Domantas Sabonis had barely settled into his seat on the bench when coach Nate McMillan looked his way.
When Myles Turner picked up two early fouls, Sabonis was pressed into duty much earlier than usual.
"By the time my heat packs ca…
Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown acknowledged that after he told his players and the media before the season began that the goal was to make the playoffs, it "wasn't well received" by many in the cautious front office.
Turns out, Br…
Jaylen Brown could see the fourth quarter well enough from the Boston bench to know he wasn't worried about the Celtics' recent stumbles.
"If we would have played our normal rotation, we would have won that game," he said Sunday after c…
Klay Thompson's shooting touch seems playoff-ready.
The Golden State guard scored 22 of his 34 points in the first quarter and the Warriors beat Phoenix for the 15th consecutive time, 117-100 on Sunday night in the final home game of th…
Goalkeeper: Life hasn't been easy for West Ham or Joe Hart this season, but Hart was key to earning the point at Chelsea that keeps the Hammers cushioned from the relegation places. It was just like old times for the keeper, who made a num…
Fresh from beating Manchester City in Saturday's derby, Manchester United are looking to hijack the Blues' bid for Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred, according to the Daily Mirror.
The Brazilian was tipped for a move to City at the end o…
Liverpool will need more than just Fellaini if they lose Mohamed Salah in the summer, which is what Le10Sport suggests as PSG step up their interest in the forward.
Salah is enjoying the form of his life this season, scoring 38 goals in…
In what could be one of the more unexpected moves of the summer, Liverpool have offered Marouane Fellaini a three-year deal as they aim to prise him away from Manchester United, according to L'Equipe.
The former Everton midfielder is ou…
Tottenham striker Harry Kane remains confident he can pip Liverpool's Mohamed Salah to the Premier League's Golden Boot.
Kane is bidding to finish the campaign as the division's top scorer for a third successive season, a feat no player…
Jose Mourinho has indicated that Pep Guardiola made a "mistake" in talking about Paul Pogba before the Manchester derby, but stressed that it had not created a problem with the Manchester City boss.
On the eve of Saturday's game at the …
Khabib Nurmagomedov claimed UFC's lightweight title in dominant fashion Saturday, just two days after he was the target of a public attack by former champion Conor McGregor.
Despite one of the most surreal fight weeks in UFC history, Nu…
Sebastian Vettel took his second win of the season on Sunday night after holding off Valtteri Bottas for victory in a tense finish to the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The race boiled down to a strategic battle between Ferrari and Mercedes, with …
Odell Beckham Jr. is expected to be in attendance Monday for the start of the New York Giants' offseason workout program, the wide receiver told ESPN's Josina Anderson.
Beckham is scheduled to fly from Los Angeles to New Jersey later Su…
Floyd Mayweather said Saturday night that if he elects to come out of retirement, it will be to fight in the UFC.
While promoting his Showtime-televised tripleheader ringside at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Mayweather …
Ferrari has confirmed that a mechanic suffered multiple leg fractures at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday after being run over during a botched pit stop for Kimi Raikkonen.
At his second stop of the race on Lap 35, Raikkonen was prematu…
Patrick Reed might have won the season's first major, but that doesn't mean he's the favorite to win the next one.
According to the Westgate SuperBook, the trio of Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, at 10-1 each, are the fa…
Two months after signing a contract to become a WWE superstar, Ronda Rousey entered the ring for the first match of her career Sunday night at WrestleMania 34 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Superdome.
Alongside her tag-team partner…
Kiki Bertens felt fortunate to escape a tough semifinal match with a victory Sunday morning. She wasn't going to let things get so tight later on in the biggest match of her career.
Bertens of the Netherlands overpowered Germany's Julia…
The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad will travel to Ghana this month to be awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA).
Mr Ahmad, who has established excell…
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has requested National Security to investigate the deportation of some 50 supposed Ghanaian journalists who traveled to Australia with the country’s delegation to cover the Commonwealth Games.
The said…
Elizabeth Owusua’s 40th minute header was enough for Sea Lions to start their 2017/2018 FreshPak National Women’s League campaign on a bright note.
A youthful side, Sea Lions beat experienced Immigration Ladies 1-0 in match day one of…
Injured Asante Kotoko attacker, Saddick Adams has said that, he is disturbed with the consistent injuries and wants to recover quickly to join his teammates on the field.
The former Atletico Madrid youth striker sustained an injury duri…
Mr. Kurt Okraku, Chairman of the MTN FA Cup Committee, has said that his outfit deserved the plaudits for delivering on their promise of quality organisation.
He said he was proud of the MTN FA Cup Committee, which he leads for their le…
Ghana Premier League (GPL) leaders, Ashgold S/C, coasted home to a 2-0 victory over rivals, Asante Kotoko S/C, in a match day five top-liner at the Len Clay Stadium, Obuasi, on Sunday.
The score-line leaves the Miners still unbeaten in …
Patrick Allotey became the new World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa Super Welterweight champion, after stopping Frank Dodzi in the sixth round on Saturday night at the Bukom Boxing Arena.
Allotey, who is in top form proved too strong …
Confederation Cup campaigners Aduana Stars recorded an emphatic 6-1 victory over Fosa Juniors of Madagasca in the first leg of the competition played at the Osagyefo Agyemang Park on Sunday.
The wide margin victory, would enhance the ch…
Samuel Umtiti looks set to stay at Barcelona and snub interest from Manchester United, reports Sport.
The French centre-back has been strongly linked with a move to Old Trafford due to his low buyout clause of €60m (£52.5m).
But Spor…
India's Deepak Lather won bronze in the men's 69 kg category on the second day of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He lifted a total of 295 kg (136 kg in snatch and 159 kg in clean and jerk) to take India's medal tally to four at the Gold Coas…
Coming into the final run leg flagging in 12th, Jake Birtwhistle gave himself little chance of becoming Australia's first medallist of the Gold Coast Games.
After a gruelling bike leg spent chasing a breakaway, a top 10 wasn't even look…
South Africa's Henri Schoeman produced a scintillating start to the run leg of the men's triathlon to claim his country's first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
In the process, he took down the two men who'd denie…
UFC star Conor McGregor stormed a media day on Thursday ahead of UFC 223, damaging a bus and injuring two fighters in the process.
UFC president Dana White said credentialed journalists from McGregor's website, The Mac Life, let McGrego…
After nine days of competition and countless upsets, Ghana has finally won a medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
The medal was won by a member of the national amateur boxing team (Black Bombers), Jessie Lartey…
Arsenal are on their way to the Europa League semifinals, but plans are underway to strengthen their back line with a move for Borussia Dortmund star Sokratis Papastathopoulos.
The Greek international is a target for the Gunners, accord…
Manchester United are looking to raid Chelsea again this summer with Jose Mourinho keen to be reunited with Willian.
The Sun claims United want the Brazil international after being knocked back last summer and could strike a deal for ju…
Thursday's early morning weightlifting session for the 35 students at the Manipur State Weightlifting centre in Imphal ended with a special instruction. "I told them to watch Mirabai's competition at the Commonwealth Games," says coach Ani…
UFC pulled three fights from its Saturday's pay-per-view lineup, directly connected to an incident Thursday involving Conor McGregor.
McGregor, 29, unexpectedly showed up at a UFC 223 media event Thursday at Barclays Center, and was cau…
The Cavaliers acquired a young, versatile big man in Larry Nance Jr. at the trade deadline, and center Tristan Thompson is the healthiest he has been all season, but the Cavs will continue to start Jeff Green in the front court when the pl…
East
Toronto Raptors: DeMar DeRozan
Timetable: None; he missed a win at Orlando on March 20 with a left thigh contusion but has played in each of the team's past five games.
Seriousness: very low
Situation: DeRo…
Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star shooting guard Jimmy Butler was available, even though he didn't play, in Thursday's pivotal matchup against Denver after missing the previous 16 games because of a right knee injury.
With Butler on the b…
Quarterback Johnny Manziel is scheduled to play roughly half of his team's offensive snaps Saturday in his debut for The Spring League, according to coach Terry Shea.
The league has eight quarterbacks spread out among its four teams, ne…
An opening day at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games which started on the worst possible note for Australia with Sally Pearson succumbing to injury has ended on a dual-world record high.
The men's 4km pursuit team of Leigh Howard, Kellan…
National and state captain Michael Hooper is confident Israel Folau's controversial religious beliefs won't divide the Wallabies or the NSW Waratahs.
Folau faces a grilling from Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle and Waratahs chief And…
Unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin secured his date and venue from the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Thursday. What he does not yet have is an opponent.
The Nevada commission approved GGG Promotions' request to p…
UFC star Conor McGregor has turned himself into police following an incident earlier Thursday in Brooklyn, according to the New York City Police Department.
McGregor, 29, unexpectedly showed up at a UFC 223 media event Thursday at Barcl…
Warriors coach Steve Kerr went off on his team in the locker room following a 126-106 blowout loss to the Indiana Pacers on Thursday evening, and then he shared his frustration with the media.
"Caring in general was the main problem," h…
Tyronn Lue missed nine games because of chest pains, only to endure a thrilling 119-115 comeback win by the Cleveland Cavaliers over the Washington Wizards on Thursday in Lue's return to the sideline.
Cleveland trailed by 16 points with…
The last Vancouver Canucks home game Thursday night was special because it featured the last time the Sedin twins would skate in front of a home crowd. But it was also special for another reason -- a fan would go home with $397,275 and not…
Florentino Perez's desire to acquire Karim Benzema was so great that he travelled to Bron Terraillon himself in 2009 to convince the striker to sign with Real Madrid from Lyon.
"I saw a black car coming and a small man with a dark suit …
It's Manchester United's worst nightmare -- Manchester City will be confirmed as champions if they win the derby on Saturday evening.
Pep Guardiola's men have swept all before them in the Premier League this season, with Jose Mourinho's…
Abdul Wahid Omar, Ghana's flagbearer at the 2018 Commonwealth Games currently ongoing in Australia has crashed out of the 60-kilogramme men's Light boxing competition after losing by unanimous decision to Australia's Harry Garside.
Ab…