MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — Carlos Brathwaite hit a stunning century, but just fell short of leading the West Indies to a remarkable victory as New Zealand won a World Cup thriller by five runs yesterday. The West Indies were all but defeated at 164 for...
Shakib Al Hasan’s sublime unbeaten 124 helped Bangladesh pull off the second highest chase in World Cup history with a dominant seven-wicket win over West Indies at Taunton. Set 322 for victory, the Tigers made a rapid start but lost two quick wickets to leave the...
Oh, Canada. The Toronto Raptors secured their first NBA championship Thursday, topping a beaten and battered Golden State Warriors team in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Behind a hot start from Kyle Lowry and a late closeout after Klay Thompson suffered a knee injury in the...
A plane carrying David Ortiz landed in Boston on Monday night, a day after the Red Sox icon was shot at a club in his native Dominican Republic and underwent emergency surgery. Ortiz was then taken by ambulance, with a police escort, to Massachusetts General Hospital,...
Are the Golden State Warriors better without Kevin Durant? Check that: The Warriors need Kevin Durant. But the daily will-he-or-won’t-he hangs like a cloud over the Warriors’ locker room. It’s a lot like his impending free agency. And why won’t he play? Klay Thompson gutted it out on a...