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Wizards beat Lakers 119-108 to clinch division title

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Brazil replace Gabriel Jesus with Roberto Firmino for Uruguay clash

Caivano). But on Tuesday, if Brazil beat Paraguay in Sao Paulo, and Chile and both Ecuador and Chile lose their games, the five-time World Cup-winners w...

Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho unconcerned by 'improved' Everton ahead of crunch Merseyside derby

Liverpool have not featured in Europe's Premier club competition since 2014-15 but are likely to return to the fold, now sitting in fourth place. Should Lalla...

North Korea carries out another ballistic missile engine test

NORTH Korea may be in the final phases of preparing for a new nuclear test, a report by the US-Korea Institute at the School for Advanced and International St...

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: UConn routs Oregon, heads to 10th straight Final Four

North Carolina is a 4 1/2-point favorite Saturday over the Ducks (33-5), while Gonzaga is favored by 6 1/2 points, according to Oddsshark. The former walk-on...

Wenger says he has reached decision on Arsenal future

Wenger isn't saying whether his reign in North London will extend to a 22nd season, or even if Arsenal management wants him to stick around. He has been offer...

India vs Australia, 4th Test

Addressing mediapersons on the eve of the final Test, a confident Kohli said,"If I am 100 per cent fit, I will take the field". He also stressed that there ...

Jorge Linares wants the big fights; Vasyl Lomachenko and Mikey Garcia next

And how does Linares match up against an unbeaten, refined banger like Mikey Garcia? The broadcast will air at 3 p.m. "I think we can get it into works and ma...

Chelsea to offer Eden Hazard £300000 a week contract

Hazard was courted by Real Madrid previous year, according to The Daily Mail , but the former Lille starlet made a decision to stay at Stamford Bridge and has...

Relieved Du Plessis bemoans poor Proteas batting in NZ

But heavy rain fell throughout the night in Hamilton and water lay in large pools on the covers at the scheduled start of play. However, the rain Gods spared ...

Roger Federer beats Roberto Bautista Agut to enter Miami Open quarter-finals

However, Zverev will not be partying just yet, even though this marks his first Masters quarter-final. I'm 24 years old now and been on tour for a while. Fourth...

Barcelona outraged at 'unjust' Messi ban

Argentina team secretary Jorge Miadosqui , speaking from the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz, immediately confirmed that the federation would appeal the ban. Telev...

Lewis Hamilton says his hunger to be world champion has doubled

The fourth and fifth positions were comfortably sealed by Kimi Raikkonen and Max Verstappen, while Felipe Massa came in sixth. Ferrari haven't been in the tit...

Injured Kohli may miss start of IPL

The firebrand paid tribute to Australia's "relentlessness" and skill, but was scathing of their character. Yesterday, though, he confirmed that is no longer t...

India not participating in United Nations negotiations on banning nuclear weapons

He said the Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed 50 years ago "and is not going to make us safer". "The people supportive of a nuclear weapons ban treaty are e...

NCAA Tournament Results: Duke Shockingly Upset By No. 7 SC

Duke's Luke Kennard responded with a three, but SC set the tone for the second half with its own response, as Thornwell buried his own three eight seconds la...

US women's hockey players stand firm in wage fight

That's the case even as these players must stay in shape and compete in other events, including the annual world championships, until the arrival of the next Ol...

South American teams restart 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign

In gaining a fourth straight qualifying win over the Chileans, however, La Albiceleste moved up to third place, returning to the top four for the first time ...

#INDvAUS: Australian media launch all-out attack on Virat Kohli, label him 'classless'

Hopes were high among his legion of fans that he could play one of his special knocks to lead his country over the line. Kohli pulled out of the series-decidi...

Wage Deal Averts Threatened Boycott By US Women's Hockey Team

Players have said that if no agreement is reached they will boycott the World Championships, scheduled to start March 31 at the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, ...

Tony Cottee reveals how Everton can keep Romelu Lukaku away from Chelsea

Even if it is £250,000-a-week. "If it is about money, give him whatever he wants". The Belgian forward has refused to sign a new five-year deal as he wants ...

Four takeaways from USA soccer's dominant win over Honduras

It was only one game, of course, but this was some sexy football, too. Arena replaced Jurgen Klinsmann after the US team started 0-2 in qualifying . "It's cl...

Gourde scores in OT, Lightning beat Blackhawks 5-4

Chicago wasn't done. Patrick Kane got his 34th goal for a 2-1 lead with 9:43 left in the period, then Tomas Jurco got his first goal of the season, firing a...

Defoe scores on return as England beat Lithuania

England delivered a 2-0 qualifying victory that keeps them firmly on course for next year's World Cup finals but a large Wembley crowd were hardly enthralled...

Federer is now the oldest victor of Indian Wells Masters

Two months after his age-defying 18th grand slam win in Australia, Roger Federer has done it again. I'm there much, much faster. Federer leads the series 20-3...

Federer advances to BNP semifinals after opponent withdraws due to illness

The out-of-sorts Djokovic has had a brutal draw in Indian Wells, having played - and ousted - 2009 US Open victor Juan Martin del Potro in the third round. - ...

Danny Blind fired as coach of Dutch football team

He also sent on veteran Wesley Sneijder in an attempt to spark more creativity in midfield. On the other end, Italy team is becoming stronger day by day and...

Coleman faces surgery after horrific leg break

Ireland's medical staff gave Coleman oxygen before carrying him off the Aviva Stadium pitch and taking him to St Vincent's University Hospital, where he underwe...

USA Women's National Hockey Team Boycotting Championships

USA Hockey might have trouble putting a decent team on home ice for the Women's World Championships. Vantage Black Sticks Women's head coach Mark Hager has na...

Brazil shuts three more meat processing plants in bribery scandal

The operation, Weak Flesh, which was launched in six Brazilian states on March 17th, has revealed that 21 meat processing units bribed health inspectors and pol...

Conte hails Costa 'discipline' as Chelsea march on

After earning another three points late at Stoke, Craig Burley lauds Chelsea's ability to win matches in all ways. The Blues led after 13 minutes when Willia...

March Madness 2017: SC shocks Duke

SC shot just 20 percent in the opening period and missed 20 of its last 22 shots in the first half. They're defense suffocated Duke in the first half. "I told...

Matz will miss spring start because of elbow tenderness

Collins can base the fifth starter on who is performing the best out of Wheeler, Gsellman and Lugo. Those righties have been mentioned as a replacement for Whee...

Steve Smith Stays Unbeaten, Australia All Out for 451 in Ranchi

India still need 132 runs to avoid the follow-on but with Virat Kohlis fitness a concern, the onus will be on other batsmen to help India post a substantial to...

Neymar scores for Brazil with cheeky chip goal

Brazil now lead the Conmebol South American zone World Cup qualifying standings, seven points ahead of second-placed Uruguay. The most successful global team ...