Tag: #LosAngeles
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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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Oscar Awards likely to be telecasted in-person
New York, 2nd December: Oscar Awards 2021 are likely to be held in-person as Academy shoots down the possibility of the virtual event. Baaghi TV: According to a report from Variety, the Oscars 2021 will not be a virtual event and will be organised traditionally as an “in-person telecast”. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts…
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Tyson comeback fight at 54 ends with draw against Jones
Los Angeles, Nov 29 (AFP/APP):Mike Tyson’s return to boxing at age 54 ended in a draw with 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday in an eight-round exhibition battle of former heavyweight champions. Fifteen years after retiring with a 2005 loss to journeyman Kevin McBride, Tyson made his comeback at Staples Center in Los Angeles without…
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Coronavirus: Latest global developments
Paris, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Europe deaths top 400,000 Coronavirus deaths have topped 400,000 in Europe, the world’s second worst-hit region. The pandemic has killed at least 1,444,426 people worldwide since last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Saturday.…
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Westwood ‘Not Comfortable’ Travelling to America
Westwood is not comfortable travelling to America.
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Protestors Clash with Seattle Police in Latest Outcry over US Feds
Protestors have clashed with Seattle Police in the latest outcry over US Feds.
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Bryant’s widow sues helicopter company over fatal crash
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (AFP/APP): Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa filed a lawsuit on Monday against the operators of the helicopter that crashed on January 26, killing the NBA icon and eight others. The suit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on the same day that Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and the other seven…
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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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Kobe among eight 2020 finalists for Basketball Hall of Fame
New York, Feb 15 (AFP/APP): Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers legend killed last month in a helicopter crash, was among eight finalists named Friday for 2020 induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Bryant, an 18-time NBA All-Star in his first year of eligibility, is considered a certainty to join the…
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Woods still struggling to get to grips with Bryant’s death
Los Angeles, Feb 11 (AFP/APP): More than two weeks after Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash, Tiger Woods is among those who find the shock may have worn off but disbelief remains. “It’s hard to put into words what transpired and the fact that it’s a reality,” 15-time major golf champion Woods said Tuesday…