Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
San Antonio Spurs eased to a 103-84 win over the Seattle SuperSonics to post their seventh win in eight games to improve their record to 37-10.
The Detroit Pistons moved into a first-place tie with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Central Division after a 91-61 romp over the New York Knicks.
The Suns received 20-plus points from four different players to put up a season-high game total of 133.
Orlando's Dwight Howard was back to his dominating best on Saturday with 20 points and 22 rebounds as the Magic ended a five-game losing streak with an 88-82 victory over Eastern Conference rivals Philadelphia.
Two-time champions Ghana are seeking to revive their fortunes in the tournament, having last won it way back in 1995, when they stunned a Brazilian outfit that had the likes of Julio Cesar in its ranks.
Months after her wedding, the supermodel has taken to Instagram to reveal details about her fairy tale-worthy gown.
The heavily anticipated new era of Los Angeles Lakers basketball began with a whimper as their much vaunted team bristling with All-Stars were beaten 99-91 by an under-strength Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.
Tony Delk and Predrag Drobjnak both scored 16 points as the Atlanta Hawks stunned the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons 88-72 in National Basketball Association play Friday in Auburn Hills.
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Multitalented Aditya Bhattacharya started his career as a photojournalist went to do acting writing, directing and producing the film. You may remember his as a director of Raakh starring Aamir Khan, Pankaj Kapur, Supriya Pathak, he is a grandson of Bimal Roy and son of Basu Bhattacharya. Aditya has also directed Dubai Return which still to release and he is the only India to have a directed an Italian film Senso Unico.
Sukanya Verma treasures every bit of this eventful journey called Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
The returning Scot also announced his withdrawal from next week's Rogers Cup in Toronto.
Basketball greats including Magic Johnson and Alonzo Mourning toasted U.S. President Barack Obama at a campaign fundraising dinner on Thursday that was served on a basketball court in Dallas Mavericks player Vince Carter's palatial home.
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India has famously been a one-sport country, with sponsors and audiences obsessed with cricket. Robust economic growth and greater exposure, however, have recently encouraged commercial and consumer interest in sports from soccer to Formula One motor racing and the Olympics.
Forbes said out of the world's 1011 billionaires, only 14 are women who earned their fortunes, rather than inherited them.
On his first visit to India, former three-time NBA champion Brian Shaw talks of potential that Indian youngsters possess to make the cut in the NBA and shares his views on the sensational Stephen Curry and his partnership with Shaqueille O'Neal.Norma Godinho/Rediff.com listens in.
Jalen Rose scored 30 points and played solid defence against former Toronto favourite Vince Carter to guide the Raptors to a 100-82 victory over the New Jersey Nets.
Tayshaun Prince scored 25 points as the Detroit Pistons crushed the Los Angeles Lakers 103-81 in a rematch of last year's NBA finals.
New York Knicks snapped a seven-game losing skid with a 99-96 triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
LeBron James scored a season-high 37 points to inspire the Cavaliers to a 114-99 win over the Washington Wizards
Vince Carter scored 37 points to help the New Jersey Nets clinch the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a 102-93 win over the Boston Celtics.\n
Tracy McGrady recorded 22 points and David Wesley added 21 as the Houston Rockets ended an 11-game losing streak in Sacramento with a 111-96 victory over the Kings Sunday.
Boston Celtics registered a 115-113 double overtime win over the Detroit Pistons.
Tony Parker scored 20 points to carry San Antonio past the host Charlotte Bobcats 104-85 Tuesday.
NBA champion Detroit Pistons eased past the Wizards 105-96 for their fourth consecutive win.
Kobe Bryant scored 27 points and dished out 10 assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to an 111-104 victory over the Houston Rockets.
Ron Artest and Jermaine O'Neal continued to sparkle as the Indiana Pacers thumped the Philadelphia 76ers 90-77 for their eighth straight win on Friday.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas picked up 30 points and LeBron James added 25 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to help the Cleveland Cavaliers pound the Los Angeles Lakers 103-89 Sunday.
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The Los Angeles Lakers woke up after a couple of lackluster quarters, riding a 44-15 final period to a 105-103 win over Dallas to hand the Mavericks their second loss of the season Friday.
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