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Michael Jordan is going to be part of NBC’s NBA coverage. His reason: to give back to the game

Michael Jordan made his debut as a special contributor to NBC Sports' return to NBA broadcasting on Tuesday night, saying he's doing so as a way to give back to basketball. Jordan, speaking to NBC play-by-play voice Mike Tirico in the first installment of a series the network is calling “MJ: Insights to Excellence,” said he makes a conscious decision to prioritize time with family over being seen more in the public basketball eye. “I have an obligation to the game of basketball ... as a basketball player is to be able to pass on messages of success and dedication to the game of basketball," Jordan said during a segment at halftime of the season-opening game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets.

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Championship roundup: Thomas-Asante double stretches Coventry’s lead

  • Portsmouth 1-2 Coventry; Millwall beat Stoke to go third

  • Bristol City 3-1 Southampton; Ipswich 0-3 Charlton

Brandon Thomas-Asante’s double secured Coventry a fifth successive victory as Frank Lampard’s side extended their lead at the top of the Championship table by defeating Portsmouth 2-1.

Thomas-Asante converted his seventh and eighth goals of the season to move the unbeaten Sky Blues four points clear, before Middlesbrough visit Sheffield Wednesday on Wednesday.

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Mark Nawaqanitawase becomes dual international as Kangaroos name first Ashes Test team

  • Former Wallaby rewarded for breakout NRL season with Roosters

  • Australia debutant Reece Walsh to pose threat to England at Wembley

Australia will unleash the dazzling skills of new dual international Mark Nawaqanitawase on England at Wembley Stadium, alongside equally electrifying fellow Kangaroos debutant Reece Walsh.

The duo join Brisbane centre Gehamat Shibasaki and South Sydney powerhouse Keaon Koloamatangi as the four debutants in the opening Test of rugby league’s Ashes series on Sunday (AEDT).

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Champions League roundup: Barcelona and PSG romp to victories

  • López hat-trick and Rashford double sink Olympiakos

  • Bayer Leverkusen 2-7 PSG; PSV 6-2 Napoli

A Fermin López hat-trick and two goals from Marcus Rashford powered Barcelona to a commanding 6-1 Champions League victory over Olympiakos, while Ousmane Dembélé scored on his return to the Paris Saint-Germain side as they won 7-2 away to Bayer Leverkusen in a battle of two 10-man teams.

The match got off to a flying start when the 22-year-old López opened the scoring from a rebound in the seventh minute and he doubled his tally in the 39th, finishing off a lightning-quick counterattack.

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Barnes buries Benfica to keep Newcastle purring and pile pain on Mourinho

When José Mourinho arrived on Tyneside and immediately showered Eddie Howe and his players with lavish praise, Newcastle fans feared the worst. Yet in lauding the terrifying pace of Howe’s wingers, not to mention his team’s aggression and organisation, Benfica’s manager was perhaps not being disingenuous after all. By the end his insistence that Newcastle’s modest Premier League position is false certainly rang true.

At the final whistle no one doubted Mourinho’s sincerity as he strode up to Anthony Gordon and informed the England left-winger that he had been “absolutely brilliant”.

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