Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said his team’s “hearts dropped” after seeing Tyrese Haliburton’s early injury exit in their NBA Finals defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.Pacers talisman Haliburton — the pivotal figure in Indiana’s run through the playoffs — collapsed to the hardwood in agony early in the first quarter and …
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The United States wrapped up their CONCACAF Gold Cup group phase campaign with a nervy 2-1 victory over minnows Haiti in Texas on Sunday.Mauricio Pochettino’s side had already made sure of their place in the quarter-finals after opening Group D with wins over Trinidad and Tobago, and Saudi Arabia.However the Gold Cup hosts were fortunate …
Shohei Ohtani produced a dazzling all-round performance as the Los Angeles Dodgers came from behind to rout the Washington Nationals 13-7 on Sunday.Ohtani, making just his second appearance from the mound since undergoing elbow ligament surgery in 2023, bagged two strikeouts in an 18-pitch appearance at Dodger Stadium.The Japanese superstar then followed up that lone …
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Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who saddled four Kentucky Derby winners among his 15 winners of US Triple Crown races, has been hospitalized with a severe infection and won’t return to training, his family told Churchill Downs on Sunday.In a release posted on its website, the Louisville track that hosts the Kentucky Derby …
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US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley won the Travelers Championship for the second time in three seasons on Sunday, a dramatic last-hole birdie denying England’s Tommy Fleetwood his first PGA victory.Bradley, trailing Fleetwood by one at the 18th tee, dropped his approach to six feet while Fleetwood was short of his green, left himself a …
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Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said his defender Antonio Rudiger had complained of a racist incident at the end of Sunday’s 3-1 Club World Cup win over Mexican club Pachuca.Rudiger was visibly angered after an exchange of words with Pachuca’s Gustavo Cabral after the final whistle and spoke to Brazilian referee Ramon Abatti Abel.Asked about …
Australian Minjee Lee fired a gritty two-over-par 74 to win the Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday, capturing her third major title by three strokes on another demanding day in Frisco, Texas.The 29-year-old from Perth added the title to her 2021 Evian Championship and the US Women’s Open title she won in 2022, finishing with a …
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Real Madrid shrugged off an early red card to defeat Mexico’s Pachuca 3-1 and take a big step towards the knockout stage of the Club World Cup on Sunday.The result leaves Madrid, under new head coach Xabi Alonso, on top of Group H with four points while Pachuca are eliminated after two defeats.Saudi club Al …
Alex Palou won his sixth IndyCar race in nine season starts, the Spaniard holding off Sweden’s Felix Rosenqvist to capture Sunday’s Grand Prix at Road America on low fuel.Palou boosted his season points lead by taking his first victory since last month’s Indianapolis 500, enduring after 55 laps over the 4.014-mile, 14-turn road course in …
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Two-time NBA champion forward Kevin Durant has been traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets for eight players in a blockbuster deal he confirmed on Sunday.The swap, which can be completed when the league begins the 2025-26 year in two weeks, would send the 36-year-old American to Houston in exchange for guard Jalen …
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