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Cleveland Cavaliers to play Golden State Warriors in the 2017 NBA final for the third staight season

Cleveland Cavaliers defeats Boston Celtics 102-135 at the TD Gardens on Thursday night to make it 1-4 thus, winning the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals NBA play-off.
Cavs will play Golden State Warriors for the third consecutive season in the NBA Finals.

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The sickening footage of some white male hanging a black girl with a confederate flag in the background has been making rounds on the internet. The young innocent girl looks beaten with blood stain on the sleeve of what she was wearing.
See the barbaric video after the cut

Former Golden State Warriors and Seattle Mariners public relations director and ex assistant general manager of the New York Knicks, Hal Childs died of complications from heart disease at his home in Dublin.
Childs was 84 at the time of his death.

22-year-old Manchester Arena bomber, Salman Abedi (inset) detonated a bomb that killed 22 people and injured 119 during a Ariana Grande's concert on Monday night with children in attendance.
His brothers and father have been arrested as part of the investigation of the bombing.

English Premier League side Manchester United defeated Ajax Amsterdam 0-2 at fulltime to lift the Europa Cup for the first time in the club history. The match was played at Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.

Greater Manchester Police have reportedly arrested three more men in connection to the on-going investigation of the deadly bomb attack that claimed 22 lives and injured 59 more including children at Manchester Arena during Ariana Grande's concert.

Legendary James Bond actor, Sir Roger Moore has died at the age of 89, his family has announced.
In a statement posted on the British actor's official social media accounts, it was revealed that Moore passed away today in Switzerland after a "short but brave battle with cancer".

Greater Manchester Police reports they have arrested a 23-year-old man believed to be linked th the bombing at the Ariana Grande's concert at Manchester Arena. The suspect was arrested today in south Manchester.

Isis has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack bomb blast that claimed nothing less than 22 lives with about 59 people injured including children.
The improvised explosive device (IED) went off at Manchester Arena during Ariana Grande's pop concert.

Arsenal FC had their appeal to overturn the red card handed to Laurent Koscielny rejected and the France international is set to miss the FA Cup final.
Koscielny was sent off by referee Mike Oliver for a late challenge on Enner Valencia on the last day of the season during the match against Everton which they won 3-1.

BT Sport announced via their twitter handle they'll broadcast Wednesday's Europa League final between Ajax and Manchester United live and for free in the UK on television and online.
The final will be played at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden and screened on the free-to-air BT Sport Showcase channel, the BT Sport website and app and YouTube.
Manchester United are to win if they must play in the UEFA Champions League next season.

As part of a joint money-laundering investigation between the Spanish police and the FBI, former Barcelona President Sandro Rosell, his wife have been arrested in connection to the sketchy circumstances surrounding the 2013 signing of Neymar Junior from Santos according to Spanish newspaper El Confidencial.

The third Eastern Conference finals game between Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics is probably the best moment to be either a basketball lover, a Boston Celtics fan or both.
Tied at 108-108 with about 10 seconds left in the 4th quarter, Avery Bradley savaged a win for Boston Celtics with a 3-pointer.

Golden State Warriors became the first team in the history to start the playoffs with 12-0 after defeating San Antonio Spurs 129-115 in the Western Conference Finals to become Champions of the West conference.

Ex Manchester United manager David Moyes, 54, steps down as Sunderland manager after the team failed to secure a spot for the 2017/18 season in the top flight Barclays English Premier League.
The Blackcats had been terribly poor in performance in the recently concluded 2016/17 season, sitting at the bottom of the table with an abysmal 24 points in 38 outings, suffering a 5-1 trashing in the hands of Champions, Chelsea on the last matchday of the just concluded season.

Manchester Arena was bombed during an Ariana Grande concert. The attack claimed 22 lives and injured 59 more including "children".
It's believe the bombing was a suicide attack perpetrated by a man with improvised explosive deive (IED) at the pop concert.

Chelsea Football Club manager Antonio Conte, 47, was awarded the much deserved League Managers' Association (L.M.A.) of the year after leading Chelsea F.C to the sixth Barclays Premier League title. The Italian lift the league title in his first season as manager with a 3-4-3 formation that he didn't appear to change much during the 2016/17 BPL campaign.

Golden State Warriors, beating San Antonio Spurs in the third match of the Western Conference finals (WCF) (120: 108, 3-0), became the second club in the history of the NBA league, which started the playoffs with 11 consecutive victories. Previously, this was only possible for the "Lakers" in the seasons-1988/89 and 2000/01.

President of the United State of America Donald Trump described the fight against terrorism as a “battle between good and evil,” not a clash between the West and Islam in a speech delivered to Middle Eastern leaders in Saudi Arabia on Sunday on his first official travel since he became POTUS.
After the cut is the full text of Donald Trump’s speech as released by the White House.

Zinedine Zidane shocks Real Madrid supporters again by winning the La Liga for the club for the first time in 6 years, the last time the Santiago Bernabéu outfits won the local league was back in 2012 with Portuguese José Mourinho.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has probably drawn his final straw with the club supporters - who have been protesting the French man is due and should head for the exit.
This is the first time Arsenal are failing to secure a spot in the UEFA Champions League in 21 years and it is the first since Arsene Wenger took charge.

Manchester United's ex-Swedish international Zlatan Ibrahimovich is ready for Europa League finals in Stockholm, Sweden as a spectator as he's still sidelined due to injury.
Club manager Jose Mourinho has come under fire fro club legends for being too lenient in his outings in the later matches of the season losing out on earning a Champions League Spot and the FA Cup for the club.

Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas to miss the rest of this year's postseason due to aggravation of hip injury (right femoral acetabular) during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals (ECF) against Cleveland Cavaliers. Thomas initially dislocated his hip during the third quarter of the game against Minnesota on March 1.
Celtics Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian McKeon said:

Kawhi Leonard of San Antonio Spurs is ruled out of the Game 3 of the WCF (Western Conference Finals) against Golden State Warriors.
Warriors are leading the series 2-0.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (498 points) makes the 2016/17 All-NBA first team with 99 First Team votes, matching a record 11th First team selection, the NBA announced today.
Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone are the only players in league history with 11 All-NBA First Team selection.

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho vows there won't be any mistake at the club next season. The Red Devils will finish sixth on the Premier League table regardless of the outcome of there final match against Sam Allardyce's Crystal Palace on Sunday.
The Portuguese is set to win his second trophy with Manchester United if they beat Ajax in the Europa Cup final on 24th May, 2017 (next week Wednesday), having already won the EFL cup.

It's a long long time coming. Ander Herrera, 27, wins Manchester United's Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award with 242 votes atop Antonio Valencia and Zlatan Ibrahimovich, second and third respectively.
Herrera is the second successive Spaniard to win the prestigious award after David de Gea won it last year.

Ex-Liverpool Netherlands Player, Dirk Kyut, 36, retires from football a Champion. The Dutch International called time on his playing days with Feyenoord - Newly Crowned Champions of the Eredivisie.
Kyut help the Champions lift the league title for the first time in 18 years... Quite a decisive player!!
Another title photo after the cut

Zinedine Zidane-inspired Real Madrid look set to be crowned the Champions of Spanish La Liga since 2012 with a cost of €1m. As part of Isco's deal, the Spanish giants are to pay Malaga €1m if they win the league title (for each) in his first five years at Real Madrid.

Ryan Giggs is expecting another bustling summer of transfer at Manchester United, with Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez among those he trusts Jose Mourinho to bring to Old Trafford.
The Red Devils legend feels the present squad, need to sign "four or five" players when considering the numbers of players that'll be shown the exit.

John Terry, 36, could possibly end his career as a footballer in a couple days, however the Chelsea legend has given no sign in any case.
Terry made his first league start since September for the new champions in a 4-3 win over Watford at Stamford Bridge on Monday, scoring the first goal of the night.

Gabe Taye, 8, committed suicide following an attack by bullies at school, Carson Elementary School. Following his death, the Cincinnati Public School system plans to release surveillance video showing bullies at his elementary school beating him unconscious two days prior.

Jose Mourinho's Manchester United side narrowly beat Spanish La Liga side Celta Vigo in a tight match at Old Trafford. The Red Devils who have been subjected to senseless draws in over ten Premier League matches this season once again let their one-goal lead slide after Celta Vigo produced a sublime header to be on leveled terms but not enough to get them to the Final.
Manchester United will play the final without Ivorian defender, Eric Bailly who was sent off alongside Facundo Sebastian Roncaglia for violent conducts.

Manchester United's top-four finish hope takes a heavy blow after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
Danny Welbeck and Granit Xhaka found the back of the net for the north London club while "lackluster" Red Devils were left tailing.

Gina Grimm grew up in a comfortable home, sheltered by her adopted parents, yet she always wondered who her biological parents were and what they looked like. She made it clear she would go in search of her parents when she was older and her adoptive parents never discouraged her from acting out her curiosity.

Eventually, she went searching and that led her to the execution of her father and another in Arkansas.

King Jong-Nam, half-brother of North Korea Leader, Kim Jong Un was murdered at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia on February 13.
Due to the controversies surrounding the murder, North Korea's foreign ministry has issued a temporary ban on Malaysians leaving the country in order to ensure the safety of its own diplomats and citizens in Malaysia.

FC Barcelona hammers 6 past PSG in the return leg of UCL round of 16 at Nou Camp to mark the greatest ever comeback in UEFA Champions League and European Cup history, after losing 4-0 to PSG in the first leg in France.
Luis Enrique switched up the tactics with a three-man defense, Lionel Messi in the attacking midfield, Neymar Jnr, Luiz Suarez and Rafinha up-front.

In what appears to be a trend or so in Brazil, another transsexual, 42-year-old Dandara dos Santos was beaten to death in Fortaleza, Ceara State, Brazil apparently for being transsexual.
The footage of the lynching was released by the Police in an attempt to find and arrest the perpetrators.

Speaking in Portuguese, the individual filming the assault could be heard saying 'they will kill the faggot' (translated to English) and laughing.

Israel decriminalizes the recreational use of marijuana on Sunday, February 5, 2017. Under the new policy, first-time offenders caught using marijuana in public will be handed a fine of $250, without facing criminal charges.
The money will be used for drug rehabilitation and education.
A second offense will be subject to a fine of approximately $500, while a third offense may require rehabilitation, education and a suspended driver's license. A fourth offense will be subject to prosecution and a possible prison term.

Manchester United's striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovich was involved in bust-up with some Bournemouth players after the big Swede appeared to elbow Tyrone Mings during an aerial challenge which led to a Bournemouth player being sent off.

Zlatan will miss FA Cup quarter-final at Chelsea on Monday, followed by the Premier League matches against Middlesbrough and West Brom.
See a photo of the assault after the cut

North Korea, on Monday morning launched four ballistics missile into the sea of Japan, while one missile failed to launch, a move the Japanese government has described as 'very dangerous' as it was within 200 miles of Japan's coast.

The four missiles, which were intermediate-range missiles traveled almost 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) towards the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, and the provocative action by North Korea's Kim Jong-Un has now been confirmed by the United States, Japanese and South Korean governments.

US President, Donald Trump has recently signed a revised travel-ban on six Muslim-majority countries, dropping Iraq from the new list.

The new travel-ban comes a month and a half after Trump's initial official request was taken off in the midst of turmoil and disarray at airports in the United States and in the long run blocked by a federal court.

North Korea has requested Malaysia's minister out of the nation in a blow for blow reaction after Malaysia ordered North Korea's envoy over the demise of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur's airplot. The Malaysian envoy has been marked persona non grata and ordered to leave in 48 hours.

A Russian official urges the government of the Russian Federation to ban Disney's new "Beauty and the Beast" remake after labeling it "a blatant, shameless propaganda of sin and perverted sexual relationships."

The complaint was detailed in a letter sent by Vitaly Milonov to the Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky and reported by state-run news agency Ria Novsti.

The European Union parliament as of Thursday calls to mandate U.S. citizens traveling/visiting European nations to obtain visas because the U.S. excludes five EU countries from its no-visa policy and the travel-ban enforced on travelers from seven Muslim countries - an executive order by the U.S. President, Donald Trump.

Disney aired its first ever kissing scene in an episode Star vs the Forces of Evil which shows on Disney XD, and has also produced a version of Beauty and the Beast which has gay scenes.
In one of the scenes, protagonist Star and her friend Marco attend a concert and find themselves surrounded by kissing couples. Among the crowd two men can be seen sharing a smooch and later in the episode two, some lesbian couples are also spotted kissing.
Is it really necessary, Disney??!

In what stands to be a major hit to the world's greatest smartphone maker, South Korean prosecutors have said Samsung Group boss, Jay Y. Lee and four other officials will be accused of bribery and misappropriation.

Lee was arrested on Friday, February 17, 2017, over his alleged part in the corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye of South Korea.

President Donald Trump's first address to Congress received largely positive reviews from viewers, with 57% who tuned in saying they had a very positive reaction to the speech, according to a new CNN/ORC poll of speech-watchers. His speech was very unifying and positive.
Nearly 7-in-10 who watched said the President's proposed policies would move the country in the right direction and almost two-thirds said the president has the right priorities for the country. Overall, about 7-in-10 said the speech made them feel more optimistic about the direction of the country.

After four controversial weeks of Donald Trump's Presidency, the 45th US president on Tuesday addressed both houses of Congress in a Joint Session of Congress and his speech has been hailed as the best since he became president a little over a month ago with most saying that he was channeling former President John F. Kennedy.

Leicester City in secret talks with former England and Liverpool Manager, Roy Hodgson to become their new manager after they inhumanely sacked (read here) their legendary coach, Claudio Ranieri just nine months after leading them to their first ever Barclays English Premier League Trophy in the club's 133 years existence.