Out-of-nowhere Ostapenko to face Halep for women's title
Serena Williams is pregnant, two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is just back after being stabbed, Maria Sharapova has only recently returned from a doping ban and former world number one Vic...
Seta named to face Lions
Replacements: 16-Ben Funnell, 17-Wyatt Crockett, 18-Michael Alaalatoa, 19-Quinten Strange, 20-Jed Brown, 21- Mitchell Drummond, 22-Mitch Hunt, 23-Tim Bateman. Of some comfort is that two fellow forwa...
Theresa May Loses Her Election Gamble
May's intentions for calling the elections was to gain an upper hand in Britain's exit from European Union , getting a better hold on her party. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP). If the Tories form a min...
In Game 3, Warriors Beat Cavaliers In Fourth Quarter Comeback
The problem with that, however, is that the rest of their team.well, let's just say 36 points is less than Cleveland put up in the first quarter alone. Durant didn't score at all and Golden State wa...
Mexico 3 Honduras 0: Dominant Hosts Cruise
Alanis scored on a header off a corner kick in the 35th minute, his second global goal. "No", Mexican Coach Juan Carlos Osorio said in April. That meant Mexico's all-time leading goalscorer and st...
Warriors pull rug on Cavs, take commanding 3-0 Finals lead
Durant scored 31 points and Klay Thompson had 30 for the Warriors, who improved to 15-0 in the postseason and are on the brink of the first undefeated finish in the National Basketball Association. ...
Hazard: 'I will listen to Real Madrid offer'
Eden Hazard thinks that Chelsea could well win the Champions League - if they sign players this summer. The winger will consequently miss the upcoming global friendly against the Czech Republi...
Novak Djokovic v Dominic Thiem - player profiles
He joins Roger Federer at the top of the chart for most Roland Garros quarterfinal showings in the Open Era (since April 1968).American Williams, the 2002 champion, was beaten 5-7 6-2 6-1 by Swiss...
Wawrinka oldest French Open semi-finalist in 32 years
Djokovic was thumped 7-6, 6-3, 6-0 by the Austrian in the French Open quarter-finals. "I won?" - Nishikori, when asked what he remembers from his match against upcoming opponent Murray in the U.S. H...
Sri Lanka beat India by 7 wickets
Mathews had not played an global since January due to hamstring and calf problems but showed his experience when it mattered to keep Sri Lanka's tournament hopes alive with his 33rd half century to...
Vegas Play of the Day: Warriors at Cavaliers
Kevin Durant was brilliant down the stretch, scoring seven points in the final three minutes for the Warriors, on his way to 31 for the game. In Game 3 they were that much better and still came down ...
Murray faces Wawrinka in French Open semifinals
As long as he can focus on the next point, it doesn't really matter to me. There might have been a hunger gap on Wednesday, but it would come as a shock if there was one today. According to three-ti...
Penguins Rout Predators 6-0 to Take 3-2 Cup Lead
PITTSBURGH (AP ) - The night started with a catfish throw. And why would Crosby have any reason to take a liberty on Subban? Two consecutive victories don't give coach Peter Laviolette belief ...
Rafa Nadal v Dominic Thiem - player profiles
He had never lost to Thiem in their five past encounters, beating the youngster easily even a couple of weeks ago on clay in the semifinals at Rome. Open - are printed on the back of his shoes, abo...
Qatar FM to AP: No one has 'right to blockade my country'
It is inevitable that this noise will increase as the crisis continues, and the only thing we can say with any degree of certainty at this stage is that Sheikh Tamim's position will become increasingl...
Unseeded Latvian teen Jelena Ostapenko into 1st Slam semi at French Open
The matchup suits Ostapenko, the 2014 Wimbledon junior champion: She is 4-0 against Wozniacki. Bacsinszky, meanwhile, can now look forward to a second French Open semi-final in three years. Two more...
Unseeded Latvian teen knocks out Wozniacki on rain-hit day
She was playing her third consecutive French Open quarter-final on Tuesday and is now into her second semi in three years. She was playing really good ... The 31-year-old Nadal, who retired last yea...
Penguins must find way to finish against Rinne
The big Russian boasts an ugly 39 per cent possession mark in the four games so far with five-on-five scoring chances favouring Nashville 24-8. Hornqvist has played a gritty role for the Penguins ...
Penguins steamroll Predators 6-0, one win from the Cup
After Game Five, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators are a combined 19-4 at home in the postseason. "That is, hands down, the best game that we've played in this series to this poi...
Durant's shot sends perfect Warriors over Cavs in Finals
Durant drained the shot of his professional life - a 3-pointer over LeBron James with 45.3 seconds left - and scored 31 points as the Warriors , pushed harder than they have been throughout their p...
3 goals early in 3rd tighten Pens' grasp
Subban sure isn't letting it show. After scoring the game-winning goal in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night, helping the Penguins escape with a win in one of the crazier playoff ...
Rafael Nadal cruises into quarterfinals at French Open
Novak Djokovic is also through to the last-eight in Paris after defeating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-6 (5) 6-1 6-3. Second seed Novak Djokovic takes on sixth seed Dominic Thiem in the Men's singl...
NBC Sports Presents Game 5 of 2017 STANLEY CUP Final Tonight
When the Penguins had just three goals during the first three games of the Eastern Conference finals against Ottawa last month, they scored 10 over the next two to take control. While it isn't, at lea...
Durant's late 3 gives Warriors 3-0 Finals lead
Kevin Durant, the difference in the 2017 Finals, led the Warriors with 31 points and Golden State held off a furious effort by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 118-113 win in Game 3. "We had some real...
Time for Thiem or will Nadal march on?
Wawrinka demolished Croatian Marin Cilic 6-3 6-3 6-1 on Wednesday, while Murray tamed Japanese star Kei Nishikori . The 31-year-old Spaniard, like Wawrinka and Thiem, hasn't dropped a set at the ...
Butler's Chris Holtmann targeted for Ohio State job
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - With a vacant Ohio State head coaching job, reports have been surfacing all week long that Butler head coach Chris Holtmann is a front-runner for the Buckeye job. The Buckey...
Thiem stuns Djokovic in French Open quarter finals
Yet she said to reporters: "You want me to cry?" And while Murray has been playing better and better over the past two weeks, shaking off a cold and finding his form, he has not been quite as good a...
Dominic Thiem preparing for 'toughest match' against Rafael Nadal
Only one player has beaten Rafa Nadal on his beloved claycourts this year and that man, Austria's Dominic Thiem , blocks the Spaniard's path to the French Open final. He split from coaches Boris Be...
JR Smith Deletes 'Cavs in 7' Tweet, Claims He Was Hacked
James knows his team have to play a flawless game on Friday or else they will be on the wrong end of a historic play-off run. "I just tried to stay disciplined in my shot, hold my follow through, a...
Australia vs Bangladesh Cricket Streaming
Warner and Smith were reluctant to leave the field and felt they could have played through the rain for at least another two overs. New Zealand , meanwhile, will look to gain crucial two points wit...