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Jokic finished one point short of his career-high, and Gordon wound up with 28 points. Monte Morris had 19 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and Jeff Green scored 12 for Denver. Ivica Zubac scored a career-high 32 points and…

Equatorial Guinea advanced to the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 after claiming a narrow 1-0 win over 10-man Sierra Leone in their final Group E clash at the Limbe Stadium on Thursday evening. Pablo Ganet's 38th-minute goal separated…

Defending champion Naomi Osaka found a way out of a second-set blip to beat American Madison Brengle 6-0 6-4 and reach the Australian Open third round, staying on course for a potential fourth-round clash with top-ranked Ash Barty. The…

Tunisia has been hit by a Covid-19 outbreak in their camp at the Africa Cup of Nations and could have as many as seven players unavailable for their last group game against Gambia on Thursday, the Tunisian Football Federation said on…

Qualification for the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations will be on the line when Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea do battle at the Limbe Stadium on Thursday, January 20. Kick-off is at 6pm CAT (SA, GMT+2) The Leone Stars…

Lusia Harris, who became the first black woman to be inducted into the basketball hall of fame and the only woman to be officially drafted by an NBA team and scored the first points in women’s basketball history at the Olympics, died…

Rafael Nadal says his game is improving with every match since his return from a lengthy injury break after the Spaniard eased past Yannick Hanfmann 6-2 6-3 6-4 to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday. The…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Peter Waweru Kamaku as the centre referee for Nigeria’s final Group D clash with Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday at the ongoing AFCON 2021 in Cameroon. Kamaku, who is from Kenya, had…

Nigeria will be out to seal a 100 per cent record in Group D of the Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations when they face Guinea-Bissau at the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua on Wednesday evening. The kick-off is at 9 pm CAT (SA, GMT+2).…

Former South African midfielder, Teko Modise, has named the Super Eagles of Nigeria as the team capable of winning the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Modise said this ahead of Nigeria’s final Group D fixture…