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REUTERS – A group of Afghan teenagers, decked out in makeshift protective gear, gather on a dusty hill on the outskirts of the capital Kabul to practice a variety of freestyle cycling tricks they have learnt from online videos via YouTube, Facebook and other social media. Brushing aside suicide bombings, they are part of Afghanistan’s first freestyle cycling club ‘Drop and Ride’, established two months ago to help keep young Afghans away from drugs, petty […]
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (Reuters) — Bolivian authorities detained on Tuesday (December 6) the chief executive of airline LaMia, the owner of the plane that crashed last week in Colombia and killed nearly all of Brazil’s Chapecoense soccer team, prosecutors said. Gustavo Vargas, the chief executive, and two other employees of the tiny Bolivia-based charter airline were taken to a prosecutor’s office in Santa Cruz for up to eight hours of questioning before prosecutors decide if […]
(REUTERS) – The martial art of muaythai and cheerleading, with its strong youth appeal, received provisional recognition as Olympic sports by the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday (December 6). The two sports will now be able to tap into some IOC funding and take part in a number of programmes, including athlete development and anti-doping. They take the number of recognized Olympic sports to 37. At the end of their three-year provisional recognition period, they […]
(REUTERS) – New York City forward David Villa was named Major League Soccer’s most valuable player on Tuesday after leading the club to its first playoff appearance in just its second year in the league. The former-Barcelona striker, who also finished runner-up for the MLS Golden Boot with 23 goals, beat off competition from Bradley Wright-Phillips and Sacha Kljestan of crosstown rivals New York Red Bulls. Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco, the 2015 MVP, finished fourth […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Fifty-two points from John Wall weren’t enough for the Washington Wizards on Tuesday as they fell 124-116 to the surging Orlando Magic. Wall became the fourth NBA player to score 50 or more points in a single game this season. He connected on 18 of 31 shots, including five of eight from three-point range, but with little help from his supporting cast the Wizards lost for the third time in […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 35 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 114-103 NBA victory over the short-handed Heat in Miami on Tuesday. Anthony shook off a slow start to connect on 13 of 27 shots from the field in an impressive display that included three three-pointers and two alley-oop dunks. “I finally found my rhythm after the first quarter,” Anthony said. “I was trying to find […]
NORTH Koreans on Tuesday (December 6) welcomed their national women’s soccer team who returned to the country after beating France in the U-20 Women’s World Cup final in Papua New Guinea. Footage filmed by North Korea’s state media KCNA, which could not be verified by Reuters, showed families and other athletes greeting the team at Pyongyang International Airport. The video also showed Pyongyang residents lining up the streets, waving and cheering as a bus covered with […]
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach hailed the Rio Olympics a success on Tuesday (December 6) saying that the 2016 Games were the most consumed ever. The Games may not have been perfect but organisers exceeded expectations given the political and economic situation in the South American country, organisers said. Rio, the first Olympic host city on the continent, had to grapple with a protracted political crisis, the worst recession in more than 80 […]
BASEL, Switzerland ( AFP ) — Lucas Perez made the most of a rare start by scoring a hat-trick in Tuesday’s 4-1 rout of Basel that sent Arsenal through to the Champions League last 16 as group winners. The Spaniard missed over a month with an ankle injury following his move from Deportivo la Coruna in August but played a leading role in Switzerland as Arsene Wenger’s men stole first place from Paris Saint-Germain in Group A. The […]
by Rob Woollard LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Klay Thompson exploded for a career-high 60 points in a phenomenal individual display as Golden State steamrolled the Indiana Pacers 142-106 on Monday. Thompson tormented Indiana with a mesmerizing performance which saw him rack up 40 points in the first two quarters alone. A further 20 points in the third quarter gave Thompson the highest individual game tally of his career and the highest of any […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 34 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped their three-game losing streak with a battling 116-112 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. James led the scoring for the Cavs, who also saw Kevin Love pour on 28 points with 14 rebounds as the Raptors’s six-game winning streak came to an end. The Cavs had looked to be easing to victory after opening up a 15-point lead […]
By Josh Tolentino EBC Sports Bulls upset King James and Cavs 111-105 CHICAGO — LeBron James arrived Friday evening at the United Center dressed in Cubs pinstripes, as part of a World Series bet made with former teammate Dwayne Wade. The King was greeted by hundreds of reporters and plenty of laughs. James’ smile and the laughs ended soon after as the Chicago Bulls went on to hand the defending NBA Champion, Cleveland Cavaliers a […]
