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Chet Holmgren scored all but one of his 24 points in the second half and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a 29-point deficit after Ja Morant left the game with a hip injury to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-108 for a 3-0 series lead. Morant was hurt with just over three minutes left in the … Read more
British boxer Chris Eubank Jr will be fined £375,500 after missing the weight by just 0.05lb (0.8 ounces) for Saturday’s fight with Conor Benn. The fight, scheduled to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, is still set to take place, despite the news at Friday’s official weigh-in. Both fighters agreed a rehydration clause and … Read more
An angry Mark Selby was sensationally knocked out 10-8 by his friend Ben Woollaston on Thursday night as the shocks continued at the Crucible. The four-time world champion, the second favourite going into the tournament, follows the defending champion, Kyren Wilson, and the 2010 winner, Neil Robertson, in going out of the World Snooker Championship … Read more
Mark Allen has made a maximum 147 break at the World Snooker Championship, writing his name into Crucible history – but still faces an uphill battle to avoid elimination in his second-round match with Chris Wakelin. Resuming 6-2 behind, Allen endured a nightmare first half of the morning session, losing all four frames to fall … Read more
Leif Smerud had already fallen in love with London when, on a post-season football tour to the city as a young player, he discovered a blues club on Kingly Street in Soho, Ain’t Nothin’ But …, where he likes to enjoy live music. He has adored coaching since first taking sessions at the Stavanger club … Read more
Luke Littler threw away the chance to silence the baying Liverpool crowd as Gerwyn Price claimed victory on night 12 of the Premier League. Littler, booed on to stage on the banks of the Mersey owing to his allegiance to Manchester United, capitulated against Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals of the weekly competition. The … Read more
Promoters for Saturday’s men’s and women’s rugby double-header in Los Angeles are offering “VIP Courtside” seats, hailed as a chance to “feel the heart-pounding action like never before”. “With courtside seats,” the blurb goes, “you’re not just watching the game – you’re in the middle of the intensity. Every … moment of pure adrenaline is … Read more
The latest saga in the endless hyping of a bout that should not be happening unfolded in a pantomime atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday evening when Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn held their final press conference. Eubank Jr would not allow Eddie Hearn, Benn’s promoter, to talk as he constantly interrupted … Read more
Bury break a record Six years after Bury were expelled from the league, last weekend they smashed a North West Counties league record by attracting a crowd of 8,719 to Gigg Lane as they sealed the first promotion since they were reborn by thrashing Burscough 4-0, a 15th successive victory. A measure of this achievement: … Read more
It’s hard to know what was more impressive today at the MCG – Private Hettie Adams’ rendition of the New Zealand national anthem, or Collingwood’s Big Five. Pte Adams is flown in every Anzac Day and she never fails to stir the pulse. Collingwood’s Big Five are just as reliable. Yes, Collingwood have some excellent … Read more