LOS ANGELES, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and left to a standing ovation Monday as the San Antonio Spurs humbled the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers 103-74 less than three weeks before the start of the playoffs. The late-season glamour match-up in San Antonio fizzled as the Spurs took control in the first quarter […]
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NBA: Spurs punish Cavaliers
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Colombian town votes against gold mine, in vain
BOGOTA, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – The Colombian government on Monday shot down a small town’s attempt to block a multinational mining company from opening a gold mine there, saying a residents’ referendum held no legal weight. Fearing water pollution and the destruction of local forests, some 6,000 residents of Cajamarca, in central Colombia, voted against the mine […]
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Cricket: Williamson heroics leave South Africa 175 behind
HAMILTON, New Zealand, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – A maiden 50 for Colin de Grandhomme on the back of Kane Williamson’s massive century secured a 175-run first innings lead for New Zealand on day four of the third Test in Hamilton on Tuesday. De Grandhomme was the last wicket to fall, just on tea, in a Test New […]
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Federer blows past del Potro into Miami fourth round
MIAMI, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – In-form Roger Federer powered his way into the fourth round of the Miami Open with a 6-3 6-4 win over Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro on Monday. Del Potro always enjoys plenty of crowd support in Miami, which has a large Argentine community, and it was the same story again with football-style […]
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Britain’s new pound coin enters circulation
LONDON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Britain’s new #1 coin with the symbols of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland goes into circulation from Tuesday on the eve of the launch of a Brexit process that has put national unity in doubt. The 12-sided coin is the first change to the shape of the #1 coin since its […]
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ dazzles again at box office
LOS ANGELES, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Disney’s blockbuster “Beauty and the Beast” dazzled the North American box office for a second straight week, raking in $90.4 million over the weekend, according to industry data released on Monday. The film’s cumulative North American take of $319 million is the best ever for a March release, according to industry […]