Tag: Basketball
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New form of Cricket aims to entertain the crowd
The highly-anticipated Hundred Cricket competition, following a 12-month delay due to the global pandemic, is a chance to see cricket in a new light, with shorter 100-ball innings, and eight city-based teams who have men and women sides. Each innings is split into 20, five-ball overs, where the same bowler must deliver all five balls.…
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Chicago, Toronto game called off after Covid alert
Los Angeles, Feb 28 (AFP/APP):The NBA has postponed Sunday’s clash between the Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors in Florida after the Raptors were unable to raise a team due to Covid-19, the league said. A statement said the game at the Amalie Arena in Tampa had been shelved “because of positive test results and ongoing…
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Jimmy Butler and Kendrick Nunn combine for 51 points
Los Angeles, Feb 21 (AFP/APP): Jimmy Butler and Kendrick Nunn combined for 51 points as the Miami Heat defeated reigning league champions the Los Angeles Lakers 96-94 on Saturday, in a rematch of last season’s NBA finals. Nunn finished with 27 points and Butler had 24 and eight rebounds for the Heat, who have won six of…
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Cleveland Browns Struck by Covid!
Washington, Dec 30 (AFP/APP): The Cleveland Browns, struck by Covid-19 as they try to snap a 17-season NFL playoff drought, closed their training facility Wednesday after two more positive virus tests. The Browns, who were missing four wide receivers and two linebackers in a loss Sunday due to Covid-19 safety precautions, said an unidentified coach…
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Daryl Morey Embarking on his First Season
Los Angeles, Dec 23 (AFP/APP): Daryl Morey, embarking on his first season as Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations, told ESPN in an article published Wednesday he once feared his tweet last year supporting Hong Kong activists could end his NBA career. Morey was general manager of the Houston Rockets when he tweeted: “Fight for…
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NBA shut down, fans shut out as coronavirus hits US sport
Los Angeles, March 12 (AFP/APP): Sport across the United States and Canada was gripped by coronavirus fears on Wednesday, with the NBA suspending its season after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for COVID-19. The NBA’s move followed a dramatic last-minute postponement of Utah’s scheduled game against the Thunder in Oklahoma City, league officials taking…
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NBA names all-star award in honor of Kobe Bryant
Los Angeles, Feb 16 (AFP/APP): NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced that the All-Star Game MVP award will now be called the Kobe Bryant Award as players lined up to pay tribute to the late NBA icon on Saturday. “Kobe Bryant is synonymous with NBA all-star and embodies the spirit of this global celebration of our…
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Lakers win first game since Kobe Bryant tragedy
Los Angeles, Feb 2 (AFP/APP): Anthony Davis scored a team-high 21 points as the Los Angeles Lakers put the emotions of their Kobe Bryant tribute night behind them with a 129-113 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. The Lakers won their first game since Bryant died in a horrific helicopter crash after losing 127-119…
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NBA postpones Tuesday’s Lakers game after Bryant’s death
Los Angeles, Jan 28 (AFP/APP): Los Angeles Lakers players will have more time to mourn the death of Kobe Bryant before returning to the court after the NBA on Monday postponed Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Staples Center matchup, which was to be the first game on the Lakers’ home court since…
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World media reacts to Kobe Bryant’s death
Paris, Jan 27 (AFP/APP): Journalists from inside and outside the world of sport lined up to pay tribute to NBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist Kobe Bryant after his death in a helicopter crash. US Sports magazine Sports Illustrated ran with a single black and white photo of Bryant in profile and the headline:…