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BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — James Vince and Mark Stoneman scored half-centuries as England blunted Australia’s vaunted pace attack on an unresponsive Gabba pitch in the first Ashes Test on Thursday. The pair had few problems mastering Australia’s fast bowling trio as they recovered the tourists’ innings after the early loss of senior opener Alastair Cook. But nearing the tea interval, Stoneman was bowled between his bat and pad by Pat Cummins for 53 in a […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Goran Dragic scored 27 points as the Miami Heat ended Boston’s 16-game winning streak on Wednesday with an upset 104-98 victory. Dion Waiters added 26 points for Miami as the Heat improved to 8-9 to stun the Celtics, who had not lost since the opening two games of the season. Slovenian star Dragic contributed five assists and five rebounds while Waiters had six assists. Tyler Johnson was the only other […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 33 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to their sixth straight victory with a 119-109 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. James made four three-pointers with six rebounds and five assists as the Cavs improved to 11-7 to continue their climb up the Eastern Conference standings. The two sides had been evenly matched at 77-77 heading into the final quarter before James produced a late […]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team will be aiming to end an already-triumphant season on a high while the chasing pack scrap for points, positions and prize money at this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Much more than pride will be at stake for the middle and lower order teams, as they seek to finish strongly and boost their 2018 budgets, in the twilight showdown at the […]
by Emmeline Moore Agence France-Presse TURIN, Italy (AFP) — Lionel Messi started on the bench but Barcelona advanced to the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday and clinched top spot in Group D after drawing 0-0 with Juventus in Turin. Last season’s finalists Juventus remain second in the group following the stalemate, a point ahead of third-place Sporting Lisbon, and can secure their qualification with victory at Olympiakos on December 5. Five-time European champions Barca came into […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — FIFA’s ethics watchdogs have banned three former soccer officials from Guam, Nicaragua and Venezuela for life as part of efforts to address widespread corruption in the sport, the world football governing body said on Tuesday (November 21). The latest officials to be hit by FIFA bans are Richard Lai, the former Guam Football Association president and a former member of the FIFA audit and compliance committee; Julio Rocha, the former […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Kyle Kuzma led the way as the Los Angeles Lakers staged a late rally to down the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday. In the only NBA game of the day as the United States prepares for Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday, the Lakers fought back to win 103-94 at the Staples Center. The win saw the Lakers improve to 8-10, lifting them into the playoff places in the Western […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant insists he is unfazed by the prospect of facing his former team as the NBA champions prepare to take on Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. Durant, who is battling to recover from a left ankle sprain, left Oklahoma City for Golden State after eight seasons in 2016. In his return to Oklahoma City last season, Durant put up 40 points, and blocked out […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving exploded for 47 points as the Boston Celtics notched their 16th consecutive victory with a thrilling overtime defeat of the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. Irving was in sensational form at the Mavs’ American Airlines Center, helping Boston overturn a late fourth quarter deficit before powering to a 110-102 win. Irving’s haul included five three-pointers and three rebounds as Boston came back from 89-79 down with just over […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Love led the scoring with 19 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers notched a fifth straight victory with a 116-88 blowout on the road against the Detroit Pistons on Monday. Love, who had 11 rebounds and four assists, was backed by LeBron James, who had 18 points and eight rebounds in just 27 minutes on the court as Cleveland improved to 10-7. Jae Crowder also weighed in with a double-digit score, […]
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 […]
