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Simmons bombshell the NBA cannot believe
Reports of Ben Simmons’ career being all but done in the NBA appear to be premature with a contender considering a lifeline for the Aussie.
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For Senegal women's basketball team, show goes on without US visas
Dakar (AFP) – Members of the Senegal women's national basketball team hustled across the court in central Dakar, dribbling and pivoting as the scuffing noise of their trainers echoed across the empty arena.
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‘Just lying there’: Tragic Schumacher update
Michael Schumacher’s friend and former team boss Flavio Briatore has offered a sad glimpse into the life of the F1 icon.
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Houston Rockets acquire Kevin Durant from Phoenix Suns, reports say
The Suns will receive Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the 10th pick in Wednesday's draft and a slew of future picks in exchange for Durant.
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Real Madrid forward Mbappe released from hospital
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been discharged from hospital after being treated for gastroenteritis.
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No kings, few fans: USA’s year of World Cups gets off to a flat start
Fifa’s much-hyped Club World Cup and Concacaf’s Gold Cup opened to crowds far short of what organizers might have hoped
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'Throw all the punches': The blueprint that helped the Thunder even the NBA Finals
Oklahoma City boasts basketball's most valuable player, but it overwhelmed Indiana in Game 2 through its peerless depth.
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Cuba tried to improve its relations with the US by cooperating with Trump’s deportation flights. It didn’t work.
Cuba has taken five deportation flights since Trump took office, but the administration appears disinterested in improving relations with Havana.
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Paris gives PSG hero's welcome in a day of jubilant celebrations
Triumphant after its historic Champions League victory, Paris Saint-Germain put on an open-top bus parade through Paris on Sunday for roaring fans. The team was then welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace where they were given a congatulatory speech. Festivities ended at their Parc des Princes home ground for a last hurrah.a
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'A performance you could hang in the Louvre': The world's press on PSG’s Champions League win
France's Paris Saint-Germain football club delighted its fans on Saturday night with a historic drubbing of Italian rivals Inter Milan in the Champions League final. Here's what the international press is saying about PSG's decisive win.
Paris Erupts in Celebrations, Riots After PSG Wins Champions League
Hundreds were detained after soccer fans’ jubilation gave way to violence in parts of the French capital
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Celebrities Are Stealing the Show in the Knicks’ Playoff Run
The basketball may be good, but Madison Square Garden’s ‘Celebrity Row’ is even better; ‘Everyone loves a happy Timothée!’
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Star’s history-making display stuns NBA
The Indiana Pacers are on the cusp of making the NBA Finals with their star etching his name into the record with an absurd outing.
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Nadal to bid Roland Garros farewell, Sabalenka starts title bid
Paris (AFP) – Roland Garros will pay tribute to its greatest champion with a ceremony for the retired Rafael Nadal on Sunday, while Aryna Sabalenka gets her French Open campaign up and running on the opening day of the tournament.
