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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed caretaker head coach Larry Drew as the permanent replacement for fired predecessor Tyronn Lue, the club confirmed Monday. Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman confirmed the appointment in a brief statement published on the Cavaliers website. “We are pleased to have reached this agreement with Coach Drew to continue leading the team on the court,” Altman said. “He brings important experience and many qualities that […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines’ freshly named head coach, ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, said Monday he plans to stick around longer than his predecessor Terry Butcher, who quit before taking charge of a single game. The Azkals, who are gearing up for their first Asian Cup berth, announced Eriksson’s appointment last week after the surprise departure of Three Lions great Butcher in August. “I don’t know why he left in such a short time,” […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr said Monday he will come out of retirement to fight Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on New Year’s Eve in Saitama, north of Tokyo. The 41-year-old unbeaten American, who captured world titles in five different weight divisions and was considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the sport, beat Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor in his last fight in August 2017. That victory improved his boxing […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with a triple double as the Milwaukee Bucks continued their best NBA start in franchise history by clobbering the Sacramento Kings 144-109 on Sunday. Antetokounmpo finished with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, securing his second triple double of the season with his 10th assist at the end of the third quarter. “A great win for the team,” Antetokounmpo said. “When I drove the ball, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Boston Celtics drained a franchise record 24 three pointers en route to knocking off the last undefeated team in the NBA on Thursday with a 117-113 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Kyrie Irving scored 28 points and Gordon Hayward tallied a season high 18 for the Celtics, who snapped the Bucks seven-game win streak to start the season. “We stayed resilient and won the game,” said Boston’s Marcus […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard returned with 31 points as the Toronto Raptors bounced back from their first loss of the season to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in a hard-fought Eastern Conference duel on Tuesday. Leonard, who had been rested for Toronto’s defeat against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, also had seven rebounds and four assists after the Raptors saw off a late charge from the Sixers to seal a 129-112 win. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Argentina’s Manu Ginobili will have his number 20 jersey retired by the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs in a ceremony at a March 28 home game against Cleveland, the team announced Tuesday. Ginobili won four NBA titles in 16 NBA seasons with the Spurs with a career .721 win percentage, his 762-295 record the best in NBA history among players with at least 1,000 league appearances. The 41-year-old South American star, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Superstar LeBron James warned his young Los Angeles Lakers teammates that his patience was wearing thin after a third narrow loss less than two weeks into the new regular season. “You probably don’t want to be around when my patience runs out. I’m serious,” James said after the Lakers lost 124-120 at Minnesota on Monday night, leaving them with five defeats from their opening seven games. “We talk about […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Klay Thompson scored a record-breaking 14 three-pointers as the Golden State Warriors maintained their blistering start to the season with a 149-124 demolition of the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Thompson broke teammate Stephen Curry’s NBA record for most three-point field goals in a single game of 13 when he nailed his 14th three of the night midway through the third quarter at the United Center. The 28-year-old Thompson — who […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol on Monday and will miss a showdown of unbeatens against the Toronto Raptors. The 23-year-old Greek power forward, averaging 25.0 points, 14.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.7 blocked shots a game this season, suffered a blow to the head in a victory Saturday over Orlando. Antetokounmpo was elbowed in the head by Orlando’s Aaron Gordon and fell […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry set an NBA record after draining seven three pointers en route to a 35-point performance as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 120-114 on Sunday. Curry scored 16 points in the first quarter and drained his final three pointer of the contest with 67 seconds remaining to make it 115-108. Curry has made at least five threes in all seven games this season to surpass […]
by Martyn WOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Novak Djokovic can complete a stunning return to world number one at the Paris Masters this week as Rafael Nadal hits the comeback trail for the first time since limping out of the US Open. Roger Federer could also resurface in the French capital after a three-year absence, although the 20-time Grand Slam champion said a decision on his participation will be made on Tuesday. […]
