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Warriors, Lakers and eight other teams in NBA Play-In Tournament

Warriors, Lakers and eight other teams in NBA Play-In Tournament

The 2023–24 NBA regular season came to an end on Sunday, April 15, with all 30 teams in action across the Eastern and Western Conferences. However, the allure of the NBA season is in the competitiveness of the postseason, which opens with the Play-In Tournament scheduled to take place between April 16 and 19. Eight teams—four in each conference—will compete in the play-in tournament and the...

Rashford: How Man United forward set new record with Premier League GOTM award

Rashford: How Man United forward set new record with Premier League GOTM award

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has claimed the Premier League Goal of the Month award for March with his thunderbolt-like strike in the Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium. The 26-year-old put the Red Devils ahead against Manchester City with his sixth goal in the derby, which United eventually lost 3-1 following a second-half resurgence from the home side. Any excuse to watch this again 🎯...

BAL 2024: How the Nile Conference shapes up ahead of season four return

BAL 2024: How the Nile Conference shapes up ahead of season four return

The fourth season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) returns on Friday, April 19, with the Nile Conference scheduled for the Hassan Mostafa Sports Hall in Cairo, Egypt. Twelve games will be played in the Nile Conference, which is made up of four teams: host and defending champions Al Ahly SC (Egypt), Al Ahly Benghazi (Libya), City Oilers (Uganda) and Bangui Sporting Club (BSC) of Central...

Premier League: Semi-automated offside technology to be introduced in 2024-25 season

Premier League: Semi-automated offside technology to be introduced in 2024-25 season

The Premier League on Thursday confirmed that the semi-automated offside technology (SAOT), will be introduced into the league from the 2024-25 campaign. Following a stakeholder’s meeting, the 20 clubs agreed to launch the technology next season, meaning the Premier League will make use of the SAOT before the end of the year. However, the English top division revealed in a released statement that the technology will...

Bizzare Bucks-Celtics game sets NBA record-low free throw attempts

Bizzare Bucks-Celtics game sets NBA record-low free throw attempts

On Tuesday night at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, the Bucks and Boston Celtics combined for a record-low two free throw attempts in a game in which the 2021 NBA champions won 104-91. The Bucks, whose four-game losing streak came to an end, attempted the only free throws in the game, with two-time league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo converting one of his two attempts. The Celtics and...