Newest Cavs star Mitchell gets warm welcome in Cleveland
CLEVELAND: From the moment he arrived, Donovan Mitchell received the kind of love once reserved in this city for his basketball idol.
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Alvarez, Golovkin not leaning on history in trilogy finale
SAN DIEGO: Although four years are an eternity in sports, Canelo Alvarez still remembers every round of his two fights with Gennady Golovkin. He recalls every tactical decision and momentum shift during those now-distant meetings with arguably his greatest rival.
Haaland haunts Dortmund as Man City triumph but Chelsea held on Potter debut
PARIS: Erling Haaland scored an acrobatic late winner against his old club as Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday, while there were hard-earned victories for Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.
Paul Pogba’s brother in custody in alleged extortion case
PARIS: French officials said Wednesday that soccer star Paul Pogba’s brother was in police custody along with four other people as part of an investigation into alleged efforts to extort millions of euros from the World Cup winner and Juventus midfielder. Mathias Pogba came to see Paris police about the probe Wednesday afternoon and was held for questioning, according to an official close to the investigation.
Paul Pogba releases statement after brother’s alleged extortion video
Paul Pogba has released a statement referring to “extortion” after his brother recorded a video promising “great revelations” about the Juventus player.
Tyson Fury says cousin stabbed to death and appeals for knife crime to stop
Tyson Fury has called for an end to knife crime as he said his cousin Rico Burton had died after suffering a stab wound to the neck.
Olympic champ Pichardo wins Euro triple jump, Bol keeps double bid on track
MUNICH: World and Olympic champion Pedro Pichardo added European triple jump gold to his accolades in Munich on Wednesday while Dutchwoman Femke Bol kept her bid for an audacious track double on course.
Quintana denies use of banned drug after Tour de France disqualification
PARIS: Colombian Nairo Quintana on Wednesday denied taking a banned pain medication after he was retrospectively disqualified from this year’s Tour de France over a positive tramadol test result.