Oscar Pistorius stays in prison after his parole is denied

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday and will have to stay in prison for at least another year and four months after it was decided that he had not served the “minimum detention period”…

Egyptian referee Farouk suspended for using spectator’s mobile phone to disallow goal

Egyptian referee Mohamed Farouk has been suspended for using a spectator's mobile phone to disallow a goal in a league match. Al-Nasr thought they had scored a late equalizer away to Suez in a second-division match last Friday. There is no video…

Kylian Mbappe replaces Hugo Lloris as captain of France national team

Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has been named as the new captain of the France national team. He succeeds Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who retired from international football in January. Mbappe, 24, has 66 caps for France since making…

LA Lakers defeated Orlando Magic to rekindle play-off hopes

Austin Reaves scored a career-high 35 points as the Los Angeles Lakers rekindled their play-off push with a 111-105 win over the Orlando Magic. D'Angelo Russell scored 18 and Anthony Davis added 15 points to end the Lakers' two-game losing streak.…

LeBron James to have foot tendon injury reevaluated in 3 weeks

LeBron James suffered a tendon injury in his right foot against the Dallas Mavericks last weekend and will be reevaluated in about three weeks, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Thursday. The announcement came after James returned to L.A. and was…

Sevilla goalie attacked by a fan

Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic was attacked by a pitch invader as PSV Eindhoven beat their Spanish opponents on the night but lost 3-2 on aggregate. Trailing 3-0 from the Europa League knockout round play-off first leg, PSV scored two late goals…

Patrick Mahomes named Super Bowl MVP following the Chiefs win over Eagles

The Chiefs took down the high flying Eagles and Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named MVP after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 for the franchise's second Super Bowl victory in four years. "He's the MVP. The MVP,"…

Kidd believes Kyrie Irving can make Dallas Mavericks title contenders

Kyrie Irving's signing can make the Dallas Mavericks NBA Championship challengers, says coach Jason Kidd. The 30-year-old point guard's move from the Brooklyn Nets was confirmed on Monday after he failed to agree to a new contract. Irving and…

Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks

The Brooklyn Nets have reportedly reached a deal to trade Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks. The 30-year-old point guard had requested a trade after failing to agree on a new contract, according to multiple reports. Irving, selected as an NBA…

Clement Howell Eagles wins the 2022/23 Basketball Championships

The 2022/2023 Basketball Tournament wrapped up on Saturday night at the Gustarvus Lightbourne Sports Complex. The Clement Howell Eagles defeated Louise Garland High, formerly known as Long Bay High 92 to 56 in the championship game, with HJ Robinson…