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Spurs vanquish Warriors to advance

Slow at the start of the series and strong at the end, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 94-82 on Thursday to clinch a 4-2 victory and progress to the NBA Western Conference finals. Also on Thursday, the New York Knicks beat theFULL STORY

England batters struggle at Lord’s

England, after winning the toss, were bowled out for 232 by New Zealand soon after lunch on the second day of the first Test at Lord’s yesterday. Jonathan Bairstow was last man out for 41, the innings’ top score, after he was caught and bowled byFULL STORY

LPGA: Ji, Thompson share lead in Mobile

South Korea’s Ji Eun-hee fired a bogey-free seven-under 65 on Thursday to grab a share of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic first-round lead alongside American Lexi Thompson. Thompson, trying to improve on her runner-up finish in the same tournament last year, had eight birdies and aFULL STORY

Chiefs back on top after defeating Hurricanes

Defending champions the Waikato Chiefs moved back into top spot on the Super 15 ladder yesterday after holding on to beat the Wellington Hurricanes 17-12. The Chiefs scored the only try and produced a mighty defensive effort to smother a Hurricanes fightback. The Chiefs first win inFULL STORY

Taiwan lose to South Korea in Incheon

By Paul Huang

Squandering first-quarter leads as large as nine points, Taiwan slumped to a 78-56 defeat by South Korea in their second game in the 2013 East Asia Basketball Association Championship yesterday afternoon in Incheon, South Korea. The Islanders carried their momentum from Thursday’s 76-point win overFULL STORY

Ferguson eager to sign off with win at The Hawthorns

Alex Ferguson says the fire to win is still burning ahead of his last ever game as manager of Manchester United against West Bromwich Albion tomorrow. The Scot will take charge of his final game as his side visit The Hawthorns in what will also beFULL STORY

Darvish triumphs in pitching battle

MAJOR LEAGUES Texas’ Yu Darvish got much the better of an anticipated pitching duel that fizzled out as the Rangers piled on seven runs in the third inning to prematurely end the night for Detroit’s Justin Verlander and beat the Tigers 10-4 on Thurday. Among other games,FULL STORY

Defending champ wins in Paris

Defending world champion Zhang Jike shook off the challenge of Brazil’s Gustavo Tsuboi to safely advance to the third round of the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Thursday. Chinese star Zhang, also the Olympic title-holder, but seeded fourth in the French capital after aFULL STORY

Nadal survives Gulbis scare in Rome

Defending champion Rafael Nadal recovered from losing the opening five games against Ernests Gulbis to book his place in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters on Thursday. The Spaniard, looking for his seventh Rome title, was shaken by a ferocious onslaught from Gulbis, losing the firstFULL STORY

South African MMA star Sayed shining in China

By James Goyder

Irshaad Sayed was born and bred in South Africa, but embarked on a journey at the age of 17 which took him from Cape Town to Korat in Thailand and then to Hong Kong, culminating in the young mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter winning theFULL STORY

Wiggins pulls out of Giro due to illness

Bradley Wiggins, the winner of last year’s Tour de France, has pulled out of the Giro d’Italia due to illness, his team announced yesterday. Sky Pro Cycling said a decision was taken to withdraw the 33-year-old before the start of the 13th stage from Busseto toFULL STORY

Australian paceman Tait strongly denies spot-fixing rumors

Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait has strongly denied any link to the arrest of three Indian teammates allegedly involved in spot-fixing during in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament. Test player Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and fellow bowlers Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were all arrestedFULL STORY

Beckham calls time on stellar career

Soccer megastar David Beckham announced on Thursday that he is to retire after a glittering 20-year playing career in which he became one of the most widely recognized figures in world sport. The former England captain, 38, made the announcement shortly after winning the Ligue 1FULL STORY

Kings stun Sharks, Bruins edge Rangers in overtime

The Los Angeles Kings scored two last-gasp goals in the space of just 22 seconds to stun the San Jose Sharks and snatch a 4-3 win on Thursday, taking a 2-0 lead in their NHL Western Conference semi-final series. Also on Thursday, Boston beat the NewFULL STORY

US crush Russia, Canada bow out in Helsinki

US team captain Paul Stastny scored two goals and assisted on two more as the US hammered Russia 8-3 to dump the defending champions out of the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday. Stastny’s two goals bookended a powerful performance in the first ofFULL STORY

PGA: Bradley sets record pace with 60 at Byron Nelson

Former champion Keegan Bradley shrugged off two bogeys around the turn to set a course record with a blistering 10-under-par 60 in Thursday’s opening round of the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas. Taking advantage of preferred lies on a rain-softened layout at the TPC FourFULL STORY

Thongchai downs Poulter in EPGA Bulgarian opener

Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee delivered the biggest surprise in defeating match-play specialist Ian Poulter on the first day of the Volvo World Match Play Championship at Kavarna on Thursday. Thongchai fought back from being two down earlier in his match against last year’s European Ryder Cup winningFULL STORY

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