NBA roundup: Jaylen Brown scores 40 as Celtics dump Lakers
Jaylen Brown scored 40 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Boston Celtics closed out a perfect road trip with a 121-113 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday.
Jaylen Brown scored 40 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Boston Celtics closed out a perfect road trip with a 121-113 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday.
Retired NBA star Dwyane Wade bought an undisclosed share of the Utah Jazz with plans to be active in the team’s operation and in the community, ESPN reported yesterday.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The Indian Premier League’s (IPL) most expensive signing Chris Morris proved he is worth every penny as the all-rounder fired Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling three-wicket victory against Delhi Capitals on Thursday.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting was left to rue his team’s poor bowling on Thursday after they allowed Rajasthan Royals’ Chris Morris to smack four sixes off the final 10 balls to seal a three-wicket win in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
LONDON, (Reuters) – England all-rounder Ben Stokes will be sidelined for about three months after fracturing his finger while playing for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.
(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal suffered a shock quarter-final defeat by Russian Andrey Rublev at the Monte Carlo Masters yesterday as he was overpowered 6-2 4-6 6-2, only his sixth ever loss at the tournament he has won 11 times.
PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman struck a blazing half-century as they survived a scare to seal a three-wicket victory over depleted South Africa with a ball to spare and win the four-match Twenty20 International series 3-1 yesterday.
The Guyana senior men’s basketball team got off to the worst possible start in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers, going down to Nicaragua by an 84-73 score line yesterday at the José Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium in El Salvador.
The Olympic boxing qualifier for the Americas originally scheduled to start from May 10 to16 in Buenos Aires, Argentina has been cancelled.
Legendary former West Indies captain Sir Clive Lloyd, has officially congratulated recently elected Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President Bissoondyal Singh on his ascension to the top post.
Ayn Rand, Russian-American writer and philosopher once stated, “Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.”
Rajasthan Royals 150 for 7 (Miller 62, Morris 36*, Avesh 3-32) beat Delhi Capitals 147 for 8 (Pant 51, Unadkat 3-15) by three wickets (ESPN) Back at the scene of their heartbreak in a massive chase against the Punjab Kings, the Rajasthan Royals managed to make 148 look more difficult than 222 before sealing the chase in a chaotic finish yesterday.
CMC – Kieron Pollard has described as a “fantastic achievement” him being named by Wisden as the Leading T20 Cricketer in the World, and says he is hoping to create more history in the coming year.
Seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge announced his retirement from the NBA yesterday following a health scare.
(Reuters) – Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton hailed Sebastian Vettel yesterday as his favourite Formula One rival over the years.
(Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic crashed out in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters following a 6-4 7-5 defeat by Britain’s Dan Evans yesterday.
CMC – Former Test captain Jason Holder has been named as one of Wisden’s five Cricketers-of-the-Year, further bolstering an already mushrooming international profile and confirming his status as one of the world’s elite players.
(Reuters) – A senior Japanese ruling party official said yesterday that cancelling this year’s Olympics in Tokyo remains an option if the coronavirus crisis becomes too dire.
(Reuters) – The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) and FIFPRO, the global players’ union, have called on football’s lawmakers to consider launching trials into temporary concussion substitutes to better protect players who suffer head injuries.
(Reuters) – Michael Jordan will be Kobe Bryant’s presenter when the Los Angeles Lakers great is inducted posthumously into the Basketball Hall of Fame next month.
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