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(Photo credit: Christopher Creveling-USA TODAY Sports) The Denver Nuggets assume they are going to get every opponent's best shot, just because they are the reigning champions. But the next challenger coming to town Friday night is already playing at a high level. The New Orleans Pelicans are surging, having won six of their last seven games and seven in a row on the road. New Orleans is coming off two impressive road wi

Auckland [New Zealand], January 12 (ANI): New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner will not be featuring in the first T20I of the five-match series against Pakistan on Friday after being tested positive for COVID-19. The first T20I of the five-match series between New Zealand and Pakistan will take place today at Auckland's Eden Park. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce the news of the all-r

Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 12 (ANI): International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO Geoff Allardice met with the new Sri Lanka Sports Minister Harin Fernando during a brief visit to the country to gain a better understanding of the political situation and how it relates to cricket administration. In November, the ICC imposed a suspension on SLC membership and stripped them of the hosting rights of the Men's Under 19 World Cup

(Photo credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports) Blake Coleman collected one goal in a three-point first period and Yegor Sharangovich netted his first hat trick of the season as the Calgary Flames claimed a 6-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday in Tempe, Ariz. Mikael Backlund and Rasmus Andersson also scored for the Flames, who have won two straight games. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves, while MacKen

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 12 (ANI): Former West Indies skipper Clive Llyod on Friday said that star India batter Virat Kohli can achieve anything he wants, including breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record of 100 international cricket centuries. Llyod was in Kolkata for an event. On Virat's pursuit of 100 international centuries, currently at 80 centuries, Llyod told the media, "I do not know about the period, but

(Photo credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports) Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 44 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. tied his season high with 32 as the Dallas Mavericks withstood a fourth-quarter rally to beat the visiting New York Knicks 128-124 on Thursday. New York rallied from a 21-point third-quarter deficit and pulled within 121-120 with 1:08 remaining in the game after Donte DiVincenzo's 3-pointer capped a 27-8 run. Af

(Photo credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports) The New York Yankees beefed up their rotation on Thursday, agreeing to a two-year, $37 million deal with free agent right-hander Marcus Stroman, according to multiple media reports. The contract includes a vesting option for a third year. Per reports, Stroman could choose to receive $18 million for the 2026 season if he pitches at least 140 innings in 2025. Stroman joins a ro

By Oliver Trust

BERLIN, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- If anyone in the German league seems perfectly equipped to play a poker face role when things get tight, it is Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso.

Leading his side to the top of the league, the former Spanish star seems aware of what is ahead when the Bundesliga is set to kick off again this Friday evening after the winter break, representing the season's halftime.

Durban [South Africa], January 12 (ANI): Heinrich Klaasen and Ryan Rickelton produced sizzling performances for Durban Super Giants and MI Cape Town respectively to get SA20 Season 2 underway in thrilling fashion at Kingsmead on Thursday evening. Ultimately, it was Klaasen's 85 off 35 balls (4x4, 8x6) that edged out Rickelton's 87 off 51 balls (6x4, 6x6) that allowed DSG to open their campaign with an 11-run Duckworth-Lew

(Photo credit: Terrence Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Gabriel Vilardi and Nikolaj Ehlers scored in the final four minutes to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 victory against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks and set a franchise record with their eighth straight win on Thursday night. Laurent Brossoit made 20 saves for the Jets, who also extended their point streak to 14 games (12-0-2). Connor Murphy scored and Petr Mrazek made 26

DOHA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- With no specific goals openly declared for the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, the Chinese men's national football team is believed to aim at the quarterfinal finish.

(Photo credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports) Mathew Barzal scored 21 seconds into overtime Thursday night for the New York Islanders, who overcame a two-goal deficit in the second period to edge the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y. Following a faceoff win, Noah Dobson passed across the ice to Barzal, who shuffled from the backhand to the forehand and beat Martin Jones. Kyle Palmieri, Alexander Romanov and Bo Horv

Melbourne [Australia], January 12 (ANI): The Cricket Australia national selection panel has named an unchanged squad for the upcoming women's multi-format series against South Africa. Australia will look to build on their tour of India where they managed to win both the ODI and T20I series. The Test side will be named following the first ODI in early February. "As was the case for our home series against the West Indies i

(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) Darnell Nurse scored 1:20 into overtime and the visiting Edmonton Oilers tied a franchise record with their ninth consecutive victory, edging the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Thursday night. Nurse ripped a shot from the left circle past Alex Lyon for his sixth goal of the season. Zach Hyman scored his team-leading 26th goal and added an assist while Connor McDavid supplied his

(Photo credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports) Tampa Bay's Darren Raddysh scored the game-winning goal 1:52 into overtime as the Lightning won their second straight game beyond regulation, beating the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Thursday night. Raddysh saw Nikita Kucherov skate across the slot and zip a cross-ice pass to him. The defenseman then potted his third goal as the Lightning moved to 4-5 in overtime

(Photo credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports) Bobby Portis came off the bench to score a game-high 28 points and grab 12 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks avoided a third consecutive loss by routing the visiting Boston Celtics 135-102 Thursday night. Portis made 11 of his 18 field-goal attempts, including 5 of 6 shots from 3-point range. Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo added 24 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in 26

(Photo credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports) The San Jose Sharks ended a 12-game losing streak by hanging on for a dramatic 3-2 road victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Luke Kunin, Fabian Zetterlund, and Nikita Okhotiuk all scored as the Sharks ended a month of frustration with their fourth road win (4-17-1) of the season. San Jose's string of regulation losses was one of the 22 longest losing streaks in NHL

(Photo credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports) Tage Thompson scored twice in a 2:04 stretch of the first period, and the host Buffalo Sabres won 5-3 over the reeling Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. JJ Peterka and Peyton Krebs also scored, Dylan Cozens added an assist and an empty-netter and Rasmus Dahlin had two assists for the Sabres, who are 8-6-2 since Dec. 7. Thompson, held without a shot during the Sabres' 5-

(Photo credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports) Seth Jarvis had a goal and two assists as the Carolina Hurricanes withstood a shaky middle stretch of the game to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 6-3 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C. Jordan Martinook and Stefan Noesen both posted a goal and an assist and Brady Skjei, Andrei Svechnikov and Jack Drury also scored for the Hurricanes, who have a seven-game points streak (6-0-1). Teu

BERLIN, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Attacking winger Jadon Sancho has rejoined Borussia Dortmund (BVB) after signing a loan deal until the end of the season, a move confirmed by both the German Bundesliga club and Manchester United in an official statement on Thursday.

(Photo credit: Christopher Creveling-USA TODAY Sports) After opening the season by losing 16 of their first 23 games, the Utah Jazz have undergone a transformation in recent weeks. Utah is 9-2 over its last 11 games heading into a matchup against the Toronto Raptors on Friday in Salt Lake City. Utah's current three-game winning streak includes impressive victories over the Philadelphia 76ers, the Milwaukee Bucks and the

(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) The San Antonio Spurs have rediscovered their winning formula and will look to build just their second win streak of the season when they host the Charlotte Hornets on Friday. The Spurs head home for a two-games-in-two-nights homestand before heading on a five-game trip against Eastern Conferenceteams. San Antonio's most recent outing was a 130-108 win at Detroit, the only

(Photo credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports) Something will have to change Friday night when the Chicago Bulls, coming off two overtime wins, host the Golden State Warriors, who have been blown out in each of their last two outings. The Bulls have won three in a row by a total of 25 points, the most recent two coming in extra time -- 119-112 on the road over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday and 124-119 at home Wednesday n

(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports) The New York Yankees and their new star outfielder, Juan Soto, avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year deal worth $31 million, multiple reports said Thursday. That breaks the record for an arbitration-eligible player set last year by Shohei Ohtani, then with the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani got $30 million. The Yankees acquired Soto and fellow outfielder Trent Grish

GENEVA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Accredited athletes are permitted to post audio and video recordings of up to two minutes per post of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024 under the guidelines of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), IOC announced on Thursday.