Ben Simmons was benched for the final nine minutes of the Brooklyn Nets’ 137-133 loss to the 76ers as the Australian was booed relentlessly by the Philadelphia crowd. Simmons finished with 12 points, five rebounds and five assists and caught fire in the third quarter as the 26-year-old began driving aggressively toward the rim. The …
Hot air gun Matt Renshaw has had a BBL innings for the ages, smashing an unbeaten 90 to guide the Brisbane side to a three-wicket victory over the Stars in a last-ball thriller. Needing nine runs to reach the final over Brisbane, Melbourne captain Adam Zampa lobbed the ball to Beau Webster, who was desperate …
Jai Opetaia and Mairis Briedis will be paid handsomely for their trouble as these two finally get a chance to lay hands on each other. Opetaia (21-0, 17KOs) takes on Briedis (28-1, 20KOs) for the IBF and Ring bantamweight titles in the Aussie star’s first world title fight. Catch all the Jai Opetaia vs Mairis …
