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Nerlens Noel Narrows Free Agency Decision To Lakers, Wizards, Thunder
The former first round pick is signed to the veteran's minimum, but ESPN's Bobby Marks reports that Noel's 1.7 million dollar deal will actually cost the Thunder ten million dollars due to OKC being over the salary cap. The defensive-minded center will back-up Steven Adams , now with the chance to opt out of his contract and become a free agent once again in 2019. [Full Article...]
Thai governor announces successful rescue operations
Thai Navy SEAL divers were joined by three British cave divers and a team of American military personnel from the US Pacific Command, including pararescue and survival specialists. He said the diving teams included doctors. An global search effort was sparked after the group went missing inside the Tham Luang cave when they were trapped by flooding caused by heavy rain. [Full Article...]
Real Madrid deny agreeing deal to sign Neymar
Paper Round's view: Drastic measures taken by the European champions. Neymar moved to Paris for £200m from Real's domestic rivals Barcelona past year, but amid rumours of his unhappiness in Ligue 1, talk over a switch back to Spain has gathered pace. [Full Article...]
Thibaut Courtois mocks Jordan Pickford after Belgium beat England
Jordan Pickford during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group G match between England and Belgium at Kaliningrad Stadium on June 28, 2018 in Kaliningrad, Russia. In a game that was largely devoid of drama, Januzaj's strike was easily the highlight, with the former Manchester United winger cutting inside Danny Rose before curling a vicious strike past his former Sunderland team-mate into the top co... [Full Article...]
Disgraced Warner lasts 2 balls, scores 1 on return to the crease
David Warner's return to the crease was over in a matter of minutes but it mattered little as his Winnipeg Hawks opened the inaugural Global T20 Canada with a victory. "There have been times where I've felt really sad, there's been times where I've felt really angry". "I speak to them quite regularly, at least every week", Bancroft said. [Full Article...]
Putin congratulates Russian Federation for World Cup win over Spain
Moscow erupted in street celebrations on Sunday as the World Cup hosts booked a place in the quarter-finals, defeating Spain on penalties at Russia's flagship stadium. Iniesta has racked up 133 caps for Spain , scoring 13 goals since his debut in 2006. They held firm as extra time reached the halfway point and then summoned a Herculean final effort in the final 15 minutes as Spain final... [Full Article...]
Pro soccer player Collin Martin comes out publicly
Though he said his friends, family, and teammates have known for years about his sexual orientation, this will be the first time in his six-year MLS career that Martin will play a game publicly out. He had been the only openly gay man on a United States sports club until retiring last November. That same year, WWE wrestler Darren Young came out in an interview with TMZ , and so did Missouri def... [Full Article...]
Molinari Prevails, Tiger Finishes 4th
He finished on 21-under 259, while American Ryan Armour shot 68 to finish a distant second on 13-under. The top eight golfers in the standings are Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Bryson Dechambeau. [Full Article...]