A dejected-looking Lionel Messi walked off the field in defeat on Wednesday after his Inter Miami team were exposed in emphatic fashion by a young Vancouver Whitecaps.The 3-1 loss in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-final meant a 5-1 aggregate defeat to the Canadian side and no-one who watched the games would …
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NBA superstar LeBron James says he’ll take time to decide whether to return for a 23rd season after his Los Angeles Lakers were dumped out of the first round of the playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.”I don’t know,” James said when asked how many more years he would play. “I don’t have the …
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The Minnesota Timberwolves sent LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers tumbling out of the NBA playoffs at the first hurdle on Wednesday, producing a clinical 103-96 win to complete a 4-1 series victory.Minnesota’s French center Rudy Gobert delivered a dominant display at both ends of the court, finishing with 27 points and 24 rebounds as …
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A man was in hospital after falling some 20 feet from the stands onto the warning track in the PNC Park outfield during a Pittsburgh Pirates game on Wednesday, the Major League Baseball team said.The Pirates did not identify the man or give details of his injuries.Play was suspended in the bottom of the seventh …
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Lionel Messi’s dream of winning Inter Miami’s first CONCACAF Champions Cup title ended on Wednesday with the Vancouver Whitecaps reaching the final with a 3-1 win in south Florida earning them a 5-1 aggregate victory.The Whitecaps will meet the winners of Thursday’s other semi-final between Mexican clubs Cruz Azul and Tigres UANL which stands at …
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Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard will miss the remainder of the NBA season after suffering a torn left Achilles tendon during his team’s playoff defeat to the Indiana Pacers, his team confirmed on Monday.Lillard, who had only recently returned to play after being diagnosed with a blood clot in his right calf in March, was …
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President Donald Trump lavished praise on the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, saluting the Super Bowl-winning NFL champions as “incredible” at a White House reception.In stark contrast to the acrimony of 2018 — when Trump’s first administration rescinded a White House invitation to the Eagles after several players vowed not to attend — Monday’s ceremony on …
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Flag football, a non-contact version of American football, is spreading like wildfire among US girls drawn by the prospect of its inclusion in the 2028 Olympics, its popularity even sparking plans for a professional league.”It’s the youth version of pickleball, the fastest growing adult sport,” says Michael Colt, comparing flag football to the racquet sport …
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Inter Miami threw away a 3-1 lead as they suffered their first loss of the Major League Soccer season with a stunning 4-3 defeat to FC Dallas on Sunday.Lionel Messi sat out the game at Chase Stadium along with teammates Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets for Miami, who face a CONCACAF Champions Cup …
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Dick Barnett, a Hall of Famer who helped the New York Knicks to their only two NBA titles in 1970 and 1973, has died at the age of 88, the Knicks said on Sunday.”We are terribly saddened to hear about the passing of Knicks legend Dr. Richard Barnett,” the team said in a statement. “Throughout …
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