Donovan Mitchell followed up his Game 1 masterpiece with a 37-point performance Thursday night in Salt Lake City to lead the Utah Jazz to a 117-111 victory and a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference semifinals.
(BBC) Novak Djokovic yesterday ended Rafael Nadal’s reign at the French Open with a four-set win in a classic semi-final which will be ranked among the all-time great matches on the Roland Garros clay.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Fabien Allen grabbed two wickets but was then one of three West Indies players to fail with the bat as the Darren Sammy-coached Peshawar Zalmi slumped to a 10-run defeat to Lahore Qalanders, as the re-launch of the Pakistan Super League continued here Thursday following the suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(CMC) – West Indies abandoned their recently found discipline to crumble for their lowest-ever total against South Africa but debutant fast bowler Jayden Seales’s three-wicket burst thwarted the visitors’ reply, as 14 wickets tumbled on the opening day of the first Test here yesterday.
With Guyana set to make its historic debut at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Championships, head-coach and senior instructor Bruce Fraser, has confirmed that the provisional roster has officially commenced the preparation period.
The nation’s cyclists will be back in action on Father’s Day battling for spoils in a 44-mile road race at West Demerara.
Golden Jaguars international, Kevin Layne, has described his recent move to Jamaica premier league outfit, Mount Pleasant Football Academy, as a wonderful experience and a possible stepping stone and pathway to bigger achievements.
(Reuters) – Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan will lead a second-string India team in their limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka next month with pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar named as his deputy, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.
(Reuters) – Italy coach Roberto Mancini hopes his players can put on a show in the opening game of Euro 2020 against Turkey and his ambition is to take them to at least the semi-finals, he said yesterday.
(Reuters) – For a brief moment, an exhausted Barbora Krejcikova thought she had booked her place in the French Open final and she raised her arms in triumph.
(Reuters) – Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith clocked her fastest time outside of a major championships as she powered to victory in the 200 metres at the third Diamond League meeting of the season in Florence yesterday.
(Reuters) – England paceman Ollie Robinson will take a short break from cricket, after historical racist and sexist Twitter posts he had made came to light last week as he made his test debut, his county side Sussex said yesterday.
(Reuters) – England batsmen Rory Burns and Dan Lawrence scored battling half-centuries as the hosts recovered from a mid-innings wobble to reach 258-7 against New Zealand on the opening day of the second and final test yesterday.
(Reuters) – Belgium not only take their top ranking into the European Championship but they will also be the most experienced of the campaigners at the tournament, which kicks off today.
(Reuters) – Six players to watch at the Copa America: LIONEL MESSI Messi has won everything with Barcelona and nothing with Argentina’s senior team and his time is running out.
(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will add another chapter to their rivalry when they face off in a much-anticipated clash today but there will be more at stake than just a spot in the French Open final.
A Brazil team playing in the Copa America at home on the back of a seven-game winning streak would normally be hot favourites to triumph but this is no ordinary year and no ordinary Copa.
(Reuters) – When Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won the Australian Open junior title in 2006, aged 14, it looked as though it would not be long before she would emulate the likes of Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova and start winning Grand Slams.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies’ near three decade-long wait for a series win over South Africa will not be bearing heavily on captain Kraigg Brathwaite’s mind when the two teams clash in the opening Test of the two-match series at the Daren Sammy National Stadium here today.
The West Indies are set to face South Africa in the first of two Tests from today at the Darren Sammy ground in St Lucia and the big question is can the Caribbean side continue their impressive form?
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