The Pacers lost key player Tyrese Haliburton to a leg injury just seven minutes into the contest when he slipped and fell while driving towards the basket, but still held a narrow 48-47 lead at half-time. However, the Thunder, who with an average age of 25.6 are the youngest side to win an NBA Finals...
“We didn’t want to see those guys celebrate a championship on our home floor. Backs against the wall, we just responded. “So many different guys chipped in. It was a whole team effort. I’m really proud of this group.” The victory means the NBA finals will go to game seven for the first time since...
On a scorching day at Taunton, Hampshire openers Maia Bouchier and Charli Knott put on 80 before Chloe Skelton took a fine catch over her shoulder at mid-on to send Bouchier on her way for 43 from 26 balls with eight boundaries. In her final game before returning to Australia, Knott holed out to international...
Music superstars J Balvin, Doja Cat and Tems will perform a half-time show at the Club World Cup final in New Jersey next month, as football follows the example of the Super Bowl. Colombian singer Balvin, US rapper Doja Cat and Nigerian star Tems will cram their performances into the 15-minute half-time break. The line-up...
Tyrese Haliburton scores in the last second to give the Indiana Pacers the lead for the first time in the match, as well as the win as they beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in game one of the NBA Finals. READ MORE: Last-second winner puts Pacers ahead in NBA Finals Available to UK users...
The Indiana Pacers reached the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000 as they beat the New York Knicks 125-108 in game six of the Eastern Conference finals. Pascal Siakam maintained his impressive form to be named MVP of the series after recording 31 points and three blocked shots on Saturday in Indianapolis. Siakam...
California’s high school athletics’ playoff and championship governing body, commonly known in the Golden State as CIF, hastily took action in the wake of the threat this week by Donald Trump of pulling funding, perhaps permanently, from California if biological boys were allowed to continue competing against biological girls. Title IX of the Education Amendments...
A record number of fans packed Wembley to watch the three play-off finals, the English Football League has announced. The matches attracted an aggregate attendance of 211,858 – well above the previous record total of 197,550 that watched the play-offs at the end of the 2007-08 season. Sunderland’s 2-1 victory over Sheffield United in Saturday’s...
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All three English Football League play-off finals will kick off one minute later than scheduled this weekend to raise awareness of the Every Minute Matters campaign. Saturday’s Championship final between Sunderland and Sheffield United and Monday’s League Two showpiece between AFC Wimbledon and Walsall will both kick off at 15:01 BST. Sunday’s League One decider...
Kevin de Bruyne is expected to make his fourth – and last – FA Cup final appearance for Manchester City after the Belgian announced in April he will leave at the end of the season after 10 years at Etihad Stadium. Crystal Palace are 12th in the Premier League table – 16 points behind fourth-placed...
Group A: Kenya (co-hosts}, Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, Zambia Group B: Tanzania (co-hosts), Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic Group C: Uganda (co-hosts), Niger, Guinea, Algeria, South Africa Group D: Senegal, Equatorial Guinea*, Sudan, Nigeria *Equatorial Guinea replaced Congo-Brazzaville after the latter fielded an ineligible player in qualifying Read full article at source...
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have booked their place in this year’s Europa League final with wins over Athletic Club and Bodo/Glimt respectively. The winner will claim a place in next season’s Champions League, while the loser will miss out on European football all together. It will be just the sixth time in history that...
He scored twice in the FA Cup final against Manchester United in 1957 but also became involved in a controversial incident in which he shoulder-charged (at the time a legitimate form of challenge) the United keeper Ray Wood after only six minutes, leaving him unconscious with a broken cheekbone. McParland’s goals were remembered as examples...
Both Scottish Cup finals will be shown live on BBC One Scotland, with the meeting between Aberdeen and Celtic in the men’s showpiece kicking off at 15:00 BST on Saturday 24 May. Brendan Rodgers’ side will go for a sixth domestic treble in nine seasons against Jimmy Thelin’s Aberdeen, who have not lifted the Scottish...