The San Antonio Spurs came up just short in a Christmas Day thriller against the New York Knicks, falling 117-114 despite a record-setting performance from rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama. Wembanyama put on a show in his holiday debut,

We tip off the NBA Christmas slate with the ascendant Spurs visiting the hot-shooting Knicks. San Antonio is markedly better than last year’s 22-win clunker — Victor Wembanyama is the clubhouse leader for Defensive Player of the Year,

The New York Knicks kicked off the NBA’s Christmas Day slate with an electrifying 117-114 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Madison Square Garden. What can we take away from the thrilling victory for the Knicks?

Nottingham Forest strengthened their European ambitions with a 1-0 win over Tottenham, whose miserable season took a turn for the worse. Anthony Elanga's first-half goal was enough for Forest to consolidate their position in the top four as the mist gathered at City Ground and the outlook keeps getting gloomier for under-pressure Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou.

Ange Postecoglou has led Tottenham Hotspur to their worst half-season since 2008/09 after their 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest.

Tottenham Hotspur’s woes deepened with a 1-0 defeat away at Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day. Off the back of a crushing 6-3 defeat to Liverpool at the weekend — in which they trailed 5-1 at one point — Ange Postecoglou will have been looking for a reaction from his side.