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A Los Angeles Lakers jersey worn by Kobe Bryant during his only MVP season in 2007-08 fetched $5.8m (£4.8m) at an auction on Thursday, becoming the second-most expensive basketball jersey ever sold, auction house Sotheby's said. Michael Jordan's jersey from the opening game of the 1998 NBA...

The NBA announced roster replacements ahead of the 2023 All-Star game on February 19th, as key starters became listed as absentees. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Zion Williamson had all been named, and yet none of the trio have been able to fast track their recovery in time for the big clash...

LeBron James will miss his third consecutive contest when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. James is dealing with a painful left foot/ankle injury and hasn't played since surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the all-time leading scorer in NBA history...

The NBA announced Monday that Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal was fined $25,000 for making contact with a referee over the weekend. The contact occurred Saturday in the Wizards' 127-113 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers. The Pacers tried a long pass up court, and Beal leapt to get his...

Russell Westbrook looks to be heading back to Los Angeles - this time with the Clippers once a buyout of his expiring contract has been completed. Westbrook's agent Jeff Schwartz was reported as telling ESPN that the former Los Angeles Lakers guard has committed to signing for the Clippers once...

Keep up to date with all the key stories from around the NBA on a daily basis in our live news blog, with everything from injury updates to major breaking stories, we've got you covered. Further testing on Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has revealed he avoided "serious" damage...

After being traded by the Los Angeles Lakers and then waived by the Orlando Magic, free agent guard Patrick Beverley is finalising a deal with the Chicago Bulls; the story was first broken by ESPN on Monday night after his agent Kevin Bradbury confirmed the details Free agent guard Patrick...

The Milwaukee Bucks are giving Meyers Leonard another chance at the NBA, nearly two years after he used an antisemitic slur while playing a livestreamed video game. A person with knowledge of the negotiations said Leonard and the Bucks have agreed on a 10-day contract, opening the door for the...

Carlos Alcaraz is determined to regain world No 1 back from Novak Djokovic as he prepares to return to the court for the first time this year at the Argentina Open on Wednesday. Alcaraz climbed to the top of the ATP rankings in September after winning his first Grand Slam title at the US Open...

Matija Pecotic should perhaps consider giving up his day job after the full-time finance professional stunned former world number eight Jack Sock on his ATP Tour main draw debut at the Delray Beach Open on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Croatian qualifier, who is a director of Capital Markets for...

Stefanos Tsitsipas made a winning return in his first match since the Australian Open final. The Greek world No 3, beaten in straight sets by Novak Djokovic in Melbourne last month, overcame Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori 7-5 6-1 to reach the last 16 of the ATP 500 event in Rotterdam. Ruusuvuori...

Maria Sakkari edged out Caroline Garcia to reach the semi-finals of the Qatar Open. Third seed Garcia had battled back from a set down to take the second on a tie-break, and there were no breaks of serve in either the second or third sets. But it was Greek fifth seed Sakkari who eventually...

World No 1 Iga Swiatek defeated American Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-0 in just over an hour to defend her Qatar Open title on Saturday. The victory capped off a dominant campaign during which Swiatek recorded 6-0 6-1 wins over both Danielle Collins and Veronika Kudermetova and received a quarter-final...

Aryna Sabalenka heads into this week's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships as the WTA Tour's newest Grand Slam champion, and the Belarusian said she is more motivated than ever before to build on her success. The big-hitting 24-year-old rallied to beat Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in...

Novak Djokovic has shown that age is not a barrier and the 35-year-old will continue to break records, his younger rivals said as the Serbian star looks to overtake Steffi Graf as the player with the most weeks at world No 1. Djokovic won a record-extending 10th Australian Open title last...

Former WTA doubles world No 1 Sania Mirza has retired from professional tennis at the age of 36 after her final match in Dubai on Tuesday. She lost alongside American partner Madison Keys 6-4 6-0 to the formidable Russian pair Vernokia Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova. Mirza won 43 WTA...

Dan Evans suffered an ankle injury as he was knocked out in the first round of the Qatar Open. The British No 2 had broken Finnish opponent Emil Ruusuvuori to love in the opening game. But as Evans hit his first serve of the match he appeared to tweak his right ankle. The 32-year-old, seeded...

Sabalenka, Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur, rising Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff as well as Rybakina are expected to compete with Polish star Swiatek for the prestigious titles starting with the 'Sunshine Double' of Indian Wells and Miami Open in March. "I believe that the women's...

Sabalenka has risen to world No 2 having recovered from her serving woes in 2022, but she is still over 4000 points behind Swiatek in the WTA rankings. She kept her cool in defeating reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in Melbourne for her maiden Grand Slam title that cemented her place...

Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka has worked with biomechanics and performance coaches in order to make progress and it appears to have paid off as she has kicked off 2023 with a perfect 11-0 record and two titles: Adelaide and the Australian Open. Former Olympic singles champion Monica Puig has...