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Curry poised for return on March 1: Kerr

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is being lined up to return from injury…

Mayweather made ‘special advisor’ to China boxing team

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Retired superstar Floyd Mayweather has been named "special advisor" to China's boxing team as they look…

Lee retirement leaves ‘Super Dan’ ploughing lonely Olympic furrow

by Peter STEBBINGS SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Lee Chong Wei's tearful retirement was not just a sad conclusion to one…

Nike unveils next-generation self-lacing basketball shoes

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- In the 1980s, the "Back to the Future" film franchise suggested we would all…

Warriors named Sports Illustrated’s ‘Sportsperson of the Year’

OAKLAND, United States (AFP) -- The all-conquering Golden State Warriors have become only the fourth team in history to be…

Mayweather cancels Japan kickboxing fight

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather on Wednesday scrapped a planned fight with a Japanese kickboxer,…

Nike reports higher profits, touts digital strategy

NEW YORK, United States (AFP)--Nike shares surged Thursday as the company reported higher earnings, announced a new share buyback program…

Tennis: Djokovic staggers past Monfils in draining win

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Six-time champion Novak Djokovic survived a brutal fitness examination to overcome Gael Monfils in intense heat…

Tennis: Serena hails Djokovic ‘extreme history’

by Dave JAMES LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Serena Williams hailed Novak Djokovic for making "extreme history" despite her fellow…

Tennis: Sharapova to appeal ‘unfairly harsh’ two-year doping ban

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Russian superstar Maria Sharapova on Wednesday vowed to appeal a two-year doping ban which looks…

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