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Andy Murray 'fired up' by 'strange' time violation at French Open

At the bottom of the draw, Dominic Thiem dismissed Novak Djokovic , 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-0, to set up a semi with heavy title tip Rafael Nadal , who edged clos...

Bill Belichick brushes aside Tom Brady concussion questions

No more insight came when Belichick was asked if he's seen more players self-reporting concussion-like symptoms. Q: To what degree is player safety important ...

Celtics wrote book on how to defeat the Warriors

For inspiration, they merely need to look at the mirror, for previous year they became the first team to clinch the title after a 3-1 deficit. The shot gave the...

Simona Halep v Karolina Pliskova - player profiles

Just last month, Halep lost to Svitolina - who leads the tour in titles and match wins in 2017 - in the final of the Italian Open. Now the 25-year-old is on...

Griezmann 'called Mourinho to explain United snub'

Atlético can not recruit. With my sporting adviser, Eric Olhats , we made a decision to stay. It would be a dirty move to leave now. There is still a lovely se...

Defending champ Djokovic loses in French Open

Svitolina, 22, had looked well-set to become the first Ukrainian woman to make a Grand Slam semi-final. For Djokovic, the defeat completes somewhat of a fall ...

Thiem stuns Djokovic, sets date with Nadal in French Open semis

Of this group, Murray is the most recognizable name, but has not played the best of the four players that advance to the quarterfinals on Wednesday. In his op...

India clash with Sri Lanka in Champions trophy fixture

The London weather on Thursday too will look to dampen the match with forecasts of 40 per cent chance of heavy rainfall. The bleakness of their cricket is r...

Warriors tune out 16-0 talk, focus on Cavs

And if you didn't believe that before Wednesday night, surely you do today. That shot could be the indelible image of this series in which the Warriors contin...

This is why Kevin Durant left Russell Westbrook and the Thunder

The Cavs are staring down the barrel of elimination via sweep, just one year after winning it all, to a team that may be set up to be this good for a long time....

Golden State Warriors: Kevin Durant has NBA Finals defining moment

Afterwards, Steve Kerr said of KD: "You can tell, he knows this is his moment". To me it's a miracle that it's even a possibility. It wasn't our smartest game...

Pepe says goodbye to Real Madrid fans

So they only offered me one. "What Zidane has done with Real Madrid is spectacular, but there are things I don't understand". The 34-year-old Portugal cen...

Flawless shot: Durant's late 3 gives Warriors 3-0 Finals lead

Stephen Curry had 26 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. He looks more like a two-time MVP than the hobbled player he was in last year's Finals. "They won the...

Pakistan's Wahab Riaz out of Champions Trophy

Now unbeaten against Pakistan for more than three years, India on Monday celebrated a thumping win over their arch-rivals to launch their defence of the Ch...

Venezuela reaches U20 World Cup final by beating Uruguay

With two minutes left, Solanke buried a glorious strike from distance to confirm England's place in Sunday's final against Venezuela , who edged Uruguay on pen...

Michigan State football players charged in campus sexual assault case

Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio said he views the sexual assault charges brought against his players this spring as a chance to "re-center" the p...

Sarfraz hails home crowd after stunning South Africa

The runners-up in this group face England in the first semi-final in Cardiff on Tuesday. But thankfully they hit bat to the leather and did not feel cold in the...

Giants signed DT Corbin Bryant, waive C Khaled Holmes

Bryant was an undrafted rookie free agent out of Northwestern when he signed with the Chicago Bears after the 2011 NFL Draft. The Giants waived center Kh...

Eagles will hold joint practices with the Dolphins during training camp

These practices will also mark a return to the Eagles' practice field for linebacker Kiko Alonso and cornerback Byron Maxwell , who were traded to the Dolp...

Pepe's decade of titles and tantrums at Real Madrid is over

The Portuguese defender joined Real from FC Porto in 2007. The central defender, whose contract is up on 30 June, didn't reach agreement with the club over an...

Egypt condemns IS-claimed Iran attacks

Trump's statement is "counter-productive and further narrows the opportunity for engagement between the U.S. and Iran on countering a common enemy", said Ellie ...

Have LeBron's NBA Finals opponents been better than MJ's?

The one as the best team ever. The Golden State Warriors took a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals after a thrilling 118-113 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on...

Juan Martin del Potro consoles ailing opponent Nicolas Almagro

The victory set up a clash with former US Open champion Del Potro, who is still working his way back up the rankings after wrist problems that nearly ended his ...

Thiem thrash Djokovic in French Open quarterfinals

I just have to watch that I am I am not giving him his favourite positions on the forehand. For Djokovic however, the shock defeat continues what has been a...

Eden Hazard: Chelsea midfielder would 'listen' to Real Madrid offer

Hazard returned to the height of his powers in the 2016/17 season after ghosting his way through the previous campaign, with the Belgian playing in a key part...