National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern warned on Thursday that the entire season could be in jeopardy if significant progress toward a collective agreement is not made early next week.
Participants at the Indian Wheelchair Tennis Tour held in Chennai did not let adversity affect their outlook on life. A Ganesh Nadar presents some of their stories.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed that United States President Barack Obama 'tucked him up in bed' while he was on board Air Force One during his recent trip to America.
Fascinating predictions for the years ahead. A revealing excerpt from Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde's Cricket 2.0: Inside The T20 Revolution.
Grillot has been honoured by Time Magazine in the feature '5 Heroes Who Gave Us Hope in 2017'.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant tore a ligament in his right wrist in Monday's preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers and is considered day-to-day, the National Basketball Association club said on Wednesday.
He is Russia's third richest person. This 6 feet 8 inches 'giant' has survived many scandals, and currently sits on an empire worth $18 billion (about Rs 95,300 crore). On Monday, he told the media in Moscow that he was taking the most important decision of his life.
A statue of Lionel Messi in Argentina's capital has been broken in half, with the player's upper body, arms and head removed.
Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks were swept aside 102-88 by the Miami Heat on Thursday as the National Basketball Association's latest sensation was given a reality check in Miami's eighth straight win.
The National Basketball Association has notified teams that regular season games through to December 15 have been cancelled because of the labour dispute that has locked out players for nearly five months, a league spokesman said on Tuesday.
NBA players rejected the league's latest contract offer on Monday and will disband as a union, a move that could wipe out the entire NBA season with the sides taking their labour dispute into the court of law.
The Los Angeles Lakers will be without head coach Mike Brown on Monday for a key game against the Philadelphia 76ers after he was suspended and fined by the National Basketball Association.
National Basketball Association (NBA) owners and players continued their last-ditch labour dispute talks in New York on Wednesday well after commissioner David Stern's deadline had passed.
Coaching during matches is permitted in some women's events, but Grand Slam tournaments are among those which do not allow it.
Fewer than half of Americans plan to go to sports events, concerts, movies and amusement parks when they reopen to the public until there is a proven coronavirus vaccine. That includes those who have attended such events in the past, an ominous sign for the sports and entertainment industries hoping to return to the spotlight after being shut down by the pandemic.
Jeev, whose career took a hit because of incessant injury breakdowns, praised the American for winning his 80th PGA Tour title last month, which was his first in five years.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Tuesday that Miami Heat owner Micky Arison has been fined following reports that he used his Twitter account to comment on the league's four-month-old lockout.
The reality TV star was married for only 72 days.
The Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-98 on Tuesday to take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals and move within one victory of claiming the National Basketball Association title.
Each of FIFA's 211 member associations would receive $500,000 in the coming days as well as any remaining entitlements for 2019 and 2020, it added. The coronavirus outbreak has brought soccer to a standstill and clubs have struggled to cope with the loss of revenue.
While the whole world grapples to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, the sporting world has been brought to a complete standstill. A lot of top sportsperson around the world have also tested positive for COVID-19 as major events like Tokyo Olympics, Formula One, Indian Premier League and the top football leagues in Europe all face long-term suspension.
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The Indian hoopsters commence their London Olympic Games qualifying campaign on Thursday, by taking on Lebanon in their opening Group A league match of the 26th FIBA Asia Basketball Championships at Wuhan, China.
Neil G Shastri's family has found solace in founding a trust in his name. Arthur J Pais reports.
Neil G Shastri's family has found solace in founding a trust in his name. Arthur J Pais reports.
The National Basketball Association does not yet have a ratified labor agreement but the league moved full speed ahead on Tuesday by announcing a provisional schedule.
Sukanya Verma tells you everything you need to know about the Oscars.
Disruption and police intrusions marred Russia's first open Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) athletic competition this week, organisers said.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Javaris Crittenton, a former National Basketball Association athlete who once played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards, is wanted on a murder charge over the death of a woman in Georgia, the FBI said on Monday.
Cristiano Ronaldo was described as a different species and even earned praises
Olympic champion Yang Hak-seon, who vaulted South Korea gymnastics into the limelight by winning gold at the 2012 London Games, has flipped out at plans by Hanyang University to disband its gymnastics team, fearing it could harm the sport's growth.
Here is the list of National Basketball Association champions (best-of-seven series:
Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta find themselves competing against each other along with four other top sporting icons, including Rafael Nadal, for the 'World Sportsman of the Year' trophy at the prestigious Laureus Awards to be announced in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
World champion P V Sindhu was on Friday ousted from the All England Championship after being outplayed by a determined Nozomi Okuhara of Japan, who rallied her way to a thrilling three-game win in the quarter-final of the women's singles in Birmingham. Sindhu's defeat ended India's campaign at the Super 1000 tournament.
Stupidity is responded with equal, if not more stupidity, in Half Girlfriend.
A larger than life figure both on and off the court, the announcement from Shaquille O'Neal that he is retiring leaves a void from the basketball aficionado to the casual fan who merely laughed at the antics of the future Hall of Famer.
With new immigrants coming to Canada from India and other South Asian countries, cricket as a sport is fast catching up in this ice hockey-crazy country, says Ajit Jain
Many or sometimes all the teachers are pulled into administrative and other non-teaching duties, says Anjuli Bhargava.
'What has India got out of Howdy India in substantive terms?' asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
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