Lakers honor ‘big brother’ Bryant with championship

By Reuters,

The Los Angeles Lakers dedicated their NBA Finals victory to the late Kobe Bryant, whose death in a helicopter crash in January united and motivated t...

Kobe Bryant , Los Angeles Lakers , NBA Finals victory

Lakers beat Heat to win NBA title

By Reuters,

The Los Angeles Lakers ended a decade-long wait for a 17th NBA title as they beat the Miami Heat 106-93 to seal a 4-2 series victory. The Finals'...

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‘You live with it’ LeBron says after Green’s miss

By Reuters,

Danny Green’s three-point attempt at the end of Game Five of the NBA Finals that would have given the Los Angeles Lakers the lead and possibly the c...

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Lakers beat Heat to assume NBA Finals lead

By Reuters,

LeBron James overcame a sluggish start and Anthony Davis made a key three-pointer and block late on as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat 102-...

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Butler torches Lakers as Heat cut NBA Finals deficit to 2-1

By Reuters,

Jimmy Butler and the undermanned Miami Heat breathed new life into the NBA Finals with a gritty 115-104 upset victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on S...

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Davis, James power Lakers to verge of NBA Finals

By Reuters,

Anthony Davis scored a game-high 34 points, LeBron James added 26 and the Los Angeles Lakers never lost the lead over the final three quarters Thursda...

SWILA: President Kenyatta, our teams need facilities, not just congratulatory messages

By Isaac Swila,

@ISAACSWILA The national women’s volleyball team, Malkia Strikers, sealed an emphatic victory in Cameroon beating Nigeria by straight sets of 25-...

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Raptors beat Warriors to win first NBA title

By Reuters,

The Toronto Raptors delivered Canada its first NBA title with a 114-110 victory over the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors on Thursday...

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Thiem braces for ‘ultimate challenge’ in Nadal

By Agencies,

Dominic Thiem will aim to pull off a stunning surprise and defeat 11-time champion Rafael Nadal in the French Open final - a match he describes as the...

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Leonard, Ibaka take Raptors on the brink

By Agencies,

Kawhi Leonard and Serge Ibaka starred as Toronto Raptors moved into a 3-1 series lead to put them on brink of their first NBA title with a 105-92 vict...

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Curry show in vain as Raptors overpower Warriors

By Agencies,

The Toronto Raptors edged back ahead in the NBA Finals series with a 123-109 victory over the injury-ravaged Golden State Warriors. After conceding...

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Kawhi and Raptors push Bucks to the edge

By Agencies,

Kawhi Leonard scored 35 points, 15 in the fourth quarter, as the visiting Toronto Raptors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 105-99 to move within one game ...

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Curry, Green star as Warriors sweep Blazers

By Agencies,

Stephen Curry and Draymond Green capped triple-double performances by combining on the game-clinching hoop in overtime on Monday night as the Golden S...

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Quadruple still on as Jesus heads City into FA Cup final

By Reuters,

The “impossible” quadruple dream remains intact for Manchester City after an early headed goal from Gabriel Jesus sealed a scrappy 1-0 win over Br...

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All eyes on Kipchoge as Laures gala goes down tonight in Monaco

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

All  eyes are on World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge, the only Kenyan and African nominee as the prestigious Laureus Sports Awards goes down...

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Find out our A-Z of the 2018 World Cup

By Reuters,

A-Z review of the 2018 World Cup. A - Africa. For the first time since 1982 no African teams made it to the knockout stage. Egypt and Tunisia never...

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Durant delivers deja vu ‘assassin’ dagger into Cavaliers

By AFP,

Golden State's Kevin Durant sank a clutch 3-pointer in the dying seconds of NBA Finals game three for the second consecutive year Wednesday, deliverin...

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LeBron James vows NBA fightback

By AFP,

Cleveland's LeBron James, known for bouncing back stronger from playoff losses, promises such heroics Sunday in the NBA Finals after what he calls one...

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Cavs feel ‘robbed’ as Warriors win NBA Finals opener

By AFP,

A controversial video review foul reversal left Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue feeling "robbed" after the Golden State Warriors ripped the Cavaliers 124-1...

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Curry, Durant sparkle as Warriors reach NBA finals

By AFP,

Stephen Curry inspired a second-half fightback as the reigning champion Golden State Warriors booked their fourth consecutive NBA finals appearance wi...

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