Sixers edge Celtics while Thunder reach NBA-best 11-1

Maxey scored 21 points and hometown hero Edwards added 22 off the bench as the Philadelphia 76ers edged Boston 102-100 WASHINGTON: Tyrese Maxey and hometown hero Justin Edwards sparked the Philadelphia 76ers over Boston 102-100 on Tuesday while reigning champion Oklahoma City improved their NBA-best record to 11-1. Maxey, the NBA’s number two scorer this … Read more

Australia’s Hazlewood gets all-clear after Ashes scare but Abbott ruled out

PERTH: Pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood was cleared to continue his preparations for the first Ashes Test against England after sending a scare through the Australian camp on Wednesday when he went for a hamstring scan. Hazlewood and reserve Test quick Sean Abbott both left the Sydney Cricket Ground during New South Wales’s Sheffield Shield clash … Read more

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public television

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President of Bob Ross Inc. thinks it’s what the painter would have wanted LOS ANGELES: Three original paintings by iconic television artist Bob Ross will be auctioned by Bonhams in Los Angeles on Tuesday in a sale aimed at supporting public television stations across the United States. The sale, organized by American Public Television (APT), … Read more

Stokes bats away criticism of England’s Ashes preparations

Captain says team has ‘put everything possible’ into being in the right place for the five Test showdown PERTH: Captain Ben Stokes denied Wednesday that England were undercooked for the Ashes series against Australia after a chorus of criticism led by legends Ian Botham and Geoffrey Boycott. England’s full squad only assembled in Perth last … Read more