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Signing Rajon Rondo to a one-year minimum deal both added to the Los Angeles Lakers' treasure trove of experience and made the team even older. By now, half of the league's oldest guys are with the purple and gold, including their commander LeBron James, who will turn 37 in less than four months. Such an old roster means the Lakers will be more experienced and probably play smarter on the court, b...

One of the reasons people love watching basketball is the buzzer beating moment. What's more exciting than seeing a guy making the shot in the last second of the game and save the day? The following are seven of the best choices for clutch time shooting in NBA history: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard. Who is your choice?

Real Madrid started again to chase Kylian Mbappe while the transfer market is only days from closing. Real's first bid of 160-million euros (about $188.1 million) was turned down by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). However, reports claimed that the French club will change its mind for 200 million euros (about $235 million). It has been no secret that Mbappe wants to leave PSG, but the question is why. T...

The Tokyo Paralympics will take place from August 24 to September 5 with over 4,000 athletes from all over the world competing in 526 medal events of 22 sports. Most of the disciplines in the Paralympic Games are similar to their counterparts in the Olympics but have more specified classifications based on the level of impairment of the participants, but the Paralympics also has unique sports, suc...

Seventy-five-year-old Gerd Muller, one of the greatest strikers in football history, passed away on Sunday. After winning almost all the titles he could, the legendary German scorer left a series of records at both the national team and the club level. When Muller was playing, he did not have the most all-round skills or the most dazzling dribbles. Most of his work on the field was to appear in th...

Lionel Messi said goodbye to Barcelona at a press conference at the Camp Nou on Sunday after scoring 672 goals in 778 appearances and winning a total of 34 trophies for the team. Although it has been only days since Barca and Messi announced and confirmed his departure, problems have been there for a long time and finally led to this unpleasant situation between the two sides. Messi said joining P...

The Tokyo Olympics came to an end on Sunday after more than two weeks of competitions. Team USA and Team China finished first and second, respectively, in the medal count. Both sides carried on their dominance in certain events – diving and table tennis for China, basketball for USA – and had some regrets as well – women's volleyball for China, athletics for USA. But most impo...

It did not take long for most NBA teams and players to reach agreements on contract extension, sign-and-trade, and other deals. The Golden State Warriors extended the contract of Stephen Curry by another four years for $215 million. The Miami Heat gave Jimmy Butler a four-year, $184-million extension and acquired Kyle Lowry on a three-year, $90-million deal via sign-and-trade. The Chicago Bulls bu...

The Milwaukee Bucks won their second NBA Championship in franchise history after Giannis Antetokounmpo dropped 50 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks in Game 6 of the Finals against the Phoenix Suns. The 26-year-old Greek Freak was named the Finals MVP after averaging 35.2 points, 12.8 rebounds, five assists and 1.8 blocks in the series. He became the third player in NBA history to have regular se...

The Milwaukee Bucks claimed a significant victory against the Phoenix Suns in a close Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Players from both teams had their best performances of the series. The Bucks have won three straight after falling behind 2-0 in the series. Game 6 will happen at their home arena, Fiserv Forum, on July 20. Judging by how the series has gone so far, the Suns do not seem to have much room...

This year's NBA Finals reached a 2-2 draw after the Milwaukee Bucks achieved their second straight win at home. Jrue Holiday locking down Chris Paul, Khris Middleton's exploding score as well as Giannis Antetokounmpo's sweeping defense are all moving the series toward the Bucks' way. On the Suns' side, Devin Booker left another career highlight dropping 42 points on the court, but both Paul and De...

Italy defeated England in a penalty shootout to win the UEFA European Championship title after falling behind early. Judging by the performance of Gli Azzurri (the Blues), they are one of the most legit candidates to claim the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022. On England's side, wasting the 1-0 lead from 1:57 was heartbreaking and so were some of manager Gareth Southgate's decisions. Nonetheless, E...

Giannis Antetokounmpo put down back-to-back 40+points and 10+rebounds to help the Milwaukee Bucks achieve victory in their first game at home in the NBA Finals. The 2-1 score means the series is not over and the Bucks might have found their key to reversing the situation. By contrast, the Suns are facing their biggest weakness: lack of depth, especially in the center position. Nothing could be bet...

The Phoenix Suns are leading the Milwaukee Bucks 2-0 after the first two games at home in the NBA Finals. Though they are going to Milwaukee for two straight road games and may be without two of their regular players, many still consider the Suns to be the championship favorites. By contrast, the Bucks are only one loss away from the 3-0 abyss – a place no team has ever crawled back from to...

The Tokyo Olympics is less than two weeks away. Though no one spectators can attend the events in the venues this time, many of the world's top athletes will still compete with each other in the Japanese capital. For example, Simone Biles of the U.S., will continue her gymnastic gold-reaping journey in Tokyo. The Chinese table tennis team is looking to extend its dominance as well. Trayvon Bromell...

CGTN Sports Talk host Hu Zhicheng is joined by senior editor and proud Englishman Josh McNally to review England's mesmerizing and nerve-shredding journey to the final of Euro 2020. The Three Lions are just one game away from ending their 55-year trophy drought. The one last hurdle that England are facing at Wembley on Sunday night is Roberto Mancini's marvelous Italy. Will football finally come h...

The Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 1 of the NBA Finals to the Phoenix Suns on the road on Tuesday. In fact, they lost Game 1 of every series in the postseason so far. Giannis Antetokounmpo, who many assumed would sit on Tuesday's game due to injury, played in the game and scored a double-double of 20 points and 17 rebounds. However, that did not seem to help the Bucks much. Neither did multiple decisio...

Chris Paul, 36, will play in the first NBA Finals of his 16-year career after dropping 41 points and eight assists in Game 6 against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. Of course, that's not the only thing the veteran "Point God" is after – nothing beats a ring on his finger. Things grew tricky in the East where the Conference Finals reached a 2-2 draw. Moreover, both the Atlanta Hawks a...

CGTN Sports Talk host Hu Zhicheng is joined by senior editor Josh McNally to analyze England's hopes of winning a major tournament for the first time since 1966 after finally ending decades of suffering at the hands of their bitter rivals Germany. While the Three Lions' path to the Euro 2020 final looks appealing, which potential opponents could be their biggest threat?