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Russell Westbrook has been traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul and two first-round NBA draft picks, according to multiple reports Thursday.
The Houston Chronicle and ESPN, each citing unnamed sources, reported the agreement, the latest blockbuster move in an NBA off-season of major relocations for NBA stars and huge lineup changes for many...
Dutch speed king Dylan Groenewegen edged an ultra-tight bunch sprint on stage seven of the Tour de France yesterday as Italy’s Giulio Ciccone retained the overall race lead.
Groenewegen beat Australia’s Caleb Ewan in a photo-finish to make up for the pain of falling on stage one on the Brussels home straight.
Pure sprinter Groenewegen was left sat on his backside...
Mexico’s Roberto Diaz birdied four of the first five holes on his way to a nine-under par 62 for a two-stroke lead after Thursday’s first round of the US PGA John Deere Classic.
Diaz, ranked 430th in the world, was among the last players on the course at TPC Deere Run but completed a bogey-free round to overtake Americans Adam...
Ross Taylor has warned England that New Zealand will use their underdog status as motivation to pull off a shock in tomorrow’s World Cup final.
England are huge favourites to win the tournament for the first time after they booked their place in the Lord’s showpiece with an eight-wicket demolition of holders Australia at Edgbaston on Thursday. Eoin Morgan’s team...
Eoin Morgan has often spoken of the “fearless” cricket that has propelled England to the top of the one-day game and Jason Roy is the embodiment of that spirit at the World Cup.
The opening batsman has been a key figure in taking England, who have yet to win the 50-over trophy, to their first final for 27 years.
Roy was...
England’s run to their first World Cup final in 27 years owes much to the leadership of Eoin Morgan, the quietly-spoken Irishman who could achieve tomorrow what no England skipper has ever managed.
England completed a stunning victory over Australia on Thursday to set up a decider against 2015 runners-up New Zealand at Lord’s.
A first World Cup triumph for England,...
Australia’s eight-wicket mauling by England in the Cricket World Cup semi-final could see an overhaul of the squad, tactics and selection policy for the five-times champions as they plan for the 2023 tournament in India.
The comprehensive loss to a rampant England side was the first time Australia had made the last four of the competition and not advanced to...
Roger Federer reached his 12th Wimbledon final yesterday, defeating old rival Rafael Nadal, 11 years after the Spaniard triumphed in their epic 2008 title showdown at the All England Club, a match widely regarded as the greatest ever played.
The 37-year-old eight-time champion won 7-6 (7/3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the pair’s 40th career meeting to move into his 31st...
A defiant Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy yesterday said he was ready to seek trust vote to prove that his JD-S-Congress coalition government had majority in the Assembly. “As I am ready to seek trust vote to prove my government has majority, I request you to fix date and time to move it in the House,” Kumaraswamy told...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took a swipe at Iceland yesterday for spearheading a UN resolution to investigate his bloody war on drugs, saying it was a nation made entirely of ice, with no understanding of his country’s problems. “What is the problem of Iceland? — Ice only. That is your problem.
“You have too much ice and there is no...
Outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May said she regrets allowing too much polarisation over Brexit and avoiding televised debates before a disastrous snap election in 2017, in an interview published yesterday.
May resigned as leader of the ruling Conservatives last month after she conceded defeat in her two-year battle to persuade parliament to approve the deal she had agreed to with...
A car bomb went off on Friday at a hotel in Somalia's port city of Kismayu where local elders and lawmakers had been discussing an upcoming regional election and was followed by gunfire, police said, adding that the death toll could be high.
A journalists' group said it had confirmed two reporters among the dead.
The militant Islamist group al Shabaab,...
Hundreds of undocumented migrants surged into the Pantheon in central Paris yesterday, briefly occupying the vaunted memorial complex to demand talks with the prime minister on regularising their status, activists said.
Around 700 migrants and their supporters joined the demonstration, with some pushing into the historic complex around midday (1100 GMT) yesterday, a member of the Chapelle Debout collective said.
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A senior judge was sacked yesterday following a scandal over blackmail claims relating to the jailing of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on corruption charges, the law ministry said.
The removal of accountability court judge Arshad Malik prompted immediate calls by Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) party for the release of the 69-year-old former premier, who is serving...
