One person was in critical condition yesterday and two others were also hospitalized after being hit by a car in the French capital amid street partying by Paris Saint-Germain fans after the club reached the UEFA Champions League final.The injuries were an exception on a night that was largely marke
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Wednesday scored 34 points in three quarters as the Oklahoma City Thunder set NBA and team records in their 149-106 win over the Denver Nuggets, which tied the NBA Western Conference semi-final series at one game apiece.Oklahoma City set an NBA Playoffs record for first-ha
Pinch-hitter J.C. Escarra on Wednesday came through with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning as the New York Yankees, held hitless into the seventh inning, rallied past the San Diego Padres 4-3.Cody Bellinger homered with one out in the seventh for New York’s first hit off Padres starter Dylan Cease,
CRICKETSharma retires from TestsIndia captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday announced his retirement from Test cricket ahead of a tour of England. The 38-year-old Sharma said that he would continue to represent India in limited-overs cricket. “It’s been an absolute honor to represent my country in white
THRILLER: Raphinha gave Barca a 3-2 lead with two minutes remaining of regular time, but Francesco Acerbi equalized the game in the second minute of added time
Davide Frattesi on Tuesday fired Inter into the UEFA Champions League final with an extra-time winner that gave the Italians a stunning 4-3 triumph over Barcelona, 7-6 on aggregate. Italy midfielder Frattesi won a tie for the ages under a downpour in Milan when he lashed home in the 99th minute, sen
The Indiana Pacers on Tuesday defeated the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 120-119 as the Golden State Warriors shrugged off a Stephen Curry injury to claim victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs. Tyrese Haliburton’s three-pointer with just 1.1 seconds remaining sealed a remar
Japan has ambitious plans to become a basketball powerhouse, but a row involving star player Rui Hachimura and disagreements over the domestic league’s direction mean success is anything but a slam dunk. Once a minnow on the world stage, Japan qualified for last year’s Paris Olympics and took eventu
The Renault-owned Alpine Formula One team yesterday confirmed that Argentine Franco Colapinto would replace Jack Doohan for the next five races, starting at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Australian Doohan, 22, son of motorcycle great Mick, failed to score a point in six races this season and one at
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, would serve as executive director of the presidential task force for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico. During Trump’s first term, Andrew Giuliani served as a
CONTROVERSY: The Chinese is the first amateur player to win the world title, having lost his tour card in January 2023 for his part in a match-fixing scandal
Zhao Xintong on Monday was hailed as snooker’s “new superstar” after winning the World Championship with an 18-12 victory over Mark Williams that heralded a Chinese revolution in the sport.Zhao’s fairy-tale triumph at Sheffield’s Crucible was a watershed moment for snooker.The sport’s popularity in
Aaron Gordon on Monday scored a last-gasp three-pointer and Nikola Jokic produced a 42-point masterpiece as the Denver Nuggets stunned top seeds Oklahoma City Thunder 121-119 in a dramatic NBA Western Conference semi-final series opener.Nuggets forward Gordon drained an effort from outside the arc w
Mike Shildt had seen enough, and he was so angry with plate umpire Adrian Johnson that he made a spectacle by tossing his spectacles.A tantrum on Monday by San Diego’s manager following the first major league ejection of star slugger Fernando Tatis Jr fired up the Padres, who overcame a three-run de
Nottingham Forest’s bid to qualify for the UEFA Champions League suffered a setback on Monday as they were held to a damaging 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace.Nuno Espirito Santo’s side needed a victory to keep pace with their top-five rivals, but Eberechi Eze’s second-half penalty put Palace ahead and, a
Two motorcycle racers died and another was seriously injured in an 11-bike crash during a British Supersport event on Monday, organizers said.Englishman Owen Jenner and New Zealander Shane Richardson were fatally injured in the pileup on the first lap of the race at Oulton Park in northwest England.
MINNESOTA MISSION: Golden State advanced to a second-round clash with the Timberwolves, who ousted LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers
The Golden State Warriors on Sunday punched their ticket to the second round of the NBA playoffs, shaking off two straight defeats to grab a 103-89 Game 7 victory over the Houston Rockets.The Warriors were the last team to advance to the conference semi-finals, which got under way earlier on Sunday
Bayern Munich on Sunday were crowned German champions for the 34th time, giving striker Harry Kane his first major trophy, after second-placed Bayer 04 Leverkusen drew 2-2 at SC Freiburg.Bayern’s 3-3 draw at RB Leipzig on Saturday, when the Bavarians came from two goals down to take the lead before
Casper Ruud on Sunday joked that seven was his lucky number after claiming the most important trophy of his career in his seventh big final as he beat Jack Draper to win the Madrid Open.The Norwegian, a three-time Grand Slam runner-up, earned his first Masters 1000 triumph with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 victo
Ruben Amorim on Sunday admitted Manchester United “need to change” after a dismal 4-3 defeat at Brentford underlined the problems facing the Old Trafford head coach.Kevin Schade scored twice at Gtech Community Stadium as United’s miserable English Premier League campaign took another blow, with thei
Taiwanese-American outfielder Corbin Carroll and Geraldo Perdomo on Sunday each knocked in three runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks salvaged the finale of their road series with the Philadelphia Phillies with an 11-9, 10-inning victory.Perdomo went four-for-five and scored twice, while Carroll and Jos
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