Why Oklahoma St. is motivated after being 'slighted a little bit'
Yahoo Sports' Krysten Peek chats with Oklahoma State basketball coach Mike Boynton about the 2021 NCAA Tournament and standout guard Cade Cunningham
Yahoo Sports' Krysten Peek chats with Oklahoma State basketball coach Mike Boynton about the 2021 NCAA Tournament and standout guard Cade Cunningham
US President Joe Biden has called on countries to work together on the transition to clean energy on the second and final day of a climate summit he is hosting that seeks to rally world ambition to reduce global warming."Nations that work together to invest in a cleaner economy will reap the rewards for their citizens," the Democratic president said at the virtual summit.
The South African government has exercised its power to intervene in the running of the country's troubled cricket association, leaving it to face its "greatest crisis" since the end of apartheid.Cricket South Africa's interim board said on Friday it had received notice from sports minister Nathi Mthethwa that he had invoked a section of law allowing the government to take decisions out of the hands of sports officials when disputes can't be resolved.
Dimuth Karunaratne has led Sri Lanka to 3-229 in their first innings at stumps on the third day of the first Test, still 312 runs behind Bangladesh's mammoth 7-541.There was little threat from Bangladesh seamers on Friday when the Sri Lankans started their reply, but the two spinners - Taijul Islam and Mehidy Hasan - were rewarded for some tight bowling.
US President Joe Biden will embark on his first overseas trip in office in June, the White House has announced, with the aim of demonstrating his administration's commitment to the transatlantic alliance.Biden will attend the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, England, set for June 11-13, followed by a visit to the Belgian capital Brussels where he will hold meetings with European Union leadership and attend the June 14 summit of leaders of the NATO military alliance.
Wales manager and former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs has been charged with assaulting two women, and controlling or coercive behaviour.A Crown Prosecution Service spokesperson said on Friday that the 47-year-old Giggs will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, April 28.
The S&P; 500 and the Nasdaq indexes have edged higher after a rise in factory activity in April supported bets of swifter economic recovery while a fall in shares of American Express and Honeywell kept the blue-chip Dow under check.Data firm IHS Markit said its flash US manufacturing PMI increased to 60.
Ash Barty was reminded why she loves tennis so much after producing a never-say-die display to claw back from the brink of defeat and defuse the powerful threat of Karolina Pliskova in Stuttgart.1 reckoned she had loved Friday's "incredible" quarter-final victory at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix which saw her survive after being a set down and, later in a thrilling final set, stand just two points away from defeat.
Perth Wildcats overcame reduced home support amid an imminent city-wide lockdown with a 92-74 NBL victory over slumping Brisbane Bullets.Friday's round 15 contest lacked intensity at times with the usually teeming RAC Arena jarringly sparse but the Wildcats prevailed with MVP favourite Bryce Cotton scoring 12 of his 21 points in a typically dominant fourth quarter.
An attacker has fatally stabbed a female police administrative worker at the entrance to a police station in Rambouillet, a middle-class commuter town outside Paris.The assailant was shot and overpowered by police officers.
Zimbabwe successfully defended a modest total to pull off an upset 19-run win over in-form Pakistan and level their Twenty20 international series at the Harare Sports Club on Friday.Zimbabwe were sent into bat first, and despite a feisty 34 from Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, made only a paltry 9-118 as wickets tumbled at regular intervals.
Relatives of the dead in India have struggled to find space at crematoriums and have been forced to keep the dead bodies at home.
Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa has turned up the heat on Cricket South Africa's (CSA) embattled Members Council after stripping them of the right to run the game, putting the country's participation in future international tournaments in doubt.The all-powerful Members Council, which is made up of the presidents of the 14 provincial unions, has been holding out against agreeing a new Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) for the organisation that would allow for a greater number of independent directors on its board.
It wasn't pretty for the most part but the Western Bulldogs have kept their unbeaten start to the season alive, the ladder leaders shaking off a brave Greater Western Sydney late to skip away to a 39-point win at Manuka Oval on Friday night.The Bulldogs led by three points at three-quarter time on a cold night in Canberra, but kicked the first three goals of the final term to set up a 15.
Cairns Taipans have staved off a stirring fourth-quarter rally to edge out NZ Breakers 70-68 in a battle of the NBL basement dwellers in Launceston.Breakers import Levi Randolph missed a match-levelling jumper in the dying moments after Tad Dufelmeier's massive three with 7.
Parramatta bargain-buy Bryce Cartwright had one of his best NRL games in recent years as the Eels thumped error-riddled Brisbane 46-6 in stifling Darwin heat.In his third game for the Eels on Friday, the 26-year-old tipped the ball on for hat-trick hero Maika Sivo to score in the first half, then scored his first try since round five last year.
Russian troops have begun pulling back to their permanent bases after a massive buildup that has caused Ukrainian and Western concerns.On Thursday, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu declared the sweeping manouevres in Crimea and wide swaths of western Russia over, and ordered the military to bring the troops that took part in them back to their permanent bases by May 1.
The Western Force have qualified for the Super Rugby AU finals for the first time in their 16-year history after a Jordan Olowofela hat-trick inspired them to a stunning 30-27 victory over the Queensland Reds at HBF Park.The Force trailed 21-7 late in the first half of Friday night's match, but sparked by Olowofela's heroics, the home side hit the lead in the 74th minute despite being down to 14 men.
Southeast Asian leaders will try to persuade Myanmar's junta to end violence and let in aid at a summit on Saturday, diplomats say, in the first concerted international effort to ease the crisis in the country.Leaders will meet behind closed doors at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, in the hope of encouraging candid discussions, two diplomatic sources told Reuters.
Warrington will once again be without Greg Inglis when they travel to Perpignan to take on Catalans Dragons but Wolves coach Steve Price is convinced the former NRL superstar will be worth the wait.The 2013 World Cup winner reversed his retirement decision to sign a one-year deal with Warrington but has been conspicuous by his absence for the opening three rounds of Super League and the Challenge Cup win over Swinton.
Seville has replaced Bilbao as a host city for Euro 2020 with St Petersburg in Russia, already a host venue, taking the three group stage games from Dublin, UEFA said on Friday.Wembley Stadium in London has gained the Irish capital's last-16 match, adding to its list of fixtures, which include the semi-finals and final.