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Down by 13 points with less than 10 minutes remaining, youthful Oklahoma City could have easily have been content knowing it could go home for a Game 5 still needing to win only one more game.
Chelsea captain John Terry has called on Roman Abramovich to ensure interim boss Roberto Di Matteo and FA Cup final hero Didier Drogba remain at Stamford Bridge.
Roberto Di Matteo deflected questions about his future after Chelsea sealed its fourth FA Cup in six seasons with a 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Wembley.
Afei, a semi-pro boxer, won his match at a night club in Chongqing, April 29, 2012.
LeBron James awoke from a third-quarter slumber with a vengeance to lead the visiting Miami Heat to an 87-70 victory over the New York Knicks on Thursday and a commanding 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series.
London 2012 officials have defended the preparation of the Olympic hockey pitch after one of Australia's players picked up an injury on the artificial blue surface.
Wayne Rooney's overhead kick for Manchester United against Manchester City in February last season has been voted by fans as the best goal of the 20 years of the Premier League, it was announced on Thursday.
Thousands of jubilant Real Madrid fans converged on the centre of the Spanish capital on Thursday to hail their conquering heroes and celebrate the club's first La Liga title in four years.
The US men's Olympic basketball team named college standout Anthony Davis and Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden to the list of finalists for its roster on Thursday after losing a pair of players to injury.
Britain's top Olympic hope in Greco-Roman wrestling, Ukraine-born Myroslav Dykun, has been suspended and risks missing London 2012 after failing a dope test, British Wrestling said on Thursday.
Arjen Robben has extended his contract with Bayern Munich for another two years until 2015, ending months of media speculation about the Dutch winger's future.
Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt could have an unexpected challenger when the Jamaican world record holder runs his first 100 metres on Saturday.