Eastern Conference leaders the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their first home loss of the season with a surprise 135-124 defeat to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.Cleveland’s second loss of the season came afer a strong second half display from Atlanta with De’Andre Hunter scoring 26 points off the bench, Jalen Johnson adding 22 points and Trae …
Former Barcelona and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has signed a one-year contract extension with the Major League Soccer club and will line up under new coach Javier Mascherano next season, the club said.The 37-year-old striker has scored 25 goals in all competitions since joining the club before the start of this season including 20 in …
Banned boxer Ryan Garcia is to fight in Japan on New Year’s Eve, organisers said Wednesday, but the American’s management immediately cast doubt on whether the exhibition bout would take place.Garcia is serving a one-year ban imposed by the New York State Athletic Commission after failing a drug test before his welterweight victory over Devin …
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Patrick Mahomes, quarterback of the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, topped the mid-season player sales list, the NFL Players Association announced on Tuesday.Fellow quarterbacks C.J. Stroud of Houston, Jalen Hurts of Philadelphia, Caleb Williams of Cleveland and Joe Burrow of Cincinnati completed the top five on the list of sales from official NFL licensed …
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The Atlanta Hawks were fined $100,000 by the NBA on Tuesday after a league investigation into star guard Trae Young missing an NBA Cup game two weeks ago.The NBA found the Hawks violated the league’s Player Participation Policy when the 26-year-old American missed a November 12 contest at Boston.The probe, which included a review by …
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Inter Miami have appointed former Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano as their new head coach, the Major League Soccer club said on Tuesday.Mascherano will coach his former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi at the club and replaces Gerardo Martino, who stood down last week due to ‘personal reasons’.The 40-year-old has most recently worked as coach of the …
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YouTubers KSI and IShowSpeed have joined forces with Ronaldinho, Gary Lineker and Luis Figo to launch the British and American versions of Baller League.First introduced in Germany by footballers Mats Hummels and Lukas Podolski, in conjunction with entrepreneur Felix Starck, the six-a-side format is going global in 2025 with a host of stars attached to …
Boston’s Kristaps Porzingis and Ja Morant of Memphis made triumphant and long-awaited NBA returns from injuries on Monday, while Kyrie Irving scored 32 points to spark a Dallas victory at Atlanta.Porzingis had 16 points, hitting five-of-six from inside three-point range, with six rebounds, two blocks and two assists in 23 minutes for the reigning champion …
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Lamar Jackson threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to spark the Baltimore Ravens over the Los Angeles Chargers 30-23 on Monday in the NFL’s “Harbaugh Bowl” game.Older brother John Harbaugh, the Ravens’ coach, improved to 3-0 in NFL matchups against younger brother Jim Harbaugh, the Chargers’ coach.”This is a big win. Proud for …
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Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, two-time major winner Xander Schuaffele and DP World Tour Championship winner Rory McIlroy were named Monday as 2024 PGA Tour Player of the Year award nominees.The Jack Nicklaus Award, named for the record 18-time major winner, and the Arnold Palmer Award for the PGA Rookie of the Year will be voted upon …
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