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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...

Further testing on Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has revealed he avoided "serious" damage to his injured right wrist. That is according to The Athletic's Shams Charania, who also reported the Greek could miss some games but will be able to return once the swelling and pain...

The Atlanta Hawks have fired Nate McMillan, who has been unable to follow up on the success of leading the team to the 2021 Eastern Conference finals. The Hawks own a 29-30 record to reside in eighth place in the Eastern Conference this season. Joe Prunty will serve as the interim head coach...

Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is out for the remainder of the season with continued soreness and discomfort in his surgically repaired left knee. "Despite making significant increases in strength and function over the past several months, Bulls guard Lonzo Ball continues to experience performance...

Warriors star Stephen Curry was back on the practice court Tuesday for the first time since tearing two ligaments in his left leg on February 4. The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player did non-contact work after the Warriors completed practice at UCLA ahead of their Thursday road game against the...

Nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook has said he is "ready for the challenge" with the Los Angeles Clippers, following the former Lakers point guard's signing with their inner-city rivals. The Lakers traded Westbrook and a first-round pick to the Utah Jazz earlier in February, marking an...

The Phoenix Suns and Kevin Durant are targeting March 1 at the Charlotte Hornets for the newly-acquired superstar to return from injury and make his team debut, The Athletic has reported. Durant has not played since spraining his MCL on January 8 while still a member of the Brooklyn Nets, who...

Stephen Curry has begun individual on-court workouts as he recovers from a left leg injury and will be re-evaluated in another week. The Warriors said Wednesday that Curry had another examination and “is making good progress.” The reigning NBA Finals MVP has missed the past five games after...

Giannis Antetokounmpo left late in the first quarter with a right knee issue to spoil his rapid return from a sprained wrist, but the Milwaukee Bucks still trounced the Miami Heat 128-99 on Friday night for their 13th consecutive victory. Antetokounmpo was in the starting lineup just four days...

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Defence does remain an issue for the Mavs, compounded by the absence of their best perimeter marker Dorian Finney-Smith. But when you have a frontcourt duo as powerful as that, sometimes it doesn't matter too much. For the Lakers, that particular rhetoric doesn't apply. They know they're in...

Though the pair are still navigating an increasingly competitive Western Conference, the early signs suggest that they'll do more than just link up well. In their 58 minutes together so far, they've produced an offensive rating of 125.9, combining for points within the paint, and hounding...

Manu Tuilagi's hopes of representing England in this year's tournament are not yet over despite a red card while on club duty for Sale Sharks in their 38-34 defeat to Northampton Saints on Saturday, although the centre has not been named by Borthwick for Saturday's contest in Cardiff. Tuilagi...

"It will be a tough game against the number one team in the world and we too can't wait to face them." Italy: 15 Ange Capuozzo, 14 Edoardo Padovani, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Tommaso Menoncello, 11 Pierre Bruno, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Stephen Varney; 1 Danilo Fischetti, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 3 Simone...

Ireland: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 James Lowe, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Craig Casey; 1 Andrew Porter, 2 Ronan Kelleher, 3 Finlay Bealham, 4 Iain Henderson, 5 James Ryan (c), 6 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 8 Jack Conan. Replacements: 16 Dan Sheehan, 17...

The final change to the forward pack sees Jack Conan come into the back-row in place of O'Mahony, with Caelan Doris shifting to blindside flanker. Josh van der Flier remains at openside. In the backline, Bundee Aki is named to start at inside-centre, with Stuart McCloskey dropping to the...

Other changes to the side see hooker Ronan Kelleher come in for Rob Herring (concussion), while Iain Henderson replaces the injury Tadhg Beirne (ankle) in the second-row.

Andy Farrell has made six changes to the Ireland Six Nations side to face Italy in Rome on Saturday, with half-backs Ross Byrne and Craig Casey in to make their first championship starts. Byrne starts with skipper Johnny Sexton (groin) out injured, while Casey is named from the start with club...

"The six-year framework we have agreed has always had the players' best interests at heart and we have been happy to allay their understandable concerns with the adjustments described. "Negotiations at PRB will continue in earnest as we seek to sign our new six-year PRA as soon as possible and...

"We can continue to do that in the future with a seat at the PRB and Nigel offering to meet with us on a more regular basis so we don't end up with a situation like this in the future. "They [the players] are satisfied. Hence why the game is on Saturday. It has been very tough as you can see...