12:46 PM ET Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul has emerged as the consensus favorite to win MVP of the NBA Finals at U.S. sportsbooks. At Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill, Paul is listed at +170 to be named MVP of the Finals series against the Milwaukee Bucks, which tips off Tuesday (9 p.m. ET,
Month: July 2021
1:41 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been upgraded to questionable for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, according to the league’s official injury report. Antetokounmpo has missed the Bucks’ past two games because of a hyperextended left knee he suffered in Game 4 of the
12:45 PM ET Associated Press VALENCE, France — Mark Cavendish won the 10th stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint Tuesday, putting himself within one win of Eddy Merckx’s record haul of 34 at cycling’s biggest race. Tadej Pogacar kept the race leader’s yellow jersey. Back in the race for the first
Jul 4, 2021 Lewis Hamilton lamented a big points loss to title rival Max Verstappen at the Austrian GP, where a damaged car ruined his chances of a podium finish. Hamilton started fourth but managed to move up to second in the opening 20 laps. In the second stint he reported damage to his car
8:22 PM ET The Australian Grand Prix is believed to have been scrapped from the 2021 Formula One calendar, 7NEWS reports. The race at Albert Park in Melbourne was originally scheduled for March but a COVID-19 outbreak earlier in the year forced organisers to shift the event to November, between the races in Brazil and
10:23 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Denmark perform at their best when the world is behind them. At Euro 1992, they were “pulled” off the beach (or at least preparing for their holidays) to step in as a last-minute replacement for Yugoslavia, and they defied the odds to win it all. Nearly 30 years later, at
9:56 AM ET Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has warned that in-race penalties like the ones given out at the Austrian Grand Prix to Lando Norris and Sergio Perez could encourage drivers to play the rulebook in order to get rivals penalised. 1 Related Three in-race penalties were issued for racing incidents during Sunday’s
News Middle-order batter Najibullah Zadran has been named his deputy Afghanistan’s ace legspinner Rashid Khan will be leading them at this year’s T20 World Cup after the cricket board appointed him captain of the team in the shortest format. Middle-order batter Najibullah Zadran has been named his deputy. Khan has led Afghanistan in T20Is before.
1:45 PM ET Kathleen McNamee LONDON — Tunisian football chants, not a common occurrence on the British courts, were ringing around Wimbledon on Monday as Ons Jabeur made history once again, beating No. 7 seed Iga Swiatek to become the first Arab woman to make it to the quarterfinals. Jabeur’s run at Wimbledon has been
7:27 AM ET The UFC’s blockbuster fight of the summer will go down this weekend in Las Vegas, as Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor meet for a third time at UFC 264. The rivalry is tied at 1-1, with one knockout on each side. McGregor (22-5) finished Poirier in the opening round back in 2014.