Germany coach Joachim Loew says his priority is getting captain Bastian Schweinsteiger and key defender Mats Hummels fit for Euro 2016, following Saturday’s 2-0 confidence-boosting friendly win over Hungary.

Substandard Australian soccer pitches are “cheating” local fans and could derail the country’s World Cup ambitions, according to Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou.

Holders Spain complete their preparations for Euro 2016 with what should be a comfortable friendly at home to minnows Georgia tomorrow.

Despite a troubled build-up to Euro 2016 off the field, France showed that they are ready on it by brushing aside Scotland 3-0 in Metz in their last pre-tournament friendly on Saturday.

The death of boxing great Muhammad Ali was a huge talking point on Saturday for players competing in the NBA Finals, and prompted the Golden State Warriors to begin their morning practice with an Ali tribute song.

In the pursuit of a big forward to complement center Nik Vucevic, the Magic should be on Al Horford’s crowded doorstep the minute free agency opens July 1.

The NBA Finals might have been billed as a showdown between the game’s top two players, Stephen Curry and LeBron James, but sneaky Golden State reserve Andre Iguodala is stealing both headlines and possessions, not for the first time in the championship series.

Michael Phelps, aiming to add to his tally of 18 Olympic gold medals at the Rio de Janeiro Games, was beaten again on Saturday at an invitational swimming meeting in Austin, Texas.

Alberto Contador laid down a Tour de France marker by storming to victory in the opening prologue of the Criterium du Dauphine yesterday.

Former champion Matt Kuchar surrendered the outright lead with a bogey on the tricky par-four 18th to conclude the third round of the weather-hit Memorial tournament on Saturday, setting up the prospect of a final-day shootout.

Another tough day for the Yankees looked like it was about to get a lot worse.

The San Jose Sharks flipped the script on the Pittsburgh Penguins with a game-winning overtime goal that gave them a 3-2 win on Saturday and pulled them back into the Stanley Cup Final series.