Cricket-Pakistan’s Babar and Afridi denied permission to play in Canada T20 league
(Reuters) - Pakistan's leading all-format players Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan have been denied permission by their cricket…
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Olympics-Defense the focus for high-powered US basketball team, Kerr says
(Reuters) - With a roster that boasts the NBA's all-time leading scorer, multiple title winners and the best shooter to…
Amaerican Taurasi trying to become first cager to win six golds at the Olympics
PHOENIX: Diana Taurasi joked after the Tokyo Olympics that she would see everyone in Paris.
Japanese gymnast sent home from Paris for smoking and drinking
TOKYO: Teenage gymnast Shoko Miyata has been pulled from Japan’s team for the Paris Olympics after being caught smoking and…
Dhabitah out to make the most of her last-minute ticket to Paris
PETALING JAYA: It may not have been how she wanted to qualify for the Olympics, but a last-minute lifeline doesn’t…
Olympics-Japan women’s gymnastics captain out of Paris Games for smoking
TOKYO (Reuters) -Shoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of the Japan women's artistic gymnastics team, has withdrawn from the squad for…
Boxing-Helenius gets two-year ban for failed drug test before Joshua bout
(Reuters) - Finland's Robert Helenius has been banned for two years due to Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) for the presence…
Cricket-Hodge and Athanaze lead West Indies fightback
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Kavem Hodge and Alick Athanaze led a West Indies revival as they finished a sunny second day…
Basketball: One goal – gold
THERE is one goal, and it’s always the same goal for USA Basketball. The only acceptable result from these Paris…