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Baseball
The bitter New York-Boston sports rivalry, dating back nearly 100 years, observed a momentary truce before the start of Saturday's NBA playoffs opener between the New York Knicks and the visiting Boston Celtics.
Six-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy, who spearheaded a golden period of British track cycling dominance, announced his retirement on Thursday content that he had nothing left to prove after a long and stellar career.
Qatar is racing to develop efficient solar-powered cooling technology to counter the searing heat of the Middle Eastern summer in its stadiums during the 2022 soccer World Cup, a senior organizing committee official said.
Mark Webber left the big question unanswered at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Thursday: Who paid for his dinner with Fernando Alonso?
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Looking for a reason not to pick the Miami Heat to win another NBA title? Don't check the odds, where the Heat are such an overwhelming favorite that it might as well be Tiger Woods against a weekend hacker.
I cling to hope in the same desperate fashion as Leonardo DiCaprio did to flotsam when that big boat hit that even bigger chunk of ice.
Spoiler alert: The NBA playoffs this year are going to be a lot like a Bruce Willis movie.
Chinese tennis player Li Na, the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam title, was named on Thursday among Time magazine's most influential people in the world, along with NBA player LeBron James and Italian soccer star Mario Balotelli.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson criticized West Ham United for its aggression and claimed Andy Carroll should have been sent off after his side drew 2-2 at Upton Park.
Spanish giant Real Madrid has replaced Premier League powerhouse Manchester United at the top of the Forbes list of the world's most valuable soccer teams.