Four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson had a message for her beau after capping her latest standout season with another championship. 

Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Phoenix Mercury in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Friday to secure the franchise’s third championship in the past four years. Wilson was named the Finals MVP for the second time in her career. She also earned WNBA Defensive Player of the Year honors for a third time. Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo, who is in a relationship with Wilson, was on hand for Friday’s clincher.

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Videos shared across social media showed Wilson and Adebayo embracing and celebrating the special moment. One video showed a tearful Wilson telling Adebayo, “Thank you for believing in me, baby.”

In another video, the Miami center shared some of his thoughts on Wilson. “Super proud of her,” Adebayo said.

“Y’all don’t see the behind-the-scenes, the ups and the downs. So being able to obviously have this moment with her and share this moment… truly special, truly proud of her. Like I tell everybody, be thankful for it while it’s here.” 

Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson celebrates with teammates after Game 4 of the 2025 WNBA Finals at Mortgage Matchup Center.  (Joe Camporeale/Imagn Images)

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Wilson also became the first WNBA player to score 1,000 points in a single season.

Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson and boyfriend Miami Heat player Bam Adebayo watch the three-point contest during the 2025 WNBA All Star Skills Challenge at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 18, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.  (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)

The conclusion of the WNBA Finals brings the beginning of an offseason that will be defined by potentially tense negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement.

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The league will also expand to 15 teams in 2026, adding franchises in Toronto and Portland, Oregon. 

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OSLO, Norway — Manchester City star Erling Haaland twice missed a penalty for Norway against Israel but still wound up with a hat trick in a 5-0 World Cup qualifying win on Saturday.

Haaland’s first penalty was hit low and saved by Daniel Peretz. But Polish referee Szymon Marciniak ordered the kick to be retaken because the goalkeeper had moved off his line too soon.

He tried the other way the second time, aiming for the corner, but Peretz guessed correctly again and palmed his effort away as Haaland looked on disbelievingly.

Haaland made up for it later in the first half when he scored with a low strike after latching onto Alexander Sørloth‘s pass, his 10th goal in the qualifying campaign.

The Norway star went on to score two more goals to take his tally to 12, the most in UEFA qualifying matches by far. He also has 12 goals in nine matches for City this season, taking his club tally to 136 in 155 games for the club.

The hat trick for Haaland took his total for Norway to 51 in his career to extend his lead as the country’s all-time leader in goals. He reached the 50-goal mark in just 46 games, whereas it took Harry Kane 71 matches with England, Brazil‘s Neymar 74 and Kylian Mbappé 90 games with France to hit the half-century milestone.

Record eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi took 107 games to hit 50 for Argentina, and Cristiano Ronaldo needed 114 games with Portugal.

The win keeps Norway perfect in qualifying with six wins from six games. They lead Italy by nine points in Group I, but the Italians can still theoretically catch them for top spot and an automatic bid to the World Cup next summer.

Norway have not played in a World Cup since 1998.

There were peaceful pro-Palestinian protests before the match in Oslo. A police line formed close to the stadium but at a measured distance from the protesters, some of whom chanted “Shut down the embassy,” while others carried red cards and one woman held up a small sign saying “Game Over Israel.”

A few dozen fans stayed to continue protesting outside the stadium once the match started.

The venue was almost full, with 22,000 to 23,000 spectators inside. Capacity was reduced by 3,000, as seats were made unavailable near Israeli fans and in the front row due to security measures.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this story.

COLOMBO: Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt’s century and Sophie Ecclestone’s four-wicket haul powered England to an 89-run victory over Sri Lanka in the 12th match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 at R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday.

Home side’s captain Chamari Athapaththu’s decision to field first backfired as England accumulated a formidable total of 253/9 in their allotted 50 overs.

Leading the way for the former champions was their captain Sciver-Brunt, who top-scored with a run-a-ball 117, studded with nine fours and two sixes.

Besides her, top-order batters Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight made notable contributions, with 32 and 29, respectively.

Inoka Ranaweera was the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka, taking three wickets for 33 runs in her 10 overs, followed by Sugandika Kumari and Udeshika Prabodhani with two each, while Kavisha Dilhari made one scalp.

Chasing a 254-run target, Sri Lanka’s batting unit was booked for a meagre 164 in 45.4 overs, resulting in the co-host succumbing to their second defeat in the eight-team mega event.

Left-handed opener Hasini Perera remained the top-scorer for Sri Lanka with a cautious 35 off 60 deliveries, while middle-order batter Harshitha Samarawickrama (33) was the other to cross the 30-run mark.

Besides them, Nilakshika Silva (23), skipper Chamari Athapaththu (15), Vishmi Gunaratne and Anushka Sanjeewani, 10 each, could amass double figures against a ruthless England bowling attack, led by Sophie Ecclestone, who took four wickets for just 17 runs in her 10 overs.

Charlie Dean and Nat Sciver-Brunt supported Ecclestone with two each, while Linsey Smith and Alice Capsey chipped in with one apiece.

The 89-run victory helped England reclaim the top spot in the ICC Women’s World Cup standings as they now have six points in three matches, one more than arch-rivals Australia, who slipped to the second position.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka remained seventh, just above bottom-placed Pakistan, with one point in three fixtures.