Heat scorch Bucks in blowout; Tatum scores 41 in Celtics romp

Heat scorch Bucks in blowout; Tatum scores 41 in Celtics romp

An under-strength Miami Heat thrashed the struggling Milwaukee Bucks 123-97 on Tuesday while Jayson Tatum scored a 41-point double-double as the Boston Celtics cruised past the Brooklyn Nets. Miami shrugged off the injury absences of Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier and Josh Richardson to produce a shooting clinic in a one-sided rout on the road at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum. Nikola Jovic led the Miami scorers with 24 points including […]

February 14, 2024 2

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Ferrari’s new F1 car unveiled for final season before Hamilton’s arrival

Ferrari unveiled their new SF-24 car on Tuesday, ready for the upcoming Formula One season which will be the last before Lewis Hamilton joins the Italian team from rivals Mercedes. The team head into their 2024 campaign, which has been overshadowed by seven-time F1 champion Hamilton agreeing to join next year, trying to recover ground on all-conquering Red Bull. And Ferrari unveiled the SF-24 to their legion of fans […]

February 14, 2024 6

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Chalmers urges Scotland to learn French lessons as England await

Craig Chalmers has warned Scotland against becoming consumed with anger over the manner of their dramatic Six Nations defeat by France. Chalmers, a former Scotland fly-half, was as frustrated as any home fan at Murrayfield last Saturday when referee Nic Berry and television match official Brian MacNeice decided they had insufficient video evidence to award the Scots what would have been a match-winning try as replacement Sam Skinner appeared […]

February 14, 2024 7

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Osaka advances as Gauff, Jabeur dumped out of Qatar Open

Naomi Osaka battled into the last 16 of the Qatar Open on Tuesday but Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur crashed to surprise second-round exits with straight-sets defeats. Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka brushed past Croatia's Petra Martic 6-3, 7-6 (11/9), continuing a comeback from maternity leave after giving birth to her daughter in July. Osaka grasped control with a break in the fourth game of the opening set. She […]

February 14, 2024 3

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Anti-doping agency refers Nigeria, Venezuela to sports arbitration court

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Tuesday it has referred Nigeria and Venezuela to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over alleged non-compliance of their anti-doping agencies with WADA rules. WADA said it filed last week "two separate requests for arbitration with the Court of Arbitration for Sport" for the two cases. The two national agencies were sanctioned in November for not addressing what the Montreal-based doping watchdog said […]

February 14, 2024 5

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Guardiola hails dazzling De Bruyne as Man City cruise towards Champions League quarters

Pep Guardiola hailed Kevin De Bruyne's form "extraordinary" after the Belgian was involved in all three goals as Manchester City beat FC Copenhagen 3-1 on Tuesday to close in on the Champions League quarter-finals. De Bruyne's early opener was cancelled out against the run of play by Magnus Mattsson. Bernardo Silva restored City's lead before half-time, but they had to wait until stoppage time to add further punishment […]

February 14, 2024 1

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Spinner Piedt leads South Africa fightback in second Test

South African spinner Dane Piedt celebrated his return to international cricket with two key wickets on Wednesday as the Proteas restricted New Zealand to 121-3 in the second Test. Offspinner Piedt bowled opener Tom Latham for 40 with a superb delivery before removing star batter Kane Williamson for 43 to propel the tourists back into the contest at tea on day two in Hamilton. First-Test double centurion Rachin Ravindra […]

February 14, 2024 1

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Injury crisis ‘can motivate us’, says Madrid boss Ancelotti

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Monday his side's injury crisis could motivate them in Tuesday's last 16 Champions League match at RB Leipzig. Star midfielder Jude Bellingham became the latest addition to the list, injuring his ankle in Saturday's 4-0 league win over Girona. Bellingham joins an injury list which includes goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, centre-backs David Alaba, Nacho Fernandez and Eder Militao, but Ancelotti said "this is […]

February 13, 2024 3

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Villa’s Kamara set to miss rest of season due to knee injury

Aston Villa look set to be without midfielder Boubacar Kamara for the rest of the season after confirming the French midfielder suffered a "significant knee ligament injury" against Manchester United on Sunday. The Athletic reported the 24-year-old has torn his anterior cruciate ligament, which would also end his chances of being part of France's Euro 2024 squad. "Aston Villa can confirm Boubacar Kamara has suffered a significant knee ligament […]

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