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It’s official: LeBron James signs 4-year, $153.3M deal with Lakers
James brought Cleveland its first major sports crown since 1964 when the Cavs won the 2016 NBA crown but lost three of four finals showdowns with the Golden State Warriors , falling to 3-6 for his career in the NBA Finals, and chose to make a move in hopes of rebuilding the Lakers into a victor. [Full Article...]
Eight boys rescued from Thai cave in good mental, physical state
The eight boys already evacuated from the cave over the weekend are being held in isolation - and aren't even allowed to hug their parents - as doctors assess them for histoplasmosis and other conditions. However the boys - aged between 12 and 16 - would remain in quarantine until doctors were sure they had not contracted any infections from inside the cave. [Full Article...]
Is Modric the best midfielder in the world?
Despite Saturday's defeat, Russians have been celebrating, proud of a campaign which saw their players reach the last eight after starting out as the lowest-ranked team in the tournament. "It will be hard without you (in Qatar), so (let's get) everyone there", Cherchesov proclaimed to the fans. "These guys made history and you are the best!" captain and goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev said. [Full Article...]
World Cup oracle cat to predict victor of France-Belgium
We want to go beyond our limits and grab what is the most lovely thing in football. Belgium also possess great creativity and invention in the form of Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne . Almost 20 million viewers tuned in for the win over Sweden and social media is awash with videos of excited fans watching on big screens in bars and parks, fanatically celebrating every England goal. [Full Article...]
Wimbledon 2018: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Angelique Kerber
Roger Federer , who has yet to lose a set during this tournament, celebrates his 6-0, 7-5, 6-4 win over France's Adrian Mannarino on Monday to advance to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. "I honestly think that I'm going to win one". The only different thing is that it's Federer in front of me, and he's a really good opponent. The men's Grand Slam record is held by Bjorn Borg, who won 41 sets in ... [Full Article...]
Roger Federer, Serena Williams sail into Wimbledon quarterfinals
Rodina was very much in uncharted territory, having never previously gone beyond the second round of a Slam, and it did not take long for Williams to impose her will as she raced into a 3-0 lead. Kerber (No. 11) is the highest remaining seed, followed by the No. 12 Ostapenko, No. 13 Goerges, No. 14 Kasatkina, No. 20 Bertens and No. 25 Williams. [Full Article...]
Dunphy expects England-Belgium World Cup final
England manager Gareth Southgate on a potential World Cup win : "We've talked, touched briefly, certainly, on the team which won". We've shown belief and I think that's what is going to get us over the line in this game'. "But if they play three up top, it's not wise". "But of course you get an accumulation of fatigue, through a tournament that's why we took the decision we did against Belg... [Full Article...]
MI auto racing highlights - from Daytona to Kalamazoo
Truex blamed himself for failing to see Jones' run coming in his rear-view mirror. That wreck provided the coup de grace for Kevin Harvick , Clint Bowyer , Jimmie Johnson and Trevor Bayne . "I made the mistake of lifting instead of just driving through him, and that's my fault". "The 2 got wrecked and so did everyone else", Hamlin said. [Full Article...]