Kiwi racer Dixon wins IndyCar Long Beach Grand Prix By: AFP on April 23, 2024New Zealand’s Scott Dixon held off American Colton Herta on a tight-fuel run over the final laps to win Sunday’s IndyCar Long Beach Grand Prix. The 43-year-old Kiwi, who also won on the Southern California streets in 2015, clung to first over the tension-packed last of 85 laps as Herta and American Josef Newgarden closed […]
Bellingham clinches Real Madrid ‘dramatic’ Clasico win over Barcelona By: AFP on April 23, 2024Jude Bellingham snatched Real Madrid a dramatic 3-2 Clasico win over champions Barcelona on Sunday with a “fundamental” goal to take them 11 points clear at the top of La Liga. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed the England midfielder’s decisive intervention to take Los Blancos to the brink of the Spanish title. Madrid twice […]
Demolition man Head, Pandya booed, red-hot Kohli: IPL talking points By: AFP on April 23, 2024The Indian Premier League is around the halfway mark this season with teams scrambling to make the top four of the T20 tournament. AFP Sport looks at five talking points in the first half of the world’s richest cricket competition. Head starts and tall scores Opener Travis Head has been the demolition man for Sunrisers […]
Bowlers with ‘X-factor’ will hold key in T20 World Cup, says Sammy By: Reuters on April 23, 2024With T20 cricket becoming increasingly more batter-dominated, bowlers with the ‘X-factor’ could make all the difference in the World Cup in June, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy told Reuters. The batting bias of cricket’s shortest format is evident in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), where 200-plus scores have become a routine and 300 […]
Ohtani breaks record for most home runs by a Japanese player By: Reuters on April 23, 2024Shohei Ohtani surpassed Hideki Matsui to become the Japanese-born player who has hit the most home runs in Major League Baseball history after the Dodgers slugger launched to right field in the third inning on Sunday. Ohtani stood and watched as his 176th home run went deep into the stands and smiled as he crossed […]
Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, SGA are NBA MVP finalists By: Reuters on April 23, 2024Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is among the three finalists for NBA MVP, the league announced Sunday night. Jokic is a two-time winner of the award. The other finalists are Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jokic, who guided the Nuggets to the 2023 NBA title, averaged […]
Australian coach defends Chinese swimming amid doping furore By: Reuters on April 23, 2024Australian swimming coach Denis Cotterell has rejected allegations of orchestrated doping in Chinese swimming, saying the east Asian nation is adamant about clean sport. Cotterell is working with China’s top swimmers in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics and previously coached 1,500 metres freestyle world record holder Sun Yang, who is now suspended for a […]
Wolff, Horner clash anew over Verstappen By: AFP on April 23, 2024Toto Wolff and Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner have reignited their war of words over Max Verstappen after the Mercedes boss again hinted at poaching the three-time world champion. Verstappen’s future at Red Bull was thrown into doubt last month after his father, Jos, said the team was in danger of being “torn apart” if […]
Nikola Jokic leads NBA champ Denver Nuggets past LeBron James and Lakers By: AP on April 22, 2024Unlike their crowd that drowned out the Los Angeles Lakers’ pregame introductions, the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets were a little late to the playoff party Saturday night. They turned up their offense and defense after a sputtering start, however, powering past the Lakers 114-103 behind Nikola Jokic’s 32 points and 12 rebounds in the […]
Elena Rybakina beats Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-2 to win Porsche Grand Prix By: AP on April 22, 2024Elena Rybakina eased to her third title of the season on Sunday with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ukraine´s Marta Kostyuk in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix. Rybakina, the world No. 4-ranked player who defeated top-ranked Iga ´Swiatek in the semifinals, saved the three break points she faced and took four from six […]