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Victor Wembanyama delivered another masterpiece with 39 points, 15 rebounds and more game-wrecking defence for the San Antonio Spurs, who took a 2-1 lead in the second-round NBA playoff series with a 115-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
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Article about second-tier rugby club last December piqued interest of American private equity firm "I think my family already thought I was crazy so this is nothing new,” says Kenn Moritz from his home office in faraway Pittsburgh. The Moritz family may have a point. Given all those baseball, football, ice hockey and basketball franchises in the...
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Djokovic loses in three sets to Dino Prizmic in Rome'Not ideal preparation' for French Open later this monthNovak Djokovic believes he must accept the "new reality” of his continuous physical struggles in the latter part of his career as his return to competition after an injury-ravaged clay-court season ended in a second-round Italian Open loss...
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The club chair said the move to the London Stadium showed they were not a 'tinpot club' but now relegation threat loomsWhen David Sullivan was pressed on why West Ham bothered to move to the London Stadium, the lack of substance to his argument offered a window into the club's dysfunction. "I just think we feel like a big club,” Sullivan said in...
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Former Chelsea forward is thriving on the south coast and targeting victory over Liverpool in the Women's FA CupFran Kirby knows what she brings. She always has. The Brighton forward is not young for a footballer but, at 32, she's not old either and, injury free, is reminding people she still has it. "I know I am not the same player that I was when...
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England captain took new ball along with two victims in 14 overs in Championship comeback for Durham against WorcestershireTo little fanfare, Ben Stokes has slipped out of the shorter formats. His last one-day international was at the 2023 World Cup, his last Twenty20 international helped England win its equivalent a year earlier. His most recent...
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The 6'4” shuttler isn't the quintessential prodigy. He did not win a National Championship in any age category. But he has beaten the world's best in recent weeks, showing he belongs on the big stage. What does the 21-year-old need to contend for badminton's most prestigious tournaments?
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The 19-year-old has turned heads in Germany with his catalogue of spectacular goals and dazzling dribbles. His game isn't fully formed yet, but his breakthrough season in the Bundesliga suggests that there are seemingly no limits to just how good he can get
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Championship news from the first leg; kick-off 8pm BST Forty years of playoffs | Follow on Bluesky | Mail Simon1 min: From kick-off a long ball leads to a long throw, which leads to a corner, which is headed away.1 min: Peeeep! Millwall get the game started "in their cream strip with navy and mint v-neck”, we're told. Continue reading...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!This feels like a good day to distract ourselves from [gestures in general direction of outside world] … so let's check in on the latest events at Real Madrid. Have they finally found dressing-room harmony? Ah. Eek. Oh boy. Two statements from the club on Thursday revealed an "incident in the...
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Full-back was hurt in Bayern-PSG second legDavies has had setbacks since ACL returnCaptain last appeared for Canada in March 2025Canada captain Alphonso Davies has suffered a hamstring injury that will sideline him for "several weeks”, Bayern Munich said on Friday, potentially disrupting his World Cup preparations.Davies was injured in...
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Barrie and Scott Drewitt-Barlow charged by Essex policeTrafficking charges relate to sexual exploitationTwo co-owners of the non-league football club Maldon & Tiptree have been charged with human trafficking for sexual exploitation as well as rape after an investigation by Essex police.Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, was charged with multiple...
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League to convene disciplinary panel at 'earliest opportunity'Furious Boro want playoff opponents to be punished severelySouthampton have been charged with misconduct by the English Football League and will face an independent disciplinary commission set to be convened "at the earliest opportunity”.Middlesbrough remain furious after catching a...
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French rider takes victory on opening day in BulgariaJonas Vingegaard among those held up by late crashPaul Magnier won the opening stage of the 2026 Giro d'Italia on Friday in a bunch sprint, after a late crash left most of the peloton out of contention.The Frenchman Magnier pipped Tobias Lund Andresen in a frantic finish after 147km of largely...
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Chester Cup provided fine finale after festival was saved by repairs after horses slipped in Thursday's openerA Piece Of Heaven's 7-1 success in the Chester Cup, the most popular and historic race of the year at the world's oldest racecourse, was a fine way to round off the track's May festival meeting on Friday, not least after a day when, for...
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Fast-tracked redesign will reduce electrical energy useMax Verstappen has been a vocal critic of new enginesFormula One has agreed to make engine design changes for the 2027 season in response to the unhappiness of many leading drivers at the way this year's new-generation engines have affected how they race.At a meeting on Friday, the FIA, F1,...
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World relay gold medallist bailed until 28 May court hearingPolice alleged suspects part of an organised crime groupThe British sprinter CJ Ujah, who won 4x100m relay gold at the 2017 world championships, is one of 10 suspects charged with conspiracy to defraud as part of a police investigation into cryptocurrency fraud.It is alleged that the...
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