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Maverick Carter, LeBron James’ longtime business manager, is advising investors aiming to launch a global basketball league to rival the NBA, according to reports from

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Families of hostages being held in Gaza have said delays to the ceasefire and hostage deal have left them in limbo and agony.

Relatives of some of the 98 hostages still believed to be held by Hamas reacted with “guarded optimism” to the truce announced by Qatar and the US …

Amid continuing airstrikes, bitter cold and news of delays, millions in Gaza were waiting anxiously on Thursday for confirmation that the ceasefire-for-hostages deal between Hamas and Israel was going ahead.

Many spoke of their fear that hopes of a new beginning after a 15-month conflict might be dashed. The war …

On a day of a new attendance record at Melbourne Park, the world No 11, Danielle Collins, was booed and jeered in her win over local hope Destanee Aiava, the latest intervention at the Australian Open from boisterous and often intoxicated crowds in a sport known for its civility.

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In the quiet, mountainous Czech town of Roznov pod Radhostem, home to only 16,000 people, some of the best junior players under the age of 12 in Europe converged in February 2013 for the prestigious European Indoor Championships, a team event also known as the Winter Cup. After three days …

LeBron James says the wildfires that

have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes

His Los Angeles Lakers had lost three games in a row before their home victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night, …

If ever there was an athlete who could be a spokesperson for middle-child syndrome, it’s LiAngelo Ball – basketball’s black sheep. Nearly a decade ago the 6ft 5in forward was touted as an NBA inevitable with his brothers, Lonzo and LaMelo; most of that promotion came loud and direct from …

There was a time in the not-so distant past when Rory McIlroy praise for Greg Norman felt as realistic a concept as the Open Championship

taking place on the moon

Jannik Sinner escaped an early ambush from the local wildcard Tristan Schoolkate to book a place in the third round in his defence of the Australian Open, winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 in 183 minutes on a captivated Rod Laver Arena. The result looked anything but certain after the 23-year-old …

In 1907, Tom Longstaff made the first known summit of a 7,000-plus-meter peak,

Trisul in the Himalayas

Longstaff believed that “the most important quality of a mountaineer” was “knowing when to …