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Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and hit six threes to lead the Indiana Pacers past Cleveland 114-105 on Tuesday, sealing a 4-1 series win and dumping the top-seeded Cavaliers out of the playoffs. Pascal Siakam added 21 points, while Aaron Nesmith posted

Sunderland are through to the Championship play-off final after edging Coventry City in a tense semi-final second leg, setting up a Wembley showdown with Sheffield United. Holding a narrow 2-1 lead from the first leg, the Black Cats were rocked when Ephron

The Oklahoma City Thunder pulled off a stunning fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Denver Nuggets 112-105, taking a 3-2 series lead and pushing the reigning champions to the edge of elimination. Despite a monstrous 44-point, 15-rebound effort from three-time MVP Nikola Jokic,

Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been placed in an induced coma following emergency surgery on a ruptured intestine sustained during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Leicester City. The Nigeria international, 27, suffered the severe injury in the 88th minute after crashing into

Ademola Lookman and Ibrahim Sulemana were the heroes as Atalanta sealed a return to the UEFA Champions League with a 2-1 victory over Roma in Bergamo on Sunday night. Lookman got La Dea up and running inside 10 minutes, showing sharp movement

The Dallas Mavericks have secured the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, winning Monday night’s lottery and setting the stage for what could be a franchise-altering offseason. It marks just the second time in team history the Mavericks will

The Super Falcons will face Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses in a two-legged international friendly later this month, following a new partnership between the Nigeria Football Federation and the Ogun State government aimed at boosting local sports development. The first match will be held

Manchester United players will receive just two complimentary tickets each and face same-day travel for next week’s Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao, as the club continues to tighten its belt. While squad members can buy up to 10 additional

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles booked their place in the semi-finals of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations and secured qualification for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup after edging Senegal 3-1 on penalties in a tense quarter-final clash on Monday. After a

Sheffield United stormed into the Championship play-off final with a commanding 6-0 aggregate demolition of Bristol City, sealing their place at Wembley with a 3-0 second-leg win at Bramall Lane. Already three goals to the good from the first leg, Chris Wilder’s

Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season to become Brazil’s new head coach, bringing the curtain down on one of the most decorated managerial reigns in the club’s history. The Italian will officially take over the Seleção

Chelsea’s push for Champions League qualification took a damaging blow on Sunday as Nicolas Jackson’s reckless red card in a 2-0 defeat at Newcastle left Enzo Maresca without a fit striker for the remainder of the campaign. The 23-year-old was sent off

Barcelona moved within touching distance of the LaLiga title after a pulsating 4-3 comeback victory over Real Madrid in a chaotic El Clasico that summed up the contrasting trajectories of Spain’s biggest rivals this season. Kylian Mbappe’s early double had Los Blancos

Napoli’s grip on the Scudetto loosened on a dramatic night at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, where a 2-2 draw with Genoa slashed their lead over Inter to just one point with two games to go. Despite a flying start and twice

Nottingham Forest guaranteed a return to European football for the first time in 30 years, but the mood at the City Ground was anything but celebratory after a chaotic 2-2 draw with already-relegated Leicester. Forest twice led but failed to hold on,