Chris Paul scores 41 in Game 6 to lead Suns into NBA Finals

The win means Paul will finally have the chance to shed his tag as one of the greatest players in NBA history to never win ...

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Samoa pulls weightlifting team out of Tokyo Olympics; other athletes to attend games

The withdrawal of Samoa is another setback in Japan's fraught attempts to hold the world's biggest sporting event during a pandemic.

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Kei Nishikori reaches second round at Wimbledon with 100th Grand Slam win

Nishikori, ranked 53rd in the world, needed just under two hours to defeat Australia's Alexei Popyrin.

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Japan to limit athletes attending Olympic ceremonies

Japanese athletes who can take part in the Tokyo Olympic opening and closing ceremonies will be limited to those eligible to stay at the athletes' ...

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Kyoya Sasaki hopes time with Tokyo Samurai will aid U.S. ambitions

The Morioka Municipal High School ace is among a growing number of players without an international school background who are developing through an elite basketball ...

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Spurs star Son Heung-min left out of South Korea’s Olympic squad

The omission of the Spurs star will let him avoid a potential club-versus-country dilemma and focus on the upcoming Premier League season.

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Shohei Ohtani stretches home run lead with 27th, 28th against Yankees

Tuesday's effort at Yankee Stadium marked the third time this season that Ohtani homered in three straight games.

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