Los Angeles Lakers Coach Luke Walton put his hands on his hips and calmly gazed onto the court where the unthinkable was happening.

Derrick Rose consistently said his main motivation during his eight seasons with the Bulls was to win an NBA championship for his hometown of Chicago.

The Chicago Cubs were the laughingstock of baseball for decades as their last championship in 1908 faded from living memory into fable.

Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement seven months ago but after serving his first stint as a rookie senator, the fire was rekindled and the stage set for a return to boxing.

Contemplating record times, or just the vastness of the world’s oceans, 29 skippers are assured of a noisy sendoff today as they launch the latest Vendée Globe contest, an insane, non-stop, solo race around the world.

Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen moved closer to the one million euro ($1.1mn) first prize as he opened up a seven-shot lead after the Turkish Airlines Open third round yesterday.

Hassan Tahous Saif al-Nuaimi rides Al Shaqab Endurance Team’s Perlado HLM to win the Qatar Endurance Cup 100KM (Open) CEN ahead of Mohamed Abdulla al-Jumaily (Qualy De La Fontaine).

Brazilian driver Felipe Nasr hopes his home Formula One race next week will finally give Swiss-based Sauber something to cheer about.

Andy Murray deposed Novak Djokovic as world number one yesterday but the British star insists he won’t let the pressure of the historic occasion knock him off course.

New world number one Andy Murray was born a week before Novak Djokovic and won the pair’s first junior tussle on the tennis court.

Centuries to Dean Elgar and JP Duminy guided South Africa into a commanding position on the third day of the opening Test against Australia at the WACA Ground yesterday.

Qatar’s Bassem Hassan Mohamed put in a spirited display with his 10-year-old grey gelding Argelith Squid, but had to settle for runner-up place, on the penultimate day of the Global Champions Tour last night.