NBA roundup: Davis leads Lakers in New Orleans return
Anthony Davis scored 41 points in his return to New Orleans, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their ninth straight game, beating the Pelicans 114-110 on Wednesday night.
Russia readies for 2020 Olympics despite potential ban
The head of Russia’s Olympic Committee said on Thursday it was carrying on with preparations for the Tokyo Olympics next year and criticized World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recommendations to punish some Russian Olympic officials as excessive and wrong…
Patriots defense returns to form ahead of facing Texans
With their stifling of the Cowboys last Sunday, the New England Patriots pushed their aberrant defensive performance against the Ravens deeper into the recesses of their collective memory.
Athletics: UKA launches review into handling of Nike Oregon Project issues
UK Athletics (UKA) has commissioned an independent review into the processes under which issues concerning the Nike Oregon Project (NOP) were investigated in 2015 and 2017 after distance-running coach Alberto Salazar was banned for four years, it said …
Athletics: Olympic hopeful Cheruiyot pushed by fellow Kenyan runner
When Kenyan runner Timothy Cheruiyot is sprinting to the finish at the world’s top races he knows one man can stand between him and gold: his best friend.
Olympic hopeful Cheruiyot pushed by fellow Kenyan runner
When Kenyan runner Timothy Cheruiyot is sprinting to the finish at the world’s top races he knows one man can stand between him and gold: his best friend.
Motor racing: Canadian Latifi replaces Kubica at Williams for 2020
Canadian Nicholas Latifi said his dream had come true after Williams announced on Thursday he would be making his Formula One debut in 2020 as Robert Kubica’s replacement.
Canadian Latifi to make F1 debut with Williams in 2020
Canadian Nicholas Latifi will make his Formula One debut next season replacing Robert Kubica at Williams, the Grove based squad said on Thursday.
Players hail move to let them tee off in shorts in sunny South Africa
Golfers at this week’s Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa will give their traditional trousers short shrift and dress for comfort instead, in a first for the European Tour.
Cycling: Track Cycling World Cup leg to go ahead in Hong Kong this weekend
The track cycling World Cup leg in Hong Kong this weekend will go ahead as planned after a lull in violence across the city, which has been racked by anti-government protests for the past six months, the South China Morning Post has reported.
