Victor Wembanyama confident in Spurs comeback despite Game 4 collapse: 'Everybody knows we're going to do it'
The New York Knicks complete a 29-point comeback, the largest in NBA Finals history, to take a 3-1 series lead over the San Antonio Spurs.
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Norwegian parliament gets behind World Cup team with fans' Viking rowing display
June 18 : World Cup fever has spread as far as the Norwegian parliament, where elected representatives performed a recreation of Viking rowing that has been made famous by the country's soccer fans attending the tournament across the Atlantic.
Germany face first real World Cup test against Ivory Coast's 'express train' Diomande
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 : One name on every Germany player's mind is Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, whose meteoric rise in the Bundesliga has seen him emerge as the biggest threat to the four-time world champions when they face the African nation in the World Cup on Saturday.
Kartal returns to Fenerbahce as head coach
GDANSK, June 18 : Veteran coach Ismail Kartal has returned to Fenerbahce for a fourth managerial spell, the Turkish Super Lig side said on Thursday.
Iran says footballer’s US visa expires after World Cup opener
TEHRAN: An Iranian national football team player’s United States visa has expired, state media reported Tuesday, leaving his future at the World Cup shrouded in doubt with Tehran engulfed in a bitter diplomatic row with Washington. Winger Mehdi Torabi was only issued a single-entry visa instead of the multiple-entry visa given to other Iranian national team players to take part in the global spectacle, where Team Melli earned a 2-2 draw with New Zealand in their opening match on Monday. “Following the national team’s trip to Los Angeles for the match against New Zealand and the conclusion of that game, Torabi’s visa has now expired,” state news agency IRNA reported. The Iranian Football Federation “has taken steps to obtain a new visa for Torabi, so that he can accompany the national team in its upcoming matches,” it added. The agency did not disclose if Torabi successfully departed the US but said “all members of the national team are on board the aircraft” that was leaving the United States for Mexico after the match. The United States and tournament organizers did not immediately comment. The report comes after a series of visa-related issues affecting Iran’s delegation during the Middle East war between the US and Iran. The two nations have agreed a framework to end the conflict, but Iran had already moved its base to Mexico over security concerns and is having to travel in and out of the US for the team’s group-stage games. Iranian officials previously said around 15 members of the delegation were denied US visas. IRNA also said in a separate report that Iranian captain Mehdi Taremi and a staff member faced difficulties at Los Angeles airport after the team’s draw with New Zealand upon their departure. Iran play
Ghana coach enters record books at his fifth World Cup in row
ATLANTA, June 15 : Carlos Queiroz is still one tournament short of matching the record for coaching at the World Cup, but the 73-year-old will still enter the record books this week.
Caitlin Clark scores 25, Sophie Cunningham's late heroics lift Fever past Sun in Commissioner's Cup
Women's basketball legend Nancy Lieberman credited Caitlin Clark for the WNBA's new CBA, and revealed her passion for prostate cancer awareness.
Kelsey Plum, Kahleah Copper author dueling 40-point games - ESPN
Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum had 43 points, and Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper scored 41 on Saturday, the first time opponents have had dueling 40-point games in WNBA history, including the playoffs. They each set career highs for points.
Resurgent Raducanu sets up Queen's final against Vekic
LONDON, June 13 : Once labelled the new golden girl of tennis after winning the 2021 U.S. Open as a teenaged qualifier, Emma Raducanu's career has been a tale of injury layoffs, hiring and firing coaches and a struggle to live with the weight of expectation.