Saudi Games 2023: Al-Hilal claim basketball gold after win over Al-Nassr
RIYADH: Al-Hilal were crowned basketball champions at the Saudi Games 2023 on Thursday night after defeating Al-Nassr 82-68 at Prince Faisal bin Fahad Olympic Complex.
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New routes, races for Ras Al-Khaimah Half Marathon 2024
RAS AL-KHAIMAH: The annual 17th Ras Al-Khaimah Half Marathon is set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, featuring a new route on Al-Marjan Island as well as its first 10km road race.
James fuels Lakers to set up NBA Cup final showdown with Pacers
LAS VEGAS: The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by 30 points from ageless LeBron James, routed New Orleans 133-89 on Thursday to book a title showdown with upstarts Indiana in the inaugural NBA in-season tournament.
‘Day of Reckoning’ in Riyadh set to reorder boxing’s heavyweight division
RIYADH: Boxing’s heavyweight division is set for a major reordering when the “Day of Reckoning” takes place in Riyadh on Dec. 23, with a number of top-10 fighters vying for No. 1 status.
LeBron dominates Pels, lifts Lakers into In-Season Tournament final - ESPN
LAS VEGAS — The NBA's inaugural in-season tournament has provided an ideal platform for LeBron James — weeks shy of his 39th birthday — to prove that he's still in his prime.
Senior Manitoba basketball official charged with sexually assaulting 2 fellow referees
A 42-year-old man who worked as a basketball referee for more than a decade and was a senior official for the Manitoba Association of Basketball Officials as recently as this year is facing sexual assault charges.
Canadian NBA star wins lawsuit to undo purchase of mansion where Ontario Crypto King lived
Canadian NBA player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won what's likely to be a precedent-setting lawsuit to undo his $8.4-million purchase of a Burlington, Ont., lakefront mansion where Ontario's self-described Crypto King Aiden Pleterski used to live.
There's no clear Canadian athlete of the year, but here are some good candidates
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