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LeBron James edged closer to the NBA’s all-time scoring record but could not prevent the Los Angeles Lakers losing 133-115 to the Los Angeles Clippers.   The 38-year-old scored 46 points to move to within 178 of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record of 38,387. James also became the first player to have had a 40-point game against every…

Magda Linette will meet fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open semi-finals after she beat Karolina Pliskova to continue her dream run. The Polish world number 45 had previously never gone beyond the third round of a Grand Slam in 29 attempts. But she produced a fearless display in a 6-3 7-5 win over…