BROOKLYN -- Several players on both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets, including LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Kyrie Irving and Deron Williams, wore black "I Can't Breathe" T-shirts during pregame warm-ups Monday, following in the footsteps of Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose who wore the...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CMC) — Chris Gayle failed and so did the Highveld Lions, as Andre Russell's Knights reached the final of the Ram Slam Twenty20 League with a comfortable eight-wicket victory yesterday. Choosing to bat in the play-off semi-final at the New Wanderers Stadium, Lions...
India have omitted all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, 32, from their preliminary squad for next year’s Cricket World Cup. Batsmen Virender Sehwag, 36, and Gautam Gambhir, 32, and swing bowler Zaheer Khan, 36, were also left out, along with spinner Harbhajan Singh, 34. All five played in India’s victorious...
NEW YORK -- Kyrie Irving looked ready to slam the ball down in frustration, angry his coach had stopped him when the Knicks couldn't. Everything worked out during that timeout Irving didn't want. David Blatt put the ball right back in his point guard's hands, and...
LONDON, England (AFP) — Steven Gerrard and Juan Mata scored pivotal goals as Liverpool and Manchester United each posted victories over obdurate opposition in the Premier League yesterday. Gerrard, the subject of speculation about his Anfield future this week, stroked home the crucial second goal as...