CRICKET Ruturaj Gaikwad launches 24th Super Kings Academy centre in Pondicherry Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad inaugurated the latest Super Kings Academy centre in Puducherry on April 23. The Academy in Puducherry is a partnership with Stansford International Higher Secondary School and is the 24th centre across the world. The academy is a state-of-the-art … Read more
Luka Doncic scored 31 points and LeBron James added 21 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 94-85 to level their NBA Western Conference playoff series at one game apiece on Tuesday. Slovenian star Doncic, acquired in a blockbuster February trade, also had 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Lakers, who led … Read more
The Detroit Pistons snapped its record 15-game NBA playoff losing streak with a 100-94 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday to level their Eastern Conference first-round series at one game apiece. Cade Cunningham scored 33 points with 12 rebounds, and Dennis Schroder added 20 points off the bench – including a go-ahead three-pointer … Read more
Aaron Wiggins scored 21 points off the bench and Jalen Williams added 20 as the Oklahoma City Thunder earned a 131-80 home rout of the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series on Sunday. The Thunder had plenty of blowout victories in the regular season, setting an NBA record for scoring … Read more
The Minnesota Timberwolves, fueled by 25 points from Jaden McDaniels, cruised past LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 117-95 on Saturday in game one of their NBA Western Conference playoff series. Luka Doncic, playing his first post-season game with the Lakers after arriving in a stunning February trade, scored 37 points, and James, chasing … Read more
General manager Rob Pelinka has received a contract extension from the Los Angeles Lakers less than three months after he acquired Luka Doncic. Owner Jeanie Buss also announced Friday that Pelinka received a promotion in his second title, moving from vice president of basketball operations to president of basketball operations. The Lakers announced no details … Read more
Tyler Herro scored 30 points as the Miami Heat reached the NBA playoffs with a thrilling 123-114 overtime defeat of the Atlanta Hawks in their Eastern Conference play-in clash on Friday. The Heat, which recovered from a 10-game losing streak in March to reach the play-in, will now face top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening … Read more
Scott Flemming is nearly one year into his second stint as the India National Basketball Team coach, having previously been at the helm from 2012 to 2015. The American has also had coaching experience in the NBA Development League (G League), travelled to several countries to impart his knowledge and has also been the Technical … Read more
The NBA acknowledged on Wednesday a number of officiating errors late in the Golden State Warriors’ 121-116 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in a Western Conference play-in game on Tuesday night in San Francisco. Notably, with the seventh-place Warriors leading 117-116, the NBA’s Last Two Minute Report said the eighth-place Grizzlies should have been awarded … Read more
James Harden had 12 of his game-high 39 points in overtime Sunday afternoon, delivering the Los Angeles Clippers a 124-119 win over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco that sends the Clippers into the playoffs while relegating the Warriors to the play-in bracket. Kawhi Leonard contributed 33 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three … Read more