The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani on Major League Baseball’s paternity list on Friday as the three-time Most Valuable Player and his wife, Mamiko, await the birth of their first child.Ohtani, who stayed behind when the team travelled to Texas for a three-game series against the Rangers, can be on the list …
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Justin Thomas followed up his sizzling 61 with a two-under par 69 on Friday that was good enough to keep him two shots clear atop the leaderboard at the US PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South Carolina.”The golf course felt completely different,” said Thomas, who is chasing his first victory since he claimed …
Legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was taken to hospital after a “medical incident” at a restaurant on Tuesday but is home and “doing fine”, ESPN reported on Friday.Celebrity website TMZ had first reported that the 76-year-old coach, who suffered a stroke in November, was placed on a stretcher and taken to hospital with …
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China’s Liu Yan and South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai both shot 9-under par rounds of 63 to share the lead after the first round of the LA Championship on Thursday.But on a day of low scoring at El Caballero Country Club, Sweden’s Frida Kinhult was just a shot off the leading pair and a chasing pack …
Justin Thomas fired a sensational 10-under-par 61 to open up a three-shot lead after the first round of the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage at Hilton Head in South Carolina on Thursday.The 31-year-old two-time major champion rattled off 11 birdies with only one bogey on the Harbour Town Golf Links to make a dream start to …
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Tyler Herro scored 38 points as the Miami Heat cruised past the Chicago Bulls 109-90 to keep their NBA playoff hopes alive on Wednesday.Miami point guard Herro led from the front in a wire-to-wire victory that eliminated Chicago from postseason contention and sends the Heat into a winner-take-all clash against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.The …
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The South American proposal for the 2030 World Cup to feature 64 teams has received a serious blow with CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani rejecting the idea.The opposition of Montagliani, who heads the confederation for the 41 member associations in North and Central America and the Caribbean, follows similar stances taken by UEFA and the Asian …
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Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler combined for 75 points as the Golden State Warriors squeezed into the NBA playoffs on Tuesday with a pulsating 121-116 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.A thrilling play-in duel at San Francisco’s Chase Center saw the Warriors hang on after a ferocious second-half fightback by Memphis, who trailed by as much …
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Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has made “significant improvement” in his recovery from a blood clot as the team prepares for the opening rounds of the NBA playoffs, team officials said on Tuesday.In a brief statement on social media, Bucks general manager Jon Horst said Lillard had been given the green light to ramp up …
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An iconic Hollywood studio lot and the golden sands of Venice Beach are among an array of Los Angeles landmarks that will stage events for the 2028 Olympic Games, organisers said Tuesday.In an updated list of venues for the Games, LA28 confirmed venues for surfing, triathlon, baseball, cricket and squash amongst other sports.Universal Studios will …
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