Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks encapsulated the legend of Joel Embiid, who, despite dealing with a niggling knee injury and Bell’s palsy, dropped a playoffs career-high 50 points. The Sixers defeated the Knicks 125-114 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Thursday night to draw one back and put the series at 2-1,...
Stephen Curry is not new to winning titles and claiming accolades, and the Golden State Warriors guard added a new individual trophy to his cabinet as he was named the NBA Clutch Player of the Year on Wednesday. The 36-year-old claims the Jerry West Trophy as the second-ever winner of the award, which was introduced last season, after seeing off competition from Chicago Bulls’ star DeMar...
Crystal Palace midfielder Will Hughes says that Jean-Philippe Mateta is deserving of his current run of goalscoring form. The Franco-Congolese forward struck twice in Wednesday’s 2-0 home win over Newcastle United, taking his tally to nine goals in his last 12 league games, including five in his last four. It has been a total transformation for Mateta who had only scored twice all season before the...
Organisers of the annual Okpekpe International 10km road race have started a 30-day countdown to the start of the World Athletics' gold label road race on May 25. They disclosed that programmes have been to mark the 10th edition of the Okpekpe race which is still the first road race to be internationally recognised in West Africa. Media Director for the race, Dare Esan assured that...
Kwara United have been charged for providing false information which led to a fixture adjustment that disrupted the live television broadcast schedule of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday 31. In a two-count summary jurisdiction, the Ilorin-based club was charged for breach of Rule C1.1 and B6.23, attracting a total fine of N6 million. Kwara United caused their scheduled Matchday 31 fixture against Akwa United...
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