and scored 11 of his 16 points in the final five minutes, sparking the Boston Celtics over Golden State 92-88 Thursday in a showdown of the NBA’s top teams. Rallying from a 17-point deficit in the third quarter, the Celtics stretched their win streak to 14 games, their longest since a 14-game run in November and December of 2010 and five shy of […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Houston second baseman Jose Altuve, who helped the Astros capture their first World Series title, joined Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton in taking a first Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player award on Thursday. Altuve, a 27-year-old Venezuelan, was a runaway American League MVP winner in voting by a media panel while Stanton, an American who turned 28 last week, edged Cincinnati’s Joey Votto for the National League award by two votes, the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid overwhelmed the Los Angeles Lakers in a Wednesday showdown of the NBA’s top young talents, scoring 46 points in the 76ers’ 115-109 victory. The dominating 23-year-old Cameroon 7-footer (2.13m) sank 14-of-20 shots from the floor and 16-of-19 from the free throw line, pulled down 15 rebounds, passed out seven assists and blocked seven shots. “Just being aggressive,” Embiid said of the reason for his epic night. […]
MIAMI, United States i(AFP) — New world number one Feng Shanshan, coming off back-to-back wins in Japan and her native China, aims for a $1 million LPGA playoff bonus when the season-ending Tour Championship tees off Thursday. The 28-year-old from Guangzhou is among five top point-getters from the season’s 32 events over 15 nations that can claim the bonus by winning the showdown at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. In all, 12 women have a chance […]
