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2023 NBA Finals: Denver Nuggets end 47-year franchise championship drought
Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic's historic win of his first Bill Russell Finals MVP, defeating Miami Heat, in an impressive Finals run in NBA history, is on a par with Michael Jordan’s journey to his first NBA title in 1991, and should quieten down American media and critics.
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2023 NBA Finals preview: Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets to battle it out in winner takes all
Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals will be played at 6 am IST on Friday (June 2) when the Miami Heat visit the Denver Nuggets.
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Time catches up with LeBron James: the four-time NBA champion suffered a disappointing exit in the 2023 playoffs
LeBron James and his Lakers have been unceremoniously dumped out of the 2023 NBA playoffs by the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets took just four games to end the Lakers’ playoff aspirations.
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AIR film review: Matt Damon is everything from intense, funny, to vulnerable and desolate
Directed by Ben Affleck, AIR details the events that led Nike, then a relatively small firm, to successfully pitch their brand to Michael Jordan.
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On his 102nd birth anniversary, a look back at 5 Sahir Ludhianvi's songs about women
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, here are five Sahir songs that express the sad condition of the exploited woman, the tormented mother and the much-abused courtesan.
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From courtesan to spirited girl next door, Rekha's remarkable versatility in Hindi cinema
The 2023 Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival award is a well-deserved recognition of this fine actor.
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Michael Jordan turns 60: The NBA legend continues to be a league of his own
Look up a sporting synonym for perfection and you will find Michael Jordan.
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Will LeBron James shatter basketball's 40k points barrier?
Four NBA titles, four NBA MVP awards and other milestones, including 19 All-Star appearances, solidify James’ case as being the greatest ever to play on the basketball hardwood.
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In Photos: Velavadar Blackbuck Sanctuary, an ode to India's biodiversity
There are several Indian landscapes teeming with different varieties of wildlife - one only has to look beyond the usual suspects.
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Why we still flock to theatres to watch Amitabh Bachchan on the big screen
Of late, even when put in a position of authority – Pink (2016) or Jhund (2022) – an ageing Amitabh Bachchan has stood up for the oppressed, like he would have in his heyday.
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2022 Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Asha Parekh was once the talisman for box-office success
As filmmakers gave up the weightier themes of 1950s Hindi cinema to escape into the open countryside in the 1960s, Asha Parekh’s bubbly charm was the perfect fit for the breezier storylines of the period.
