Curt Casali hit a three-run homer, Steve Pearce and Tim Beckham hit two-run shots, Desmond Jennings hit a solo blast as Tampa Bay thrashed Toronto 13-2 in Monday’s Major League Baseball.

Sidney Crosby scored his first goal in nine games 40 seconds into overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in Game Two of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday to even the series.

The Indiana Pacers promoted assistant Nate McMillan to head coach on Monday, less than two weeks after the team chose not to renew Frank Vogel’s contract.

Russell Westbrook inspired a second-half fightback as the Oklahoma City Thunder came from behind to beat the Golden State Warriors 108-102 in the opening game of the Western Conference finals on Monday.

Club Brugge’s players celebrate with supporters, a day after winning for the first time in 11 years the Belgian soccer championship Jupiler Pro League in Bruges, yesterday. (AFP)

Leicester City’s inspirational manager Claudio Ranieri has picked up another piece of silverware after being elected Manager of the Year by England’s League Managers Association (LMA).

England have what it takes to get the better of any opponent but need to be consistent if they are to win their first European Championship in France, captain Wayne Rooney has said.

Premier League-based trio Diego Costa, Juan Mata and Santi Cazorla were among a list of high-profile absentees for defending champions Spain when coach Vicente Del Bosque named his provisional 25-man squad for Euro 2016 on Tuesday.

Veteran Tim Cahill was included yesterday in Australia’s squad for a double-header against Greece, one of 10 changes from the Socceroos line-up unveiled last week to play England.

Uncapped midfielders Joshua Kimmich, Julian Brandt and Julian Weigl were yesterday included in Germany’s provisional 27-man squad for next month’s European championships in France.

Red-hot Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten half-century to break Chris Gayle's record for the most runs in a single Indian Premier League season.

Lekhwiya SC teammates Karim Boudiaf and Nam Tae-hee believe that the continued positive performances of Qatar Stars League (QSL) clubs in the AFC Champions League will be important for the country’s national team to emerge among Asia’s elite in time for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.