Sports
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Hoops great Kobe Bryant joins LA 2024 push
[ad_1] Twice Olympic basketball champion and Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant on Friday lent his name to the Los Angeles bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. Bryant, who won Olympic gold in 2008…
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Djokovic sails into Eastbourne final
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic sharpened his grasscourt game ahead of next week’s Wimbledon by beating Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-4 on Friday to reach the Aegon International final on another rain-disrupted day at Eastbourne. The Serbian…
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Wozniacki closer to erasing unwanted asterisk next to her name
[ad_1] PARIS Caroline Wozniacki moved a step closer to erasing an unwanted footnote from the list of her tennis achievements with victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova in the French Open fourth round on Sunday. Wozniacki is…
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Nishikori survives two-set blackout to win all-Asian battle
[ad_1] By Karolos Grohmann | PARIS PARIS Kei Nishikori survived a two-set blackout to beat Chung Hyeon 7-5 6-4 6-7(4) 0-6 6-4 in their rain-delayed French Open third-round tie on Sunday, winning the first ever…
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Nadal moves into French Open quarters in ominous style
[ad_1] PARIS Rafa Nadal returned to Roland Garros after his birthday celebrations and showed no signs of slowing up, railroading compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the fourth round on Sunday. In yet…
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Svitolina reaches fourth round in Paris
[ad_1] PARIS Fifth seed Elina Svitolina huffed and puffed into the fourth round of the French Open with an error-ridden 6-4 7-5 victory over Poland’s Magda Linette in a rain-delayed match on Sunday. Svitolina, one…
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Roland Garros await their darling as Mladenovic faces Muguruza
[ad_1] PARIS Roland Garros will be holding its breath when new darling Kristina Mladenovic takes on defending champion Garbine Muguruza in a mouth watering French Open fourth round clash on Sunday. “Turning the arena upside…
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Predators rout Penguins 5-1 in Game Three of Stanley Cup Final
[ad_1] Nashville defenseman P.K. Subban had guaranteed a win in Game Three of the Stanley Cup Final series and the Predators responded with a 5-1 rout of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Pittsburgh lead the…
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Tennis: American teen Bellis loses match, wins admirers
[ad_1] PARIS Catherine Bellis’ French Open dream run did not extend beyond the third round but the American teenager exited Roland Garros knowing she has won a whole host of new admirers, including the woman…
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U.S. come from behind to draw with Venezuela in friendly
[ad_1] United States striker Christian Pulisic grabbed a second-half goal to rescue a 1-1 draw with Venezuela in a friendly in Utah on Saturday. The Borussia Dortmund forward scored in the 61st minute to cancel…
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Baseball: Marlins' Volquez pitches first no-hitter of season
[ad_1] MIAMI (The Sports Exchange) – Three pitches into Saturday’s game, Edinson Volquez sustained a collision that nearly ended his day. Volquez stayed in the game … and made history. Pitching on what would have…
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Golden State among best teams I've seen, says LeBron
[ad_1] Cleveland forward LeBron James said the top-seeded Golden State Warriors are among the best teams he has seen but is confident his Cavaliers can avenge their blowout loss in Game One when the teams…
