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Suns beat Spurs to secure 10th consecutive win

31Jan

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Suns beat Spurs to secure 10th consecutive win

Jan 26, 2022; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) shoots the ball over Utah Jazz forward Eric Paschall (0) during the third quarter at Vivint Arena. Phoenix Suns won 105-97. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports The Phoenix Suns won their 10th consecutive game with a 115-110 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Devin Booker scored 28 points to lead the Suns back from 12 points down in the third quarter. The Suns are top of the Western Conference with an NBA-best record of 40 wins and nine losses. The Los Angeles Lakers lost again in the absence of the injured LeBron James as they were beaten 129-121 by the Atlanta Hawks. Trae Young scored 36 points to help the Hawks secure their seventh straight win. Malik Monk hit 33 points for the L...

27Jan

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MO Salah’s penalty beat Ivory Coast

Mohamed Salah scored the decisive spot-kick as record seven-time champions Egypt beat the Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in Douala on Wednesday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.

Third-quarter surge carries Sacramento Kings past Lakers

13Jan

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Third-quarter surge carries Sacramento Kings past Lakers

Jan 12, 2022; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes (40) blocks a shot by Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports Sacramento used a 24-3, third-quarter flurry to take the lead and De'Aaron Fox capped a 29-point performance with a key jumper to stall a late Los Angeles Lakers rally as the Kings earned a 125-116 home victory on Wednesday night. The Kings ended a five-game losing streak and finished with a 2-2 record in the season series against the Lakers. LeBron James produced a game-high 34 points for the Lakers, who dropped their second straight after winning four in a row. The Lakers led for most of the first half, including by as many as 14, an...

Odell Beckham Jr. And Model GF Lauren Wood Reveal They’re Pregnant

23Nov

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Odell Beckham Jr. And Model GF Lauren Wood Reveal They’re Pregnant

Odell Beckham Jnr. trade to Los Angeles is now officially the second biggest life event of the wide receiver's year so far ... 'cause the NFL star just revealed he's going to be a dad! The new Rams player and his model GF, Lauren Wood, made the announcement Sunday ... with Wood going public with her pregnant belly for the first time in a social media post. The model -- who's been dating OBJ for two years -- seemed to reveal the couple is having a daughter ... 'cause she captioned the pic with a girl emoji as well as three "I love you" comments. Odell and Wood went IG official way back in November 2019 ... and they've been nearly inseparable since, with Wood showing up to his games often and also helping him through his various rehabs over the years. As for soon-to-be grand...

LeBron James Suspended Over Brutal Foul On Isaiah Stewart, First Of Career

23Nov

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LeBron James Suspended Over Brutal Foul On Isaiah Stewart, First Of Career

There's a first time for everything -- LeBron James was just hit with a one-game suspension as a result of Sunday's wild incident ... the first time he's ever been banned in his 19-year career. It's a shocking decision, especially because the Lakers' next game is in New York against the Knicks on Tuesday ... and Madison Square Garden is the biggest stage in the NBA. Detroit Pistons player Isaiah Stewart was also suspended two games for his involvement in the incident ... with the league saying he escalated the altercation by "repeatedly and aggressively" pursuing James. LBJ was ejected for just the second time of his career after elbowing Stewart in the face during a boxout in the 3rd quarter ... which sparked an insane altercation. As it turns out, Bron reported...

Lewis Hamilton takes his 100th F1 win in Russia

27Sep

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Lewis Hamilton takes his 100th F1 win in Russia

Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula, One driver, to win 100 races with a victory in Russia that sent him back on top of the championship. Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished second, after starting in the last place, to limit the damage with Hamilton now two points clear. Spaniard Carlos Sainz was third for Ferrari. While seven times world champion Hamilton celebrated a personal century, his Mercedes team maintained their own 100 per cent record in Sochi. The champions have won every Russian grand Prix since the first in 2014.

We can win Champions League at PSG — Messi

11Aug

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We can win Champions League at PSG — Messi

Lionel Messi said he dreams of winning the Champions League once more after joining Paris St-Germain, adding: "I think we have the team to do it here." The Argentina captain, 34, won four Champions League titles with Barcelona, the last of which came in 2015. PSG are still searching for their first title in the competition, having lost to Bayern Munich in the 2020 final. "My goal and my dream is to win the Champions League once more," Messi said as he was unveiled as a PSG player. Messi left Barcelona - who he joined aged 13 - as they were unable to afford a new deal under La Liga's financial fair play rules. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, he scored a record 672 goals in 778 games for the Catalan giants. He won the Ballon d'Or a record...

Kipyegon clinches Kenya’s second gold in women’s 1500m

6Aug

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Kipyegon clinches Kenya’s second gold in women’s 1500m

Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon defended her title in style, setting a new Olympic record of 3:53.11 to clinch gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Kipyegon put on the nitro-burners in the last lap to overcome Olympic 5000m champion Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands who finished third, having taken charge of the race from the onset. Briton Laura Muir timed 3:54.50 to finish second as Hassan — who seemed uncharacteristically off-colour — clocked 3:55.86 in third. For most of the three-and-three-quarter lap race, Kipyegon hanged on the shoulders of Hassan, bidding her time as the Dutchwoman sought to establish daylight between herself and the rest of the pack. However, with the bell ringing for the ultimate lap, Kipyegon surged past Hassan — who has amasse...

Tokyo Olympics: Kenya Finally Wins First Medal Through Benjamin Kigen

2Aug

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Tokyo Olympics: Kenya Finally Wins First Medal Through Benjamin Kigen

Kigen won the medal after he clocked 8.11.45 to finish third in the final of men's 3000m steeplechase. Kenya lined up two athletes in the event, with Kigen being joined by compatriot Abraham Kibiwott, both of whom made it to the final of the competition. While the country has previously dominated in the race, it was a whole different story in Tokyo as Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali triumphed to win gold. Ethiopian L. Girma posted 8.10.38 to cart home the silver medal, with Kigen completing the top three podium. Kibiwott, meanwhile, faltered in the race as he finished 10th with 8.19.41 behind Italian Zoghlami. ...more to follow

Ethiopia’s Barega stuns Cheptegei to win Olympics 10,000m gold

30Jul

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Ethiopia’s Barega stuns Cheptegei to win Olympics 10,000m gold

Ethiopia's Selemon Barega is the new 10,000 metres Olympics champion. The 21-year-old Ethiopian, who is making his maiden appearance at the Olympics, stunned Uganda's pre-race favourite and world champion Joshua Cheptegei to second while Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo was third. Barega clocked 27:43.22 in a stunning sprint finish to take gold while Cheptegei timed 27:43.63 for silver. Kiplimo clocked 27:43.88 for as Barega's compatriot Barihu Aregawi wound fourth in 27:46.16. Barega joins a revered list of Ethiopian greats - Miruts Yifter, Haile Gabrselassi and Kenenisa Bekele - who have won the 10,000m Olympics gold. Kenya's medal hopeful Roders Kwemoi of Kenya was 7th in 27:50.06.