Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:40:13 GMT
Pistons select Cade Cunningham first overall in NBA draft
The Detroit Pistons selected Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 overall choice of Thursday's NBA Draft at New York.
The Pistons had been projected to pick Cunningham since winning the lottery last month.
Cunningham averaged 20.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists and was Big 12 Player of the Year during his lone college season with the Cowboys. He led the team in scoring, assists, steals (43) and 3-po...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 22:40:13 GMT
Report: Cavaliers get Ricky Rubio from T'wolves
The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired guard Ricky Rubio and a 2022 second-round pick from the Minnesota Timberwolves for Taurean Prince and, ESPN reported Thursday.
The 2022 pick is via Washington, and the Cavs also get cash in the deal, per the report.
Rubio, 30, has averaged 11.0 points, 7.6 assists and 4.2 rebounds in 631 games (593 starts) with the Timberwolves (2011-17, 2020-21), Utah Jazz (2017-19) and Phoenix Suns (20...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 19:49:06 GMT
Kazakhstan: LGBT, women's rights activists besieged by mob
A training seminar held this week by feminists and LGBT activists in a mining city in central Kazakhstan might have ended in violence but for the intervention of police.A group of activist trainers traveled to Karaganda on July 28 for a day of talks billed as focusing on "the rights of women, as well as lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people." But as the event was due to get underway at a local business...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 02:05:19 GMT
ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev survives heat to make Olympics quarters
Second seed Daniil Medvedev battled oppressive heat and humidity that required him to take two medical timeouts on his way to beating Fabio Fognini of Italy to reach the quarterfinals of the 2020 Olympics on Wednesday in Tokyo.
The heat index hit 99 degrees as the Russian fought off Fognini 6-2,3-6, 6-2. Before the third set, the 25-year-old Medvedev cooled off in the shower before returning to the court to finish off th...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 00:55:11 GMT
Tokyo Olympics: Arjun, Arvind finishes fifth in Final B
Tokyo [Japan], July 29 (ANI): The Indian Rowing duo of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh finished fifth in the Final B of lightweight Men's Double Sculls here at Sea Forest Waterway on Thursday.
The Indian duo completed the race with a timing of 6:29.66 in the Final B. Arjun was the bower while Arvind had the responsibility of stroking in the match. The Indian pair maintained their fifth position throughout the race. Spain t...[read more]
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:19:07 GMT
Olympic Men's Golf Competition: Notes, Odds Best Bets
The Olympic Men's Golf Competition begins Thursday at Kasumigaseki Country Club's East Course, located about 35 miles outside downtown Tokyo.
Thirty-five countries are represented in the 60-player field. Top-ranked Jon Rahm of Spain was forced to withdraw due to a positive COVID-19 test while No.2 Dustin Johnson chose not to compete, leaving The Open champion Collin Morikawa as the pre-event favorite.
Tournament notes, ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:55:13 GMT
Daniil Medvedev survives heat to move to Olympics quarters
Second seed Daniil Medvedev battled oppressive heat and humidity that required him to take two medical timeouts on his way to beating Fabio Fognini of Italy to reach the quarterfinals of the 2020 Olympics on Wednesday in Tokyo.
The heat index hit 99 degrees as the Russian fought off Fognini 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Before the third set, the 25-year-old Medvedev cooled off in the shower before returning to the court to finish off t...[read more]
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:18:19 GMT
Portugal records biggest population decline in 50 years: census
© Provided by Xinhua Portugal registered a positive migration balance, but that "was not enough to compensate" for the reduction in the country's population in the last 10 years, according to an analysis from the president of the National Statistics ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 15:55:51 GMT
PV Sindhu will be in action on Thursday
Tokyo [Japan], July 28 (ANI): The men's hockey team, shuttler PV Sindhu and boxer Mary Kom would all be in action on Thursday on Day 6 as the Indian contingent looks to maintain their hopes of walking away with more medals in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
The action will start off with rowing as Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh will be in action in lightweight men's double sculls final B.
Having registered a 3-0 win over Spain, t...[read more]
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 13:05:08 GMT
European Governments Brace for Post-Lockdown Migrant Surge
European governments are seeing migrant numbers swell once again and they still have not settled on a coherent policy to cope with another influx.Their dilemma was underlined Monday when the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that more than 50 migrants had drowned after their boat sank off the coast of Libya, 120 kilometers east of the capital Tripoli.Federico Soda, the IOM's L...[read more]
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:14:08 GMT
Djokovic rolls at Olympics as Medvedev suffers in extreme heat
Novak Djokovic set up a quarter-final with Japan's Kei Nishikori at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday as gold medal rival Daniil Medvedev struggled with the heat, even asking the chair umpire who would be responsible if he died.World number one Djokovic continued his bid for a calendar Golden Slam by defeating 34th-ranked Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 6-3, ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:14:18 GMT
Ronaldo fired up for next season, says Allegri
Massimiliano Allegri brushed aside speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus future insisting on Tuesday the Portugal captain was fired up for the new season.Allegri, 53, returns as Juve coach two years after being replaced despite winning a fifth consecutive league title, paying for the club's failure in the Champions League they last won in 1996.It was Allegri who ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:05:02 GMT
Spain looking to improve their aim ahead of football quarterfinal
TOKYO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish men's football team look to take an important step towards an Olympic medal when they face Cote d'Ivoire on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the tournament on Saturday, but they will have to improve their efficiency in front of goal if they are to qualify for the semi-finals. The Spanish topped their group thanks to a 1-0 win over Australia, a 0-0 draw against Egypt and a 1...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 22:18:13 GMT
Wolf, Hamada give Japan two more gold medals in judo at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Japanese judoka Aaron Wolf and Shori Hamada dominated in the men's -100kg and women's -78kg division respectively on Thursday, as the host nation has collected eight gold medals in judo at Tokyo 2020. World champion Wolf beat Cho Gu-ham of South Korea by a clean throw in the men's -100kg final. Jorge Fonseca of Portugal and Niiaz Iliasov of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) bagged br...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:44:02 GMT
Full back Dani Carvajal signs new Real Madrid contract
MADRID, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid confirmed on Thursday that Spain international right back Dani Carvajal has signed a three-year extension to his contract with the club. The 29-year-old's previous deal was due to expire at the end of June 2022, but the club have now assured he will remain at the Santiago Bernabeu until 2025. The defender follows other Real Madrid players, such as Nacho Fernandez, L...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 19:44:08 GMT
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, July 29
LISBON -- The Portuguese government published on Wednesday the law creating the Capitalization and Resilience Fund, which initially earmarks 320 million euros (378 million U.S. dollars) for the economic recovery of the country's companies. The funds, which come from the Recovery and Resilience Plan of the European Union (EU), may reach 1.3 billion euros in the long term, aiming at the recovery following the COVI...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 05:44:11 GMT
Results of rowing women's pair final at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of rowing women's pair final at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Thursday: 1. New Zealand (Grace Prendergast, Kerri Gowler), 6:50.19 TIME 2. ROC (Vasilisa Stepanova, Elena Oriabinskaia), 6:51.45 3. Canada (Caileigh Filmer, Hillary Janssens), 6:52.10 4. Britain (Helen Glover, Polly Swann), 6:54.96 5. Greece (Maria Kyridou, Christin...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 05:44:10 GMT
Results of rowing men's pair final A at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of rowing men's pair final A at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Thursday: 1. Croatia (Martin Sinkovic, Valent Sinkovic), 6:15.29 2. Romania (Marius Cozmiuc, Ciprian Tudosa), 6:16.58 3. Denmark (Frederic Vystavel, Joachim Sutton), 6:19.88 4. Canada (Kai Langerfeld, Conlin Mccabe), 6:20.43 5. Serbia (Martin Mackovic, Milos Vasic),...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 05:30:02 GMT
Portuguese gov't releases 320 mln euros to help companies recover
LISBON, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The Portuguese government published on Wednesday the law creating the Capitalization and Resilience Fund, which initially earmarks 320 million euros (378 million U.S. dollars) for the economic recovery of the country's companies. The funds, which come from the Recovery and Resilience Plan of the European Union (EU), may reach 1.3 billion euros in the long term, aiming at the recovery ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:44:52 GMT
Spain's football coach De la Fuente optimistic "best yet to come"
TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Spain's coach Luis de la Fuente said Wednesday he was proud of his players after a 1-1 draw against Argentina, which booked the Spanish football team a quarterfinal tie against Cote d'Ivoire at the Tokyo Olympics. Mikel Merino's second half goal put Spain ahead, and although Argentina leveled in the closing minutes, the Spanish side was able to hold on to qualify on top of a tight grou...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:30:03 GMT
Japan heads to Olympic men's football quarterfinals with perfect record
TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Host Japan qualified for the quarterfinals of men's Olympic football tournament with a perfect record after defeating France 4-0 on Wednesday. Real Madrid's Takefusa Kubo opened the scoresheet by scoring his 3rd goal of the tournament before his teammates netted three more to send the French side packing. Mexico beat South Africa 3-0 and rank second after Japan in Group A....[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:05:17 GMT
Real Madrid new signing David Alaba tests positive for COVID-19
MADRID, July 28 (Xinhua) -- New signing David Alaba has become the second Real Madrid player to test positive for the coronavirus, COVID-19 this pre-season. The club confirmed the news on its official website on Wednesday, just days after the Austrian central defender was officially presented at the Spanish club that he joined on a free transfer from Bayern Munich. Striker Karim Benzema was the first play...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 02:55:03 GMT
Medal table at Tokyo Olympic Games on July 28
TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Following is medal table at the Tokyo Olympic Games after the competitions on Wednesday, July 28 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Japan 13 4 5 22 China 12 6 9 27 United States 11 11 9 31 ROC 7 10 6 23 Australia 6 1 9 16 Britain 5 6 5 16 South Korea 4 2 5 11 Germany 3 2 5 10 France 3 2 3 8...[read more]
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:18:02 GMT
Facts and stats about Olympic basketball tournaments
TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- With Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games basketball tournament going underway, FIBA has offered some facts and stats about the sport at the event: 2004 - Argentina won men's basketball gold at Olympic Games Athens 2004 as the last country other than the United States to win either the men's or women's Olympic tournament. 1936 - Basketball made its Olympic debut with the men's tournament at...[read more]
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:19:00 GMT
De Paul looking for further glory at Atletico Madrid
MADRID, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Argentinian midfielder Rodrigo De Paul has had a busy summer helping Argentina win the Copa America in Brazil and then joining La Liga champions Atletico Madrid. The 27-year-old returns to Spain after five years with Italian side Udinese, where he earned a reputation for scoring important goals, to work with his fellow countryman Diego Simeone. "Atletico is a giant club but wit...[read more]
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:18:40 GMT
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, July 28
LISBON -- Portuguese exports in the second quarter of 2021 increased 49.1 percent compared to the same period last year, the Portuguese National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported on Tuesday. This is the second consecutive quarter of recovery in foreign sales of Portuguese goods, reaching a value higher than before the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Portugal-Economy-Export) - - - -...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 03:24:22 GMT
How 1000 evacuees from Gibraltar ended up in Putney - This Is Local London
A man who was evacuated from Gibraltar during the Second World War has told the Wandsworth Times about how many like him,found a temporary home in Putney....[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:38:45 GMT
Jewish museum in Portugal opens exhibition on Operation Entebbe - The Jerusalem Post
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:29:32 GMT
Tottenham sign Bryan Gil from Sevilla with rik Lamela going the other way - Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs pay Sevilla 25m for 20-year-old as part of deal Lamela spent eight years at the north London club Tottenham have signed Bryan Gil from Sevilla with rik Lamela joining the Spanish club as part of the deal. Spurs will pay an additional 25m (21.4m) for the 20-year-old winger. Gils contract runs until 2026. He will link up with his new teammates at the conclusion of the Olympics, where he is representing Spain. Continue...[read more]