Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for his eight triple-double of the season, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 124-119 on Friday night. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 20 points on 7-for-7 shooting for the Nuggets, who won for the ninth time in 11 games. Bones Hyland had 16 points, Vlatko Cancar scored 15, Jamal Murray added 14, Bruce Brown 13, Aaron Gordon 11 and Michael Porter Jr. 10
Zach LaVine scored 18 of his season-high 43 points in the first quarter to lift the host Chicago Bulls to a 132-118 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday. LaVine's point total eclipsed his previous season high of 41, set in Chicago's 110-101 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Dec. 4. LaVine made 15 of 20 shots from the floor on Friday, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range. He also sank all eight of his attempts from th
Agreements with PGA Tour and DP World Tour have opened up routes to the top not previously available to golfers in Asia.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 43 points and 20 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 123-114 win over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Bobby Portis Jr. had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Joe Ingles recorded season highs with 14 points and 10 assists for the Bucks, who trailed by 11 at the break. Brook Lopez contributed 13 points and four blocks, while Jevon Carter had 10
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 31 (ANI): Bengaluru FC head coach Simon Grayson felt his side deserved at least a point after they went down 1-2 to East Bengal FC in matchweek 13 of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, in Kolkata, on Friday, and said that striker Cleiton Silva's moment of brilliance cost them the match. Both sides gave it their all in what was a feisty cont
Stefan Noesen, Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen scored on power plays and Antti Raanta's 19 saves produced a shutout as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C. The Hurricanes broke a franchise record by winning their 10th game in a row. Their 16-game points streak increased a franchise-best mark. Raanta has recorded shutouts in consecutive games. The first three Caro
Gary Trent Jr. scored 18 of his season-high-tying 35 points in the third quarter and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns 113-104 on Friday. Pascal Siakam added 26 points and six assists for the Raptors, who ended a five-game home losing streak by winning for the third time in their past 11 games overall. O.G. Anunoby contributed 16 points for the Raptors, and Scottie Barnes scored 11. Mikal Bridges s
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 31 (ANI): East Bengal FC completed the double against Bengaluru FC, with Cleiton Silva once again foiling his previous club's chances with a 90th-minute winner. The two teams played out a 2-1 thriller in the last game of the Indian Super League (ISL) in 2022 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Friday. East Bengal FC took the lead thanks to a Silva penalty in the
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 31 (ANI): East Bengal FC head coach Stephen Constantine expressed his delight for the club fans and heaped praise on his players and staff after the Red and Golds recorded their first home win of the Indian Super League (ISL) beating Bengaluru FC 2-1 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, in Kolkata. Like in the reverse fixture, the former Bengaluru FC player Cleiton Silva prove
LeBron James celebrated his 38th birthday by scoring a season-high 47 points to help the visiting Los Angeles Lakers erase a 15-point deficit and beat the Atlanta Hawks 130-121 on Friday. James made a season-high 18 field goals and was 4-for-6 on 3-pointers with 10 rebounds and nine assists to fall just short of his first triple-double of the season. James had a 3-pointer and a three-point play in the fourth quarter afte
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In the past year, the Macao SAR government made efforts to safeguard national security and maintain social stability, implemented the principle of "patriots administering Macao," and steadfastly progressed with appropriate econom
If you thought 2022 was a big year of sport (and it was), just wait for 2023.
The mother of Brisbane Broncos star forward Payne Haas was seriously injured and three people are dead after a horror car crash on the Gold Coast.
Three people have been killed, and the mother of a Brisbane Broncos player is in hospital after a horror crash on the Gold Coast.
Nico Hischier's shorthanded goal in the second period stood as the winner Friday as the New Jersey Devils ended a two-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jack Hughes added two goals and Dougie Hamilton a goal and an assist for the Devils, who are 2-7-1 in their past 10 games. New Jersey goaltender Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves. Evgeni Malkin and Jeff Carter scored for the Penguins, who have lo
Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James will not be suspended by the NFL for a helmet-to-helmet hit that sent him and Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Ashton Dulin into concussion protocol, ESPN reported Friday. James was penalized for unnecessary roughness and ejected for the hit on Dulin during the Chargers' 20-3 road win over the Colts on Monday. According to ESPN, the NFL considered a suspension before deciding aga
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 31 (ANI): Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has joined the Saudi Arabian football club Al-Nassr on a two-year deal. The club announced the signing on Friday, as per ESPN. The 37-year-old will receive $75 million per year, making him the highest-paid footballer in history. "I am excited to experience a new football league in a different country," Ronaldo said in Al-Nassr's statement announcing
Kristaps Porzingis scored 30 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked four shots, Monte Morris went for 12 points and dished 10 assists, and the Washington Wizards led almost wire-to-wire in a 119-100 rout of the host Orlando Magic on Friday. Washington went on a 16-2 run midway through the second quarter and never looked back, leading the remainder of the contest after trailing briefing in the first half. The Wizards ram
RIYADH, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Al Nassr Football Club from Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that it has officially signed 37-year-old Portugese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo until 2025.
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The Vancouver Canucks have an outstanding division record, and that should provide a boost of confidence when they hit the ice on Saturday for a road clash against the Calgary Flames. Heading into the New Year's Eve nightcap, the Canucks have a 10-2-0 mark against Pacific Division foes. It is animpressive achievement for a Vancouver team with a 16-16-3 record that will be at least a half-dozen points outside of a playoff
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): As 2023 is knocking at the door, the next year is going to be politically crucial as several high-stakes political battles are set to take place that are likely to set the tone for 2024 Lok Sabha elections. At least nine states, from the northeast to the west and south to the central part of the country, are due to witness assembly elections in 2023. The coming year also holds signifi
Atlanta Hawks coach Nate McMillan told reporters Friday that he isn't considering resigning or retiring in the middle of the season, despite a report from The Athletic claiming he was. Earlier in the day, The Athletic cited league sources in a report saying "McMillan's job status came into question across the NBA" after he and Trae Young had a disagreement at a pregame shootaround on Dec. 2. Young, who was injured at th
Panipat (Haryana) [India], December 31 (ANI): Haryana Roadways on Friday honoured its driver Sushil Kumar and conductor Paramjeet for rescuing cricketer Rishabh Pant who met with a car accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway near Roorkee on Friday. Rishabh Pant met with an accident while returning from Delhi to Roorkee as his car collided with the divider on the Narsan border of Roorkee near Hammadpur Jhal. Pant, who was a
Tiger Woods and son Charlie impressed in the first round of the PNC Championship.
A number of golf's biggest names could well miss out on the Ryder Cup due to their allegiances to the Saudi-backed breakaway circuit