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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James was ejected for the first time in his NBA career on Tuesday, but it didn’t stop his Cleveland Cavaliers from marching to a 108-97 home win against the Miami Heat. James was angered at the lack of a foul call on a drive to the basket on which he came up empty. Shouting, he made a beeline for referee Kane Fitzgerald, who quickly whistled the superstar for […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin has a sprained left knee ligament that could see him sidelined for up to eight weeks, the NBA team said Tuesday. Griffin was hurt in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 120-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. He and teammate Austin Rivers were both scrambling for a loose ball lost by Lakers guard Lonzo Ball. Ball, trying to retrieve the […]
TOKYO, FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) — A probe into an assault by a sumo grand champion is threatening to stain the image of Japan’s ancient national sport just as its popularity was recovering from previous scandals and a shrinking fan base. Mongolian “Yokozuna” (grand champion) Harumafuji apologized last week after reports emerged that he had pounded junior wrestler Takanoiwa with his bare fists and a Karaoke remote control while drinking at a restaurant-bar. Police are investigating […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Tobias Harris tallied 31 points as the Detroit Pistons halted the Boston Celtics’ eight-game home win streak with a 118-108 victory in a battle between the two top teams in the Eastern Conference. Andre Drummond posted 26 points, a season-high 22 rebounds and six assists as the Pistons went on a late 13-3 surge to seal the victory and spoil the start of Boston’s five-game homestand. “Tonight was just […]
Reuters — Fifty-five runners set out on Friday (November 24) to run two huge laps around the Union Glacier exploration camp in Antarctica – an ice marathon at temperatures of minus 25 degrees Celsius. Clear and sunny conditions at the camp, about 600 miles (about 965 kilometers) from the South Pole, allowed the runners to cover two laps of 13 miles (about 21 kms) but they were always under observation by the organizers as competitors […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The struggling Memphis Grizzlies fired head coach David Fizdale and named J.B. Bickerstaff as his interim replacement on Monday. Memphis is in the midst of an eight-game NBA losing streak and holds a 7-12 record this season after making the playoffs last season. “After a thorough evaluation, I decided a change in course was necessary to move forward and provide the team and organization its best chance at success […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas bucked a slow start to claim a 90-83 win over Chinese Taipei on Monday night. June Mar Fajardo delivered a stellar performance coming off from the bench, and taking Gilas out of the rut that saw Chinese Taipei leading with as much as 13 points in the first quarter. Jayson Castro, who scored a career-high 20 points against Japan, again took up the cudgels for the national team, delivering a […]
by Dmitry Zaks © Agence France-Presse VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AFP) — First they dug up the bones and defused the bombs. Then Russia erected a light-as-air stadium for the 2018 World Cup that rises from the ground around which two million people died over 200 days in the Battle of Stalingrad — the tragic turning point of World War II. “Every millimetre of this soil is soaked in blood,” Volgograd Governor Andrei Bocharov said in an interview. “There […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Satoko Miyahara reached the top of the podium for the first time in two years by leading a one-two Japanese sweep at the 2017 Skate American competition on Sunday. The 2015 world silver medallist beat out runnerup Kaori Sakamoto by 13.44 points after winning Sunday’s free skate at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York. Miyahara finished first in both Saturday’s short programme and the free skate […]
By Anthony Sevilla EBC Sports International, Canada Bureau PHILADELPHIA (Eagle News)— The Vancouver Canucks started their road trip with a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday night. Vancouver was led by their rookie Brock Boeser, who had a stellar performance leading the game with two goals. The Flyers opened the first period with goal by Ivan Provorov, but the Canucks tied up the game two minutes after […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Manny Pacquiao threw down the gauntlet to Conor McGregor — and took a dig at Floyd Mayweather — as he promised to give the mixed martial arts star a “real boxing match.” McGregor lost a megabucks fight in August against the unbeaten Mayweather, who defeated Pacquiao in their disappointing ‘Fight of the Century’ in 2015. “Happy Thanksgiving! Stay fit my friend. #realboxingmatch #2018 @thenotoriousmma,” Pacquiao posted on Twitter and Instagram, using […]
by Rob Woollard Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Whether it’s about Donald Trump, legends of the NBA or conventional wisdom, LaVar Ball is happy picking a fight with anyone over anything at any time. In the space of two years, the larger-than-life hoops fanatic has risen from obscurity to prominence as the eccentric father of basketball prodigies Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball. Lonzo signed this year for the Los Angeles Lakers. […]
