Long jumper Sreeshankar out of Paris Olympics with injury

IMAGE: Murali Sreeshankar had made the cut for the Paris Olympics after recording an 8.37m jump en route to a silver medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships. Photograph: Kai......

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies at 80

Jerry Buss, who parlayed a $1,000 real estate investment into ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers, winning 10 National Basketball Association championships and making the team one of the most......

Kobe Bryant voted to record 15th straight All-Star start

Kobe Bryant was voted to an NBA-record 15th consecutive All-Star start on Thursday, leading the votes despite the sluggish start to the season by his Los Angeles Lakers (17-21). Bryant......

Kobe Bryant memorial expected to draw thousands

IMAGE: Muralist Jonas Never paints a portrait of late retired basketball player Kobe Bryant at the Grand Central Market in Los Angeles. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters Thousands of Kobe......

Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa wishes 'this nightmare would be over'

'My brain refuses to accept that both Kobe and Gigi are gone.' IMAGE: Kobe Bryant with his wife Vanessa as they attend the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg......