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Bryant banks on playing in NBA opener 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-25

KOBE Bryant plans to play in the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener against the Chicago Bulls today despite a torn ligament in his right wrist. Bryant suffered the injury during a pre-season game against the Los...

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Injured Bryant banks on playing in season opener 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-24

KOBE Bryant plans to play in the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener against the Chicago Bulls tomorrow despite a torn ligament in his right wrist. Bryant suffered the injury during a pre-season game against the...

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Sharks maintain winning streak 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-24

SHANGHAI kept its recent mini-renaissance alive with a 98-96 victory over Jiangsu Dragons as the Sharks continue to climb up the CBA table. The Sharks have now won four out of their last fives games. Both...

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Donewald quits Xinjiang job 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-22

THE Chinese Basketball Association confirmed on Tuesday that Jiang Xingquan will replace Robert Donewald Jr. as the head coach of the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. The CBA said on its official website that "Jiang Xingquan...

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Sharks come up short against Bulls in OT 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-21

SHANGHAI lost to the Zhejiang Bulls in Yiwu after an agonizing overtime defeat that saw the home side's star player J.R. Smith lead them to a narrow 89-86 victory. Though Shanghai held a slender advantage all...

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Sharks grab season's first away victory 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-19

THE Shanghai Sharks won their first away game of the season in a hard-fought and intensely physical match against the Bayi Rockets in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, last night. The match ended 94-85 and the Sharks...

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Kobe Bryant's wife files for divorce 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-17

THE wife of Kobe Bryant has filed for divorce after more than a decade of marriage to the National Basketball Association superstar. Vanessa Bryant filed papers in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, California...

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Sharks hold on to edge the Dragons 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-17

THE Shanghai Sharks just held on against the Shanxi Brave Dragons for a 92-90 win yesterday, giving them their second victory in a row against a winning team. With the seconds ticking down under 10, Shanxi needed...

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Sharks spoil Donewald's return to city 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-15

IN front of a raucous home crowd the Shanghai Sharks upset the Xinjiang Flying Tigers 88-84 yesterday in a heart-stopping and emotional game marking the return of former Shanghai head coach Bob Donewald Jr. Liu...

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Relaxed LeBron ready to roll 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-14

LEBRON James became the man US sports fans loved to hate when he left Cleveland for the Miami Heat last year and many celebrated when he stumbled in the NBA finals, losing to the Dallas Mavericks. Prior to the...

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Knicks land Chandler in 3-team deal 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-12

THE New York Knicks have acquired center Tyson Chandler from the Dallas Mavericks as part of a three-team trade, the Knicks said on Saturday. "Signing a player of Tyson's caliber, with championship experience,...

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Sharks slump to another away defeat 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-12

THE Shanghai Sharks' disastrous Chinese Basketball Association form on the road continued after a close 93-95 loss to the Fujian Sturgeons. Ryan Forehan-Kelly had another outstanding game for the Sharks but it...

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Stern defends veto of three-way Paul trade 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-11

A NEW National Basketball Association era began in controversy as a blockbuster three-way trade that would have sent New Orleans Hornets All-Star guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers was vetoed by NBA Commissioner...

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Woeful Sharks in another flop show 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-10

THE Shanghai Sharks' woeful away form continued with another defeat, this time against the Dongguan Leopards, who have overseas imports Shavlik Randolph and Josh Akognon to thank for their 107-99 victory. Shanghai...

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It's official as owners, players ratify new deal 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-9

NBA owners and players made it official yesterday, ratifying a new deal that brings the protracted lockout to a close and paves the way for a Christmas start to the season. The move means training camps and what...