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Moutet smashes racket in front of jeering crowd as injury ends Madrid run

DUBAI: Corentin Moutet was booed off the court after smashing his racket and retiring midway through the second set of his first-round match against fellow Frenchman Harold Mayot at the Madrid Open. Trailing 3-6, 2-3 on Wednesday, Moutet smashed his racket in frustration after losing a point. He walked to his chair to get a new one but, after what seemed like an exchange of words with the jeering crowd, headed to the umpire to signal his retirement. The 26-year-old later said on X that he had been struggling with a lingering back injury throughout the match. “I went to do an MRI directly after my match I’m still waiting for the result,” Moutet wrote on X after the match.

Udoka: Warriors series getting chippy works in Rockets' favor - ESPN

HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets' 109-94 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs Wednesday featured a total of six technical fouls, a flagrant 1, minor scuffles and multiple «F--- you, Draymond!» chants at Toyota Center.

Tatum-less Celtics take hard-fought victory as Cavs, Rockets triumph

WASHINGTON: Bloodied and bruised, the defending champion Boston Celtics warned NBA rivals who want to intimidate them with a physical style that they are ready to trade blows with anybody.

Rising Emirati MMA fighter Zamzam Al-Hammadi signs with PFL MENA

DUBAI: The Professional Fighters League has signed Zamzam Al-Hammadi, a rising MMA star from the UAE.

True colors emerge in cricket’s governing regime

Two weeks ago, I said that “every so often cricket’s fabric is subject to transformational tremor. We may be on the brink of another one.”

Kristaps Porzingis laughs off gash, helps Celts finish off Game 2 - ESPN

BOSTON — As soon as his 7-foot-3-inch frame plummeted to the parquet court Wednesday night, Kristaps Porzingis immediately placed both of his hands on the gnarly gash across his split-open forehead, seemingly trying to plug a wound that would require five stitches.

Judge drops teen's suit against Ja Morant, cites self-defense - ESPN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a teenager who accused two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant of punching him during a pickup game at the home of the Memphis Grizzlies guard's parents in 2022.

How Cam Ward built his unshakable confidence: ‘He has a boulder on his shoulder’

In 2020, on his first day at the University of the Incarnate Word, Cam Ward walked into the office of head football coach Eric Morris and told him he was going to be his starting quarterback. Not eventually; that year, despite the fact that the Cardinals returned a freshman All-American passer who led the school to a conference championship the previous season.

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Moutet smashes racket in front of jeering crowd as injury ends Madrid run

Udoka: Warriors series getting chippy works in Rockets' favor - ESPN

Tatum-less Celtics take hard-fought victory as Cavs, Rockets triumph

Rising Emirati MMA fighter Zamzam Al-Hammadi signs with PFL MENA

True colors emerge in cricket’s governing regime

Kristaps Porzingis laughs off gash, helps Celts finish off Game 2 - ESPN

Judge drops teen's suit against Ja Morant, cites self-defense - ESPN

How Cam Ward built his unshakable confidence: ‘He has a boulder on his shoulder’