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MIAMI: LeBron James drove for a game-winning layup as time expired to give the Miami Heat a thrilling 103-102 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers Wednesday night in game one of the NBA Eastern Con

KUALA LUMPUR: Defending champions China had to dig deep to avoid a surprise defeat to Indonesia, winning 3-2 yesterday in the quarterfinals of the Sudirman Cup.

OTTAWA: Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby was careful not to get too far ahead of himself after helping the Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the NHL Eas

LONDON: Sponsor Adidas has criticized Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia for a jibe directed at Tiger Woods that has drawn accusations of racism.

MONACO: Nico Rosberg gave Mercedes a dream start to their Monaco Grand Prix weekend with the fastest time in both practice sessions for the glamor race yesterday.

POLSA, Italy: Italian Vincenzo Nibali took a giant step toward his maiden Giro d’Italia triumph by smashing his rivals on his way to winning a rain-soaked 18th stage uphill time trial from Mo

NEW DELHI: Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf has been withdrawn from next month’s Champions Trophy tournament in England amid media reports he is under Indian police investigation for spot-fixing, t