Ben Simmons insisted the Philadelphia 76ers can win the NBA title this season ahead of their Eastern Conference top-of-the-table clash with the Brooklyn Nets. The 76ers and the star-studded Nets share 37-17 win-loss records atop the east heading into Wednesday’s blockbuster match, with both franchises having strong claims for championship favouritism. Philadelphia – swept in…
Real Madrid,The Whites are the competition’s most decorated team after having captured the title 35 times since 1957. Today marks the 64th anniversary of Real Madrid’s maiden league match. On 31 March 1957, Real Madrid played its first game in the competition, against Estudiantes, a match-up the Whites won 76-61. The inaugural edition of the league featured…
Houston Rockets coach Stephen Silas was like a new man after his team finally ended a 20-match losing streak in the NBA. Silas was left distraught after Sunday’s narrow 114-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, but felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders following a long-awaited victory over the Toronto Raptors the next…
Juan Martin del Potro is expected to undergo more knee surgery, however, he hopes to recover just in time for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics games in Japan. In an Instagram post by the Tennis star, he said he was in Chicago to undergo another surgery scheduled for Tuesday as he looks forward to the summer…
Derrick Rose has been off the pitch since last February for the Knicks. According to him, many have overlooked the coronavirus however, it’s a serious issue. “The Covid thing, I know a lot of people overlook it but it’s very serious. It’s real” he disclosed to reporters. In his statement he disclosed he contracted coronavirus;…
The Los Angeles Lakers will need a little time to adjust to life without LeBron James, according to head coach Frank Vogel, though their sidelined star was present for Sunday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns. James is out indefinitely due to an ankle injury but still travelled to Phoenix to support his team, along with…
A year and a half ago, one of the world’s best basketball players, Maya Moore, a four-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, stepped away from the game. She put her career on pause to devote time to the case of Jonathan Irons, a wrongfully convicted man. He was more than two decades into…
The Los Angeles Lakers won their 17th NBA Title on Sunday night, defeating the Miami Heat 106-93 in game 6 of the NBA finals. Los Angeles Lakers won the 17th NBA Title in style amidst the coronavirus The win capped a historic year for the Lakers franchise, and a historic year for its star player,…