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Gilgeous-Alexander keeps streak alive as Thunder down Wolves

Gilgeous-Alexander keeps streak alive as Thunder down Wolves

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander kept his record-breaking 20-point scoring streak alive as the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled to an eighth straight win with a 116-103 defeat of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Gilgeous-Alexander, who on Thursday eclipsed Wilt Chamberlain's 63-year-old record for consecutive

Ryan Coogler: from indie to blockbuster to Oscar

Ryan Coogler: from indie to blockbuster to Oscar

Ryan Coogler launched his career with an indie look at police brutality in America. He moved on to transform the Marvel universe culture with his blockbuster "Black Panther" films. And now, just shy of his 40th birthday, Coogler is an Oscar winner, for best original screenplay for horror

English sides seek redemption from Champions League reality check

English sides seek redemption from Champions League reality check

Kings of the league phase, England's six Champions League sides were made to look like paupers in the first legs of the last 16 as they failed to muster a win between them. Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham have seemingly insurmountable mountains to climb, even with home advantage

Oscar winners in main categories

Oscar winners in main categories

Here are the winners in key categories for the 98th Academy Awards, which were handed out in Hollywood on Sunday. "One Battle After Another" emerged as the big winner with six awards, followed by "Sinners" with four. Best picture: "One Battle After Another" Best

Paul Thomas Anderson: eclectic filmmaker, critical darling

Paul Thomas Anderson: eclectic filmmaker, critical darling

Director Paul Thomas Anderson has often been on the outside looking in during an eclectic career of boundary-pushing filmmaking, but he received the ultimate insider's accolade Sunday -- the Oscar for best director of his acclaimed "One Battle After Another." The Los Angeles native has long

Michael B. Jordan battles his way to Oscar for 'Sinners'

Michael B. Jordan battles his way to Oscar for 'Sinners'

Michael B. Jordan on Sunday won the best actor Oscar for playing twins confronted with pure evil in vampire race fable "Sinners" -- tortured fighters typical of the roles director Ryan Coogler has repeatedly created for him. Jordan made good on the momentum he gained by winning the SAG

Norway's Oscar winner 'Sentimental Value': a failing father seeks redemption

Norway's Oscar winner 'Sentimental Value': a failing father seeks redemption

Norwegian family drama "Sentimental Value" -- a bittersweet and melancholic story of an ageing absent father seeking forgiveness from his daughters who have learned to get along without him -- won the Oscar for best international film on Sunday. Arthouse filmmaker Gustav Borg, played expertly by Sweden's Stellan