The New York Knicks first game under Kurt Rambis ended in a dramatic 111-108 defeat to the Washington Wizards. After the Wizard’s John Wall made four free throws in the final seven seconds, Langston Galloway’s 3-point attempt at the buzzer was just short of taking the game into overtime. Elsewhere, the Boston Celtics were edged out by the Milwaukee Bucks 112-111, and the San Antonio Spurs romped to a 119-101 win over the Miami Heat.
PSG to meet Barca, Man City as Champions League draw throws up marquee ties
Champions League holders Paris St Germain will take on Barcelona and Manchester City in this season's league phase, while record 15-time champions Real Madrid will face Inter Milan and Arsenal after Thursday's draw in Monaco set up several mouth-watering clashes.
Abbas gives Pakistan slight edge as England battle back at Lord's
Pakistan bowler Mohammad Abbas took four wickets as his side just edged the first day of the second test against England at Lord's on Thursday although the hosts clambered back from a rocky start to end a weather-shortened day on 248-9.
UEFA suspends FIFA boycott threat but steps up pressure on world body
UEFA said on Thursday it had provisionally suspended plans to withdraw European teams from FIFA competitions after world football's governing body confirmed its controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise project had been permanently abandoned.
Sri Lanka salvage draw after battling Dinusha denies India
Sri Lanka's middle-order batter Sonal Dinusha engineered a remarkable rearguard action to help the hosts salvage a draw and deny India a series sweep in the second test on Thursday.
Muchova and Mensik win US Open mixed doubles title
Czech pair Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik have beaten Switzerland's Belinda Bencic and Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-3 1-6 10-6 on Wednesday to win the US Open mixed doubles title, securing their first Grand Slam trophy as a team.
