Author: Brila

Monday night, Curry scored 30 points, Thompson 21, and the Warriors completed a sweep of the Utah Jazz in their second round NBA playoff series with a 121-95 victory . The defending Western Conference champions have won both their series in four games and now await the winner of the Rockets-Spurs series that is tied at 2-2. Thompson finished with 21, Kevin Durant scored 18 and Draymond Green posted his third career postseason triple-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. Gordon Hayward led the Jazz with 25 points and Shelvin Mack chipped in 18. Curry entered the game…

In an interview with BBC, Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari claims racism is “everywhere and getting worse”, and encourages players to go on strike to combat it. “I went through hell, I was treated just like a criminal,” he said. “I went off the field because I felt it wasn’t right for me to be on the field while I have been racially abused,” he told BBC Sport’s David Ornstein. Muntari was initially banned for one game after asking referee Daniele Minelli to stop the Italian top-flight game at Cagliari on 30 April. He angrily confronted Cagliari fans, shouting: “This is…

A North African Chelsea fan all the way from Algeria travelled to London on Monday night to witness John Terry play for the Blues in their 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough. Luckily for him he got his chance to convey his message to the club’s captain and legend. Whilst Terry was warming up on the sidelines, the fan unfurled a banner which read: “John Terry…I came all the way to Algeria to say thank you… More than 700 matches…14 trophies…You deserve the best” https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/861702502290411520 Class.

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Rafael Nadal has asked to begin his participation in the Madrid Open a day later than planned due to an ear infection, meaning he will face Italian Fabio Fognini on Wednesday. Nadal is seeking a third consecutive claycourt title of the season after winning the Barcelona Open and Monte Carlo Masters but his preparation for the tournament in the Spanish capital has been interrupted by the infection. ‘On Friday I woke up at three in the morning with pain, a discomfort I had never felt before,’ the 14-times grand slam winner told a news conference on Monday. ‘I went to…

A “motivated” Eugenie Bouchard beat Maria Sharapova – the woman she called a “cheat” – in a marathon three-setter in the second round of the Madrid Open. Bouchard criticised Sharapova as she made her comeback from a 15-month drugs ban at the Stuttgart Open in April. The Canadian finally came through a brutal encounter 7-5 2-6 6-4 after almost three hours on court. “I was inspired because I had a lot of players coming up to me privately, wishing me good luck,” said Bouchard. “They were players I don’t normally speak to and I got a lot…

An Iranian student had to be taken to a police station at the weekend – because he looks too much like Lionel Messi. So many people in the city of Hamaden wanted a picture with Reza Parastesh that police took him to the station and impounded his car to stop the chaos. The fuss started a few months ago when the Messi lookalike’s dad made him pose in a number 10 Barcelona shirt. The 25-year-old soon started cutting his hair and grooming his beard like the Argentina forward. Parastesh finds himself constantly being asked for photos in his…

 Barcelona superstar Neymar was involved in a training ground bust up with the club’s assistant manager Juan Carlos Unzue on Monday morning.   The spat, according to Mundo Deportivo, began when Neymar and Unzue were discussing tactics on the training pitch. The conversation developed into a heated argument and the tricky Brazilian winger was told to “focus on his football.” Unzue was said to have pointed out a few things to Neymar which led to tensions rising, to the point where other members of staff were forced to intervene. The situation concluded with Neymar remaining unhappy. He and his entourage declined to…

Renato Sanches admits he has failed to live up to expectations during his first season with the Bavarians. The Portuguese midfielder arrived at the Allianz Arena last summer in a £27.5million move from Benfica off the back of an impressive season and an excellent feat at the Euro 2016 but has struggled to find his feet at the German giants. The 19-year-old has only managed six starts in the Bundesliga. Speaking to the Chinese media, he has accepted that he must improve in 2017-18. ‘It was not very good, but the next season is sure to be better,’ he said.…

Mercedes have no ‘magic bullets’ to solve the problems that slowed Lewis Hamilton in Russia last month, but they are focusing on finding a solution, team boss Toto Wolff said about the Formula One Champion team on Monday. Hamilton started and finished fourth in Sochi on April 30, ending a run of eight successive appearances on the podium. The triple world champion was left puzzled by ‘a very odd weekend’. The Briton had complained of his Mercedes overheating from early on. He ended up finishing 36 seconds behind team mate Valtteri Bottas, who took the first win of his F1…