Team USA looks to end rebound woes in FIBA knockout round - ESPN
MANILA, Philippines — It was human nature to want to focus on a disappointing loss to Lithuania on Monday but Team USA had no time for it.
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New Irish Lowe and Bealham ready to rock at Rugby World Cup
It's almost hard to believe that James Lowe and Finlay Bealham are about to appear in their first World Cup for Ireland.
Gabon coup, Prigozhin's legacy, Spanish football scandal, Venice Film Festival
Guess who paid a call on coup leaders who have left their border open with Niger? Russia's Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov was in Burkina Faso on Thursday to offer his services to junta leader Ibrahim Traoré. It's the same Yevkurov who was in Libya simultaneously with Yevgeny Prigozhin's final tour of Africa. On that score, the Grey Zone Telegram channel Thursday published images of the late Wagner Group leader.
France beef up security to deliver safe World Cup
PARIS : France will deploy up to 7,000 security personnel across the country as part of measures to ensure safety during the Rugby World Cup, sports minister Amelie Oudea Castera said on Monday.
US Open: Swiatek stunned in fourth round as Djokovic cruises into quarter-finals
Iga Swiatek was stunned in the fourth round of the US Open on Sunday by Jelena Ostapenko and will lose her world No 1 ranking, while Novak Djokovic marked his imminent return to top spot by easing into the quarter-finals.
Title holder Swiatek dumped out by Ostapenko at US Open as Djokovic cruises through to last eight
NEW YORK: Defending champion Iga Swiatek crashed out of the US Open on Sunday after defeat by Jelena Ostapenko and will lose her No.1 ranking, while Novak Djokovic marched into the quarterfinals.
Gregor Townsend reveals his relief at having a fully-fit Scotland squad
Gregor Townsend revealed his relief that a gruelling summer warm-up campaign has not come at a cost as he touched down in France with a fully-fit Scotland squad ready to kick-off the World Cup.
Wallabies scrumhalf surprise Fines-Leleiwasa eyes World Cup chance
MELBOURNE : Barely on the radar in Australian rugby a few weeks ago, scrumhalf Issak Fines-Leleiwasa will have the chance to put his name up in lights at the World Cup after his shock selection in Eddie Jones's squad.