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Maria Sharapova losses in the hand of her biggest critic, Eugene Bouchard, on the 2nd round of Madrid Open Bouchard beats the Russian tennis star with the score of 7-5, 2-6 and 6-4 in almost 2 hours of the game. This is the second game of Sharapova following her 15 months ban of playing after being positive on an illegal substance. During the comeback of the Russian star, Sharapova was denounced by the Canadian Tennis […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Houston Rockets forward Nene has been ruled out of the remainder of the season after suffering a torn thigh muscle, the team confirmed on Monday. The 34-year-old Brazilian was injured in the first quarter of Sunday’s Game 4 win over the San Antonio Spurs, hobbling off after just two minutes. “The Rockets medical staff is currently reviewing treatment options,” the team said in a statement. Nene’s absence is a […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (Reuters) — Canelo Alvarez dominated and easily defeated fellow Mexican Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr, earning a unanimous decision win Saturday (May 6) night at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas. Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 Knockouts) won all 12 rounds in defeating Chavez, Jr (50-3-1, 32 KOs) with all three judges scoring the fight 120-108 in match that was fought at an agreed upon catchweight of 164.5 pounds (74.6 kilograms). Current middleweight champion […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers powered into the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday, downing the Toronto Raptors 109-102 to complete a four-game sweep of their playoff series. LeBron James scored 35 points with nine rebounds and six assists as the Cavaliers subdued the desperate Raptors to remain unbeaten in eight games in these playoffs. They’re the first team to win eight games in a row over consecutive post-season runs. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Draymond Green keyed an early surge as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Utah Jazz 115-104 on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA Western Conference second-round playoff series. Green drained five three-pointers en route to 21 points as the Warriors remained unbeaten in six games this post-season. Kevin Durant added 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, while Stephen Curry had 23 points and seven assists for […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — John Wall scored 24 points as the Washington Wizards trimmed the deficit in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series against Boston on Thursday with a 116-89 victory. The Wizards seized control of the contest with a 22-0 scoring run in the first quarter. Although they never trailed, there was plenty of tension, with eight technical fouls handed out and Washington’s Kelly Oubre Jr. ejected in the first half for a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker will miss the remainder of the NBA playoff season after suffering a leg injury during his team’s win over the Houston Rockets, the Spurs said Thursday. Parker collapsed to the court in agony during the fourth quarter of the Spurs’ series-levelling win over the Rockets on Wednesday. The French star was carted off by teammates Dewayne Dedmon and Dejounte Murray and did not […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Wednesday for second place on the NBA’s all-time playoff scoring list on Wednesday and now has No. 1 Michael Jordan in his sights. James moved ahead of Abdul-Jabbar (5,762 points) with his 27th point in a 125-103 Cleveland win over the Toronto Raptors in game two of their best-of-seven playoff series. Jordan heads the list with 5,987 points but James […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard scored a game- high 34 points as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets 121-96 on Wednesday to level their NBA playoff series at one game each. Leonard also delivered eight assists and seven rebounds for the Spurs, who now travel to Houston for games three and four of the best-of-seven second round Western Conference series. “We were focused,” Leonard said. “We lost by 30 points […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Isaiah Thomas scored a career playoff high 53 points, nine of them in a game-closing 15-2 over-time run that powered the Boston Celtics over Washington 129-119 in a second-round NBA playoff game Tuesday. Thomas scored a combined 29 points in the fourth quarter and over-time to rally the host Celtics past the stubborn Wizards and give Boston a 2-0 lead as the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series shifts to Washington for […]
by Jan Flemr Agence France Presse PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — A dark-haired girl kicks a white football gently towards a black eight ball, then wrings her hands in despair as she fails to sink it in the corner pocket for a win. Katerina Ziegelova, a 26-year-old clerk, is one of the pioneers of footballpool, the latest addition to the hybrid sports family. The Czech footballpool league has just kicked off in Prague, after the sport […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 35 points and grabbed 10 rebounds on Monday, leading the reigning NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers over Toronto 116-105 in the opener of their second-round playoff series. Kyrie Irving added 24 points and 10 assists while Kevin Love had 18 points and nine rebounds as the Cavaliers seized the edge in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference matchup with game two set for Wednesday. The Cleveland-Toronto winner next faces Washington […]
