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Jamal Murray became the first NBA player to score 50 points in a game without attempting a free throw as the Denver Nuggets got the better of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Murray sank 21 of his 25 shots - including eight out of 10 from…

Team Ineos UK, skippered by Ben Ainslie, got their first win in the Prada Cup final in New Zealand but still trail Italy's Luna Rossa. Action resumed on Saturday with two races after Auckland was placed in a 72-hour lockdown earlier…

Rory McIlroy missed his first cut since the 2019 Open Championship after recording a second-round 76 at the Genesis Invitational. McIlroy had played in 30 events since his Friday exit at the Open in his native Northern Ireland. The…

New Zealand's Dan Carter, who won two World Cups and is world rugby's record points scorer, has announced his retirement from professional rugby. The fly-half, 38, won the last of his 112 All Blacks caps with a man-of-the-match display…

Long before Brazil's infamous 7-1 drubbing by Germany at the 2014 World Cup, another six-goal defeat almost stopped David Luiz's development dead in its tracks. As the veteran defender prepares to face Benfica, his first European club,…

Serena Williams left her Australian Open news conference in tears after her semi-final defeat by Naomi Osaka. The American great saw her latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title ended by Japan's three-time major champion…

Assistant coach William Servat has become the third member of France's management to test positive for Covid-19, the French Rugby Federation says. Head coach Fabien Galthie and another non-playing staff member both tested positive on…

England captain Joe Root has spoken to Moeen Ali to reassure the all-rounder there are no issues with him missing the final two Tests in India. Root said on Tuesday that Moeen had "chosen" to leave the tour. However, England had…

Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has retired from Test cricket and will focus on the Twenty20 format. The 36-year-old batsman scored 4,163 runs at an average of 40.02 in 69 Tests since making his debut in 2012. "The next…

James Harden inspired the biggest half-time comeback in the history of the Brooklyn Nets as they recovered a 21-point deficit to beat the Phoenix Suns 128-124. Harden scored 38 points for the Nets, who were without the injured Kyrie…