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Jalen Brunson and the Comeback Knicks did it again. And now they’re the Champion Knicks. For the first time in 53 years, New York rules the NBA. Brunson scored 45 points, including 13 straight for New York in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night. The Knicks won the series 4-1, rallying from double-digit deficits in all four of those victories. The deficit was 16 on Saturday night. Brunson and the Knicks were never fazed. Brunson, fittingly, closed with a flourish. He set a Knicks record for points in a finals game; it had been 38 by Willis Reed against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the 1970 series. It now belongs to the left-handed point guard who changed the franchise’s fortunes when he arrived four years ago.
Formula 1 leader Kimi Antonelli will face the toughest test of his breakout season at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after he managed only the third best time in qualifying on Saturday. The young Italian will now have to find a way past pole-sitter George Russell, his Mercedes teammate, as well as a resurgent Lewis Hamilton, to make it six wins in a row. Antonelli’s spectacular winning streak includes four victories from pole and one from a second-place start. But a not-so-perfect qualifying session on Saturday means the 19-year-old Antonelli is off the front row for the first time this year.
Portugal is very aware of the enormous expectations it faces in the World Cup. The squad featuring star forward Cristiano Ronaldo is among the favorites to win the expanded 48-team tournament and hoist its first World Cup trophy, but players are not looking ahead to that point yet. Portugal begins group play against Congo on June 17 in Houston. Vitinha said the team believes it has the talent to go far in the tournament, and each player will compete with a heartfelt reminder. Portugal’s Prime Minister recently met with the team and gifted each player a bracelet bearing their name as well as the name of the late Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, who was killed in a car crash in Spain last July.
New York Knicks defeated San Antonio Spur in Game 5 94-90 in Texas to clinch their first NBA title in 53 years as they last won the same back in 1973. The Knicks started the finals by winning the first two games of the seven-game series and eventually won the series by 4-1 with their only loss in Game 3 at home, a game which President Donald Trump attended. Brunson turned out to be the architect of Knicks' win as he scored 45 of his team's points in the final score of 94. He averaged 32.6 points, 4.6 assists and 4.2 rebounds in the series and was named the 'Most Valuable Player' of the Finals. The triumph brought the New York City area its first championship across North America's four major professional sports leagues since the Giants' Super Bowl XLVI success following the 2011 season. It also secured the Knicks' third NBA crown, adding to their titles from 1970 and 1973.
Qatar vs Switzerland, FIFA World Cup 2026 Photos: Qatar secured their first-ever World Cup point after snatching a dramatic 1-1 draw against Switzerland in their Group B match at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium on Saturday, June 13, 2026. Switzerland took the lead in the 17th minute when Breel Embolo converted a penalty following Qatar goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada's foul on Remo Freuler. Despite dominating possession and registering 26 shots, the Swiss failed to find a second goal as Abunada made a string of brilliant saves. And in a late twist, Boualem Khoukhi rose to head home a Homam El Amin cross past the Swiss goalie, Gregor Kobel. The dramatic 94th-minute equaliser leaves Group B deadlocked, with Qatar, Switzerland, Canada, and Bosnia-Herzegovina all level on one point and a zero-goal difference after the opening round. Up next, Qatar face co-hosts Canada, while Switzerland meet Bosnia & Herzegovina on June 18.
Pacer Gurnoor Brar impressed on his international debut before captain Shubman Gill played a regal knock to set up India's seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the rain-hit series opener at Dharamsala on Saturday. The game marked the start of India's preparations for the ODI World Cup in 2027 and the hosts ended up ticking most boxes after persistent rain delayed the game by four and 15 minutes and cut the game to 25 overs a side contest. Rahmanullah Gurbaz made a high quality 102 off just 51 balls while debutants Brar and Harsh Dubey took three wickets each as India bowled out Afghanistan for 194 after opting to field. Gill (84 not out off 66), carried his splendid form across three formats to help India ease to the target in 22.5 overs. KL Rahul (39 not out off 19) too played his part well.
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