Cleveland’s James and Oklahoma City’s Westbrook named players of the month

WASHINGTON, Dec.2 (NsNewsWire) — The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Oklahoma City Thunder’ s Russell Westbrook were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month on Thursday. James led the Cavaliers to the best record in the Eastern Conference (13-3). He averaged 23.5 points, 9.3 assists (tied for third in the […]

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Silk Road offering new opportunities for football in China and Spain

MADRID, Nov. 29 (NsNewsWire) — With clubs such as FC Barcelona and Real Madrid and boasting players such as Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the Spanish Football League (LFP) is arguably the most attractive in the world. Speaking to Xinhua, LFP President, Javier Tebas explained “La Liga” is much more than Barca and Madrid as […]

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China’s Tianjin Teda target Brazil midfielder Elias

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Sporting Lisbon midfielder Elias could be the latest Brazil international to join a Chinese Super League club, according to media reports. Tianjin Teda officials have met with their Sporting counterparts in recent days and are prepared to spend eight million euros to secure the 31-year-old, according to Uol […]

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Argentina wins the Davis Cup title

ZAGREB, Nov. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Argentina beat Croatia 3-2 and won the Davis Cup for the first time in Zagreb on Sunday. Croatia started in the final day with 2-1 lead, but Marin Cilic failed to beat Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in a match that lasted four hours 53 minutes, losing the chance […]

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Real Madrid open up 6-point lead in Spain’s matchday 13

MADRID, Nov. 28 (NsNewsWire) — FC Barcelona slipped to six points behind Real Madrid a week ahead of the first ‘Classico’ between the two sides in the Camp Nou season on December 3rd. Sunday saw Barcelona salvage a 1-1 draw from their visit to play Real Sociedad in what was perhaps their worst performance of […]

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC wins AFC Champions League final

DUBAI, Nov. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC won the AFC Champions League 2016 title 3-2 on aggregate after holding Al Ain FC of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1-1 Saturday night in the second leg of their final. With its victory, the green-black dressed team cashed in 3 million US dollars in prize […]

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Cilic and Dodig take Croatia one step closer to Davis Cup triumph

ZAGREB, Nov. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Once again Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig showed guts and played the best shots when it mattered the most to win the doubles match against Argentinean pair Juan Martin del Potro and Leonardo Mayer in three sets (7-6, 7-6, 6-3) and take Croatia one step away from lifting the Davis […]

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Croatia, Argentina deadlocked after first day of Davis Cup final

ZAGREB, Nov. 26 (NsNewsWire) — The new Davis Cup winner will not be revealed until Sunday afternoon after Croatia and Argentina split first two matches on Friday in Arena Zagreb. Croatian No. 1 player Marin Cilic beat Federico Delbonis in five sets (6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 1-6, 6-2) and Argentinean No. 1 Juan Martin del Potro […]

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