The Wembanyama sweepstakes and draft lottery has a winner: It’s the Spurs
CHICAGO: Victor Wembanyama is now set to begin his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs, after they won the NBA draft lottery and the No. 1 overall pick on Tuesday night.
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Hasil NBA: Lakers Takluk di Gim Pertama Final Wilayah Barat
Denver Nuggets menumbangkan Los Angeles Lakers 132-126 di gim pertama Final Wilayah Barat NBA musim ini. LeBron James dkk memberi perlawanan sengit, namun Nikola Jokic dkk pada akhirnya tetap keluar sebagai pemenang.
Star-studded crowd watches French phenom Victor Wembanyama turn it on late, hours before NBA draft lottery
PARIS: Hours before finding out his likely destination in the NBA, Victor Wembanyama drew a star-studded crowd in his last regular-season game in France and delivered another game-winning performance in the fourth quarter.
2023 AFC Asian Cup: the full group stage review
For the third AFC Asian Cup tournament in a row, there will be at least 10 Arab teams at the continental showpiece to be played in Qatar. Thursday afternoon’s draw ceremony held at the Katara Opera House was a much anticipated, much changed and oft delayed event.
Branden Grace shoots record 61, Stingers lead by 6 at LIV Golf Tulsa
BROKEN ARROW: Branden Grace holds the record for lowest single-round score in a men’s major. Now he holds the record for lowest score shot in a LIV Golf tournament.
Playoff NBA: Singkirkan Warriors, Lakers Melaju ke Final Wilayah Barat
Los Angeles Lakers melaju ke final Wilayah Barat NBA musim ini usai mengalahkan Golden State Warriors 122-101 di gim keenam semifinal. Hasil ini membuat LeBron James dkk menang agregat 4-2.
LeBron James, Lakers eliminate NBA champion Warriors with 122-101 victory in Game 6
LOS ANGELES: LeBron James had 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors with a 122-101 victory Friday night in Game 6 of the second-round series. The seventh-seeded Lakers will face Nikola Jokic and the top-seeded Nuggets in the Western Conference finals starting Tuesday night in Denver.
Russia’s Arman Adamian wins world judo gold under neutral flag
DOHA: Russia’s Arman Adamian won a world judo title on Friday at the first major international team competition to welcome back Russian and Belarusian athletes since last year’s invasion of Ukraine.Adamian, taking part under a neutral flag, defeated Lukas Krpalek of the Czech Republic in the men’s -100kg final.Ukraine pulled its team from the event in Doha last week over the presence of Russian team members it argued were active soldiers.After Adamian’s victory, which he only secured in overtime, the Russian flag was replaced on the medals podium by a flag displaying instead the logo of the competition.The International Judo Federation (IJF) official music replaced the Russian anthem.“I feel very good, I can’t wait to speak to my family on the phone to celebrate with them,” Adamian said, speaking in Russian through a translator.On his emotions, standing on the podium, he added: “I just enjoyed my victory and listened to the IJF anthem.”The IJF has allowed Russian and Belarusian judokas to take part in these championships as neutral competitors, having previously banned them after the invasion of Ukraine.That decision followed a recommendation from the International Olympic Committee.Eight Russians were banned from the tournament but the IJF insisted that none were athletes.The judokas taking part are not allowed to have Russian colors on their outfits, instead they bear the letters “AIN” on the back to signify “Individual Neutral Athletes.”Other competitors display the letters of their country.Russian President Vladimir Putin was honorary president and international ambassador of the IJF from 2008 until he was suspended from the post in 2022.In September 2022, judo was one of the last sports to exclude Russians and