Basketball | NBA: Davis powers Pelicans past Pacers 117-112

The New Orleans Pelicans appeared to be in big trouble. Then Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins took over. Davis had 37 points and 14 rebounds, Cousins

Football | Benched at his club, World Cup is focus for N. Ireland keeper

When you have the World Cup, who needs the English second division? Northern Ireland goalkeeper Michael McGovern will represent his country’s national soccer team today

Motorsports | Analysis: As sponsorship dollars dwindle, NASCAR’s stars fade

Matt Kenseth, a future Hall of Famer, likely has two races left in his life as a famous NASCAR driver. The final seat in the carousel

NFL | Brees, Saints find margin for error in rout of Buccaneers

Drew Brees started listing the mistakes the Saints made against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. There were two lost fumbles, one on Alvin Kamara's run and another on Willie

Football | EPL Conte hands Mourinho third straight losing return to Chelsea

A surefire way for a Chelsea manager to ease any anxieties is the sight of a dejected Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge. Antonio Conte achieved just that yesterday ,

Boxing | Wilder knocks out Stiverne in first round

When Deontay Wilder finally took off the gold mask he wore into the ring, he displayed a fierce scowl. That look never disappeared from his face as he knocked

Football – La Liga | Alcacer shines in Messi’s 600th game for Barcelona

On the day Lionel Messi played his 600th match for Barcelona, Paco Alcacer got the job done for the Spanish league leaders, scoring in each half to

World Cup Qualifiers | New Zealand at full strength for WCup qualifier vs Peru

English Premier League stars Chris Wood and Winston Reid have been passed first to join New Zealand for the World Cup qualifying playoff against Peru next weekend. Burnley striker

Football | Spurs anxious over Kane’s fitness ahead of Real Madrid visit

Thursday, 3:45am Tottenham v Real Madrid H 3.25, D 3.85, A 2.25 Tottenham is anxious about the fitness of leading scorer Harry Kane ahead

Rugby | South Africa recommended to host 2023 World Cup

After failing with three successive bids, South Africa was recommended yesterday as the best host for the 2023 Rugby World Cup ahead of France and Ireland.

Saudi women to be allowed into sports stadiums next year

Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums as of next year, the kingdom’s latest step toward easing rules on gender segregation — but they will be

Rugby | Cooper Cronk signs two-year deal to join Roosters in NRL

Australian playmaker Cooper Cronk has signed a two-year deal to join the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League, ending months of speculation about where he’d play

Catalan secession threatens Spain’s golden age for sports

Catalonia’s audacious attempt to secede from the rest of Spain represents a threat to one of the world’s sporting powers. For more than a decade, Spain has punched above

Andrea Dovizioso wins Malaysian Moto GP

Andrea Dovizioso won yesterday’s Malaysian MotoGP to keep alive his slim chance of winning his first world championship and ensuring this year’s title race will come down

Baseball | Cancer survivor, World Series champ Rizzo is Clemente winner

Anthony Rizzo is a cancer survivor and World Series champion. The Roberto Clemente Award is a trophy that will stand out for the Chicago Cubs slugger.

Football | English clubs said to weigh breakaway ‘Premier League 2’

Some of England’s most- followed football clubs currently playing in the second-tier Championship are in early discussions about forming a breakaway league, according to people

Football | Serie A | Napoli success comes the old-fashioned way – without spending

In an era when world soccer is becoming dominated by Middle Eastern sheiks and Chinese investment groups that spend endlessly, Napoli’s success in Serie A this

Rugby | Bennett’s England aim to upset Aussies to kick off World Cup

In the rugby league world, Australia has long been the dominant force. So when it comes to plotting the Kangaroos’ downfall at the World Cup, it was

Poker | US star Phil Ivey loses UK case, won’t get millions

He’s long been a winner at cards, but American poker star Phil Ivey’s good fortune does not extend to Britain’s Supreme Court — he lost a major

Football | Portuguese star Ronaldo wins FIFA player of year for fifth time

  Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Lionel Messi as a five-time winner of FIFA’s best player award. The Real Madrid forward was crowned player of

Golf | Tiger Woods set to enter plea bargain for DUI arrest

The diversion program for intoxicated drivers that Tiger Woods is expected to enter tomorrow is one of several across the U.S. aimed at reducing the number

Golf | Ji fires 65 to win Taiwan Championship

Eun-Hee Ji fired a 7-under-par 65 to win the Taiwan Championship over the weekend for her first LPGA title since the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open.

Boxing | Murata beats N’Dam to win WBA middleweight title

Japanese boxer Ryota Murata defeated France’s Hassan N’Dam by technical knockout to win the WBA middleweight title. Murata stopped N’Dam after seven rounds to become

Winter Olympics 2018 | South Korean organizers downplay concern over North

South Korea’s Olympic organizers played down concern over ongoing tensions with North Korea yesterday and also said that work has been completed on all venues for

Football | Everton fires manager Ronald Koeman with team in drop zone

Ronald Koeman paid the price for Everton’s poor start to the season, losing his job yesterday with the team in the Premier League relegation zone despite

Marc Marquez wins Australian MotoGP

Marc Marquez took a giant step toward retaining his MotoGP world title when he won the Australian Grand Prix yesterday, extending his championship lead to 33

Football | Scolari leads Guangzhou to 7th Chinese title in a row

World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari led Guangzhou Evergrande to a seventh successive Chinese Super League title yesterday with a 5-1 win over Guizhou Zhicheng

Football | What to watch on the weekend

What to watch in the leading football leagues in Europe this weekend: ENGLAND Back-to-back losses in the Premier League to Manchester City and

Olympics | Beijing forms ‘snow affairs work team’ for 2022

Beijing, host of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, has a snow problem: Hardly any of the white stuff falls on the Chinese capital despite freezing temperatures.

Football | Mourinho says long-term tenure at Man United unlikely

Jose Mourinho believes the days of a coach lasting “15 to 20 years in the same club” are over, making it unlikely he will end his managerial

Winter Olympics | Swiss lawmakers agree on USD1b backing for 2026 bid

Switzerland’s federal government says it would contribute almost 1 billion Swiss francs (USD1.02 billion) toward Sion hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Swiss federal council voted

Football | Tottenham holds Real Madrid to 1-1 in Champions League

Cristiano Ronaldo got the best of Harry Kane in the duel between two of Europe’s most prolific forwards, but Kane’s Tottenham celebrated after taking a

Liverpool racked up its biggest ever away win in Europe

Juergen Klopp’s side ended its run of seven group matches by crushing Maribor 7-0 in Slovenia. And to cap a good night for English sides, Manchester City

Golf | Woods cleared for sport activities with no restrictions

Tiger Woods is swinging a driver without pain, and his agent says doctors have cleared the former world No. 1 to practice without limitations. Still

Cycling | Tour champion Froome could face Dumoulin test on 2018 route

Defending champion Chris Froome can expect a stern challenge from Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin in next year’s Tour de France. Froome is chasing a record-equaling fifth

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