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Luka Doncic registered the joint-fourth highest points haul by an NBA player in the Dallas Mavericks’ 148-143 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, racking up a sensational 73 points as the Texans snapped a three-game losing streak. In a sublime display that saw Doncic break the 70-point barrier for the first time in his NBA career, the Slovenian made 25 out of 33 field goals, including eight out of 13 three-point attempts, and sunk 15 out of 16 free throws. Doncic up there with NBA legends after “unbelievable” feat The 24-year-old shot 75.8% from the field, becoming the first player in the league ever to score more than 70 points with a shooting percentage over 75% . Including assists, he created a total of 100 points at State Farm Arena. Doncic’s 73-point haul, which is a record for a European player in the NBA , has been bettered by only two men in the history of the competition: Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant . Asked for his reaction to joining such illustrious figures in the...

Before Wednesday’s Premier League game away to Aston Villa, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola claimed he would retire from soccer if his team won the treble for a second successive season. After 1-0 defeat, however, the former Barcelona coach admitted his side were “struggling” at the moment after just one victory in five matches. The loss at Villa Park was their first in that run, although the fact it came without the absent Rodri has added to the growing belief he has become their most important player. The Spanish midfielder was suspended for the midweek fixture after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season in City’s previous outing, the 3-3 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur, with the fit-again John Stones taking his place in one of the two deeper-lying midfield positions. But the Champions League holders were the latest to succumb to Villa’s superb home form , with Leon Bailey’s second-half strike securing a a 14th successive win for Unai Emery’s outfit in front of their ...

Australia’s consumer watchdog has called for Qantas Airways to be punished with a record fine for allegedly selling tickets on thousands of flights that had already been canceled CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia’s consumer watchdog on Friday called for Qantas Airways to be punished with a record fine for allegedly selling tickets on thousands of flights that had already been canceled . Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said Qantas’ penalty for allegedly breaching consumer law should be more than double the Australian record 125 million Australian dollar ($81 million) fine imposed on the Volkswagen Group in 2019 for misleading customers about the level of exhaust emissions from its diesel engines. “We consider that this should be a record penalty for this conduct,” Cass-Gottieb told Australian Broadcasting Corp. “We are going to seek a penalty that will underline that this is not just to be a cost of doing business.” “We consider these penalties...