NBA Round up - Heat edge Hornets in overtime, Hawks hold off Sixers
The Miami Heat squandered a 15-point third-quarter lead but held on to beat Charlotte 117-112 in overtime on Thursday, handing the Hornets a seventh straight NBA defeat.
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Vaughn named new Brooklyn Nets head coach
The Brooklyn Nets named Jacque Vaughn as the team's new head coach on Tuesday following the sacking of Steve Nash.
NBA Round up - Hawks rookie shines as Bucks suffer first loss, Curry saves Warriors
Rookie A.J. Griffin scored 24 points from the bench as the Atlanta Hawks ended the Milwaukee Bucks' unbeaten start to the NBA season on Monday, while Stephen Curry produced a 47-point masterpiece to snap the Golden State Warriors' five-game losing streak.
Nets win without Irving, Bucks keep rolling
Kevin Durant came up just shy of a triple double, delivering 28 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists.
NBA to help grow, strengthen Nigerian basketball ecosystem — Deputy Commissioner, Tatum
Chief Executive Officer, National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa, Victor Williams (left); NBA Africa Vice President & Country Head of Nigeria, Gbemisola Abudu; NBA Deputy Commissioner, Mark Tatum, and President, Basketball Africa League, Amadou Gallo Fall, during a media briefing with the NBA deputy commissioner on his visit for the league’s work in Nigeria, and growing the game of Basketball Africa League… in Lagos
Choupo-Moting double sends Bayern top of Bundesliga
BERLIN: Two goals in one first-half minute from striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting carried Bayern Munich to a narrow 3-2 victory away at Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Bayern, who led 3-0 at one point in the first half, endured a nervy final few minutes in the German capital, with French defender Dayot Upamecano appearing to have handballed in injury time as Hertha pushed for a late equalizer.
England reach T20 WCup semifinals, Australia eliminated
SYDNEY: England advanced to the semifinals of the T20 World Cup and eliminated host Australia on net run-rate after their last over four-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Saturday. New Zealand, England and Australia all finished with seven points from five matches in Group 1 but the Kiwis topped the group with a healthy net run-rate of 2.113. Australia paid the price for a heavy loss to New Zealand in the opening game and finished with at a net run-rate of -0.173.
Injured Chilwell to miss England’s World Cup campaign
LONDON: Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell will miss England’s World Cup campaign after suffering a “significant” hamstring injury. Chilwell limped off during Chelsea’s Champions League group stage victory against Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday. The 25-year-old left-back went for scans on his injury and Chelsea confirmed on Saturday that he will not be fit in time for the World Cup, which starts in Qatar on November 20.