A year after he withdrew from Wimbledon, Nick Kyrgios is back at the All England Club and will join former world No. 1 Ash Barty in the commentary box during the Championships. While Barty, who returned to Wimbledon with her family on Saturday, will play in the Legends event in the second week, the Canberran...
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NBA Draft LIVE: All eyes on sliding Australian Johnny Furphy… and Lebron’s son Bronny James
The second round of the 2024 NBA Draft gets underway at 6am AEST on Friday morning and all eyes are on when Australian prospect Johnny Furphy has his name called. ESPN ranked Furphy as its 18th overall ranked player in this year’s class but he isn’t expected to have to wait much longer in the...
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Lakers’ ‘extraordinary’ coup; why Aussie Furphy can handle NBA Draft disappointment: Talking Points
The first round of the NBA Draft has passed, with Australian Johnny Furphy having to wait to hear his name called while there were a few surprise candidates who moved up the board. Here, foxsports.com.au looks at some of the key talking points to come out of the opening round, including a few steals and...
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Superstar trade could happen ‘this weekend’; key calls to decide Aussie’s future: NBA Rumour Mill
One of the NBA’s household names might soon be on the move. ESPN’s NBA insider Brian Windhorst offered Tuesday on ‘Get Up’ that the Clippers could trade star forward Paul George by “this weekend.” Windhorst explained that George has a “different menu of options,” including opting into the final year of his contract with the...
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The ‘coming out party’ and ‘F-U’ dunk behind Australian Johnny Furphy’s ‘meteoric’ NBA Draft rise
When Ash Arnott first laid eyes on Johnny Furphy, the then-14-year-old looked more likely to have a future as the frontman for Australian indie rock band Ocean Alley than as a player in the NBA. “A little surfer boy,” as Arnott described it to foxsports.com.au, with the blonde hair to match. Although Arnott, now assistant...
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‘Whenever I’m going to sleep’: Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan still has nightmares about Glenn Maxwell’s Mumbai miracle
“At night, whenever I’m going to sleep, sometimes I do think about that game.” Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan still has nightmares about last year’s World Cup contest against Australia at Wankhede Stadium – also known as Glenn Maxwell’s Mumbai miracle. Australia was reeling at 7-91 in pursuit of a 292-run target before the Victorian smacked...
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Oklahoma City Thunder trades Josh Giddey to Chicago Bulls in stunning NBA move
Australian basketball star Josh Giddey has been traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Chicago Bulls. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the bombshell deal on Friday morning (AEST), with Giddey traded to the Bulls in exchange for two-time All-Defensive guard Alex Caruso. Andrew Schlecht, who covers the Thunder for The Athletic, confirmed later in...
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Celtics win record-breaking NBA title despite surprise Aussie shining light for Mavericks
Sixteen years ago today, the Celtics won their 17th NBA Championship. Now it is a record-breaking 18 after Boston cruised to a 106-88 win in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to claim the series 4-1 and another title. With it, the Celtics passed the Los Angeles Lakers, who they were previously tied with for...
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‘We figured out their gameplan’: Big call after Mavs destroy Celtics in Game 4 as Australian duo shine
No team has ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit in the NBA playoffs. Can the Dallas Mavericks be the first, and do it in the NBA Finals, after dominating the Boston Celtics 122-84 in Game 4? Well, while stressing they have to take it “game by game” and “play by play”, rookie Dereck...
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Aussie stuns with ‘nasty’ play… but daunting reality has Mavericks’ NBA Finals dream on lifeline
The Boston Celtics have held off a fast-finishing Dallas Mavericks 106-99 to claim Game 3 of the NBA Finals and take a 3-0 series lead. The Celtics led 91-70 early in the fourth quarter before the Mavericks stormed home, getting it as close as 93-92 but were dealt a crushing setback when Luka Doncic fouled...
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‘F***ing disgrace’: Bogut, Giddey vent fury as Aussie Olympics basketball jersey savaged
Australian basketball great Andrew Bogut questioned whether the Boomers and Opals’ Olympics jerseys were designed by blind musician Stevie Wonder as players aired their frustrations over the singlet. The jersey is once again designed by Asics and is predominantly yellow with green trim around the neck and arm holes along with Indigenous patterns on the...
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Celtics go up 2-0 in NBA Finals… but sweat on star after late injury concern
The Boston Celtics went up 2-0 in the NBA Finals after defeating the Dallas Mavericks 105-98 in Game 2 at the TD Garden, although there could be one injury concern out of the win. Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis, who was an absolute menace on both ends in Game 1 and had 12 points and...