HISTORIC COMEBACK: Jalen Brunson put the Knicks in front for the first time with a floater that made it 105-104 with just 82 seconds remaining
The New York Knicks on Wednesday staged the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history as they erased a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 and now need one more win to seal the title.O.G. Anunoby’s soft-as-silk tip-in basket with 1.2 seconds left sealed the thrilling victory to give
Serena Williams’ long-awaited return to competitive tennis was left in the balance on Wednesday after doubles partner Victoria Mboko retired through injury in her opening singles match at the WTA Tour event at Queen’s Club in London.Tennis great Williams, 44, made her eagerly-anticipated comeback on
Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards point guard Gao Jin-wei on Wednesday won the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) regular-season Most Valuable Player award.Gao beat New Taipei CTBC DEA forward Mohanned Al Bachir Gadiaga and Hsinchu Lioneers guard Kao Kuo-hao to lift the trophy at the league’s a
England on Wednesday were undeterred by a thunderstorm that delayed their final FIFA World Cup warm-up friendly as they beat Costa Rica 3-0 in Orlando, Florida.Anthony Gordon was the star of the show with a goal and an assist as he made his case to start ahead of Marcus Rashford in England’s World C
Bryce Eldridge on Wednesday hit a game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to cap an incredible comeback by the San Francisco Giants, who scored 10 runs over the final two innings of an 11-10 victory against the Washington Nationals.San Francisco trailed 9-1 before rallying for five runs i
TANGLED TENSIONS: From locals priced out of seeing their team play to Mexico’s public safety issues to political issues with the US, there’s no shortage of worries
Celebrations have run into mounting social tensions in Mexico as the capital prepares to welcome the world in the opening ceremonies of the FIFA World Cup.Mexico, which is jointly hosting the soccer tournament with the US and Canada, is slated to kick off festivities with an inauguration and the ope
Serena Williams said she had “so much fun” as the US legend rolled back the years in her triumphant return to tennis in the Queen’s Club doubles on Tuesday.Four years after appearing to end her glittering career, Williams and Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko powered to a 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 win over thir
Imagine jumping out of a car window at 100kph in a downpour, dashing across the roof and trying to dive back in through the other side, all while the car is changing lanes.That is how Canada’s SailGP team CEO Phil Kennard used to describe the high-speed sailing race to the uninitiated. He no longer
Japan coach Eddie Jones yesterday joked that he was “looking for a laundry basket” to escape a four-match ban imposed by his own leadership for verbally abusing a referee.The Japan Rugby Football Union slapped the 66-year-old with a suspension and cut his salary last month for “incidences of verbal
Jamie Chadwick knows where she wants to be and what she wants to do after becoming the first woman driver to lap the 24 Hours of Le Mans’ Circuit de la Sarthe in a Hypercar.The three-time winner of the now-defunct all-female W Series is reserve for Hyundai’s Genesis Magma team debuting in the top cl
NOT UNBEATABLE: New York’s winning streak was halted two shy of the NBA playoff record of 15 wins by the Golden State Warriors on the way to the 2017 title
Victor Wembanyama on Monday scored 32 points to spark the San Antonio Spurs over New York 115-111 in the NBA Finals, snapping the Knicks’ 13-game winning streak with US President Donald Trump booed as he watched.Frenchman Wembanyama added eight rebounds, six assists, three blocks and two steals at M
Andrew Vaughn on Monday had four hits and four RBIs, including a two-run double that tied the score in the ninth inning, as the Milwaukee Brewers outlasted the Athletics 15-14 in 12 innings at Las Vegas Ballpark in a wild game that featured 11 homers.Automatic runner Christian Yelich scored the deci
Denmark’s Anthon Charmig on Monday broke clear on the final climb of the long second stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes to claim the biggest win of his career.The 28-year-old was part of a 10-man breakaway on the hilly 234km stage from Saint-Martin-Le-Vinoux to Le Puy-en-Velay, but as the breaka
Award-winning Somalian referee Omar Artan has been dropped from officiating at the World Cup after being barred from entering the US, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Monday.A FIFA spokesperson confirmed in a statement that Artan, who was refused entry to the US after arriving at Miami Int
France coach Didier Deschamps on Monday challenged forward Michael Olise to make his mark at the World Cup after he hit a hat-trick in a 3-1 warm-up win over Northern Ireland in Lille.The Bayern Munich winger and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe were joined in a fearsome attack by Desire Doue and O
YEARS OF NEAR-MISSES: Zverev revealed that he experienced ‘mental cramps’ during the match, but in the end they helped him get over the line
Alexander Zverev on Sunday said that he hopes winning his first Grand Slam crown at the French Open would unblock the path to more major titles after years of near-misses and heartbreak on the biggest stage.Zverev broke his major drought at the fourth time of asking by beating Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-
Kyle Freeland on Sunday stepped off the mound and tipped his cap to the cheering fans and then in the direction of his family.Just a brief pause to soak in the moment before returning right back to work.Freeland, the left-handed pitcher who grew up going to games at Coors Field, became the Colorado
The Taiwan Football Premier League (TFPL) season concluded on Sunday, when Taipower charged to a 3-0 win over MCU Desafio of Taipei in the relegation match at Kaohsiung’s Nanzih Soccer Field.Forwards Yang Cheng-ying and Lai Wei scored before halftime for Taipower to go ahead by two at halftime, then
Ollie Robinson on Sunday insisted his return to England duty was “just the start” of his second act as an international cricketer after starring in a 115-run win in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s in London.Robinson spent more than two years in England exile as he faced questions about
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