- Lebanon says 22 dead in Israeli strikes on central Beirut
- NBA boss Silver sees games back in China 'at some point'
- Israel strikes central Beirut, killing 22
- Table tennis and Netflix push Ukraine teen into French Open contention
- Civilians flee Gaza's Jabalia in tightening Israeli siege
- Israel strikes central Beirut, killing 18
- At least 10 dead in Florida from tornadoes caused by Hurricane Milton
- Warhol's rare 'Queen' collection opens at Dutch museum
- Three-time NBA champion Green retires
- MLB Twins up for sale after 40 years
- S.Sudan floods affect 893,000, over 241,000 displaced: UN
- Solar storm could impact US hurricane recovery efforts: agency
- Windies sweat on injury to 'crucial' Taylor at World Cup
- Lebanon says 11 dead, 48 injured in Israeli strikes on Beirut
- Panama lashes out at EU over tax haven 'outrage'
- Erdogan says Gaza 'shame of humanity', calls for permanent ceasfire
- TD Bank to pay more than $3 bn to US in money-laundering case
- SAfrica prosecutors drop criminal complaint against president
- 'Good opportunity': Nagelsmann upbeat despite Germany's long injury list
- Hurricane whips up bitter US election battle
- Cameroon bans media talk of president's health amid rumours
- NFL MVP Jackson and rookie phenom Daniels set for showdown
- Chad's capital under threat as floodwaters rise
- Lebanon state media says Israeli strikes hit central Beirut
- No answers on strike on reporters in Lebanon one year on: watchdog
- Ramharack picks four wickets as Windies beat Bangladesh in Women's T20 World Cup
- France's City of Light switches to climate-resilient power cables
- Djokovic hails Nadal 'legacy' as Alcaraz in 'shock' over retirement
- Obama hits campaign trail for Harris
- Delta eyes Election Day travel pullback as profits climb
- Djokovic tells Nadal: 'Your legacy will live forever'
- Ethel Kennedy, wife of RFK, dead at 96
- Zelensky denies ceasefire with Russia under discussion on trip
- Florida battered by hurricane, floods but spared 'worst-case scenario'
- After long fight for glory, Nadal leaves with a legacy of memories
- Home hopes Zheng and Wang through to last-eight in Wuhan Open
- UN peacekeepers say Israel fired on Lebanon HQ, injuring 2
- UK's William and Kate in first joint public engagement since cancer treatment
- Alcaraz out as top players pay tribute to Nadal at Shanghai Masters
- Racing's Farrell 'not thinking' about British and Irish Lions
- Alcaraz, Sinner pay tribute to 'unbelievable' Nadal at Shanghai Masters
- Over 200 women in legal talks with Harrods over Fayed abuse claims
- After K-pop, K-novels? South Korean Nobel win sparks joy, hope at home
- After Nadal exit, Djokovic left to rage against dying of the light
- A very stiff breeze: BBC says sorry for 20,000 kph wind forecast
- Triple centurion Brook happy to break Dad's club record
- Zelensky touts 'victory plan' against Russia in Macron talks
- Musk finally unveiling his long-promised robotaxi
- UN peacekeepers accuses Israel of firing on Lebanon HQ
- London's Frieze art fair goes potty for ceramics
Tatum, Brown lead Celtics over Nuggets
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown finished with 30 points each as the Boston Celtics romped to a 124-104 road victory over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.
Tatum and Brown spearheaded a superb all-round offensive performance for Boston, whose defense successfully bottled up the threat of Denver’s reigning NBA MVP Jokic, who was held to 23 points.
Apart from a brief spell in the first quarter, Boston led throughout, pulling clear of Denver with a 35-16 second quarter which included four three-pointers from four attempts by Payton Pritchard.
That left Boston up 68-43 at half-time and, although Denver tightened up after the interval, the result was never in doubt as Boston cruised to a third straight victory.
The Celtics improved to 44-28 with the win to remain fourth in the Eastern Conference, level on 44 wins with third-placed Milwaukee.
Denver dropped to 42-30 in the Western Conference, and are one place outside the automatic playoff places.
Elsewhere on Sunday, Philadelphia were out-hustled in a low-scoring 93-88 loss to the Toronto Raptors.
The Raptors held 76ers big man Joel Embiid to 21 points as defenses dominated at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center.
James Harden, who finished with 17 points, gave up a late flagrant foul to end the Sixers hopes of forcing overtime.
Pascal Siakam led the Raptors scorers with 26 points.
- Booker sees Suns rise -
In Sacramento, Devin Booker scored 31 points as the Western Conference-leading Phoenix Suns survived a scare before seeing off the Kings 127-124 in overtime.
Sacramento led by 14 points early in the second half against a sluggish Suns, before Booker sparked a fightback with a 19-point third quarter.
Booker's rally trimmed Sacramento's lead to just four points heading into the fourth quarter, and from there Phoenix gradually clawed back the advantage before squeaking through in overtime.
Booker was backed with 27 points from Mikal Bridges and 21 points from Landry Shamet.
Rookie Davion Mitchell led the Sacramento scorers with a career-high 28 points.
Phoenix, who have already qualified for the playoffs, improved their record to 58-14 at the top of the West, extending their unbeaten streak to five games.
"It's gratifying just because of so many guys stepping up and making a contribution," Phoenix coach Monty Williams said afterwards.
"Everybody on our team that had a uniform on had a chance to impact the game…it says a lot about who we are as a team. Just proud of the mental toughness we had, the way we stayed with it."
The Kings slipped to 25-48 and are 13th in the division, their faint chances of securing a place in the postseason play-in tournament fading rapidly.
The Memphis Grizzlies remain in second place in the West. The Grizzlies shrugged off the absence of Ja Morant to thrash the Houston Rockets 122-98 in Texas on Sunday.
Desmond Bane led the Memphis scorers with 24 points to take the Grizzlies to 49-23 –- nine games back from leaders Phoenix.
In San Francisco, Keldon Johnson scored from a free throw rebound with 0.3 seconds remaining to give the San Antonio Spurs a dramatic 110-108 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Josh Richardson led the Spurs scorers with 25 points against a Warriors team missing injured star Steph Curry.
The Warriors are third in the West with a 47-23 record.
O.Karlsson--AMWN