NBA’s Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry snapped out of a slump with 38 points as the Golden State Warriors reached the brink of back-to-back NBA Finals titles by defeating Cleveland 108-97 on Friday.

Oklahoma City Thunder Russell Westbrook and Houston Rockets guard James Harden confirmed Friday they have joined the growing list of NBA stars who are backing out on playing for the US team at the Rio Olympics.

Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Vittinghus will play South Korean Jeon Hyeok-jin in the final of the Australian Badminton Open after contrasting victories in Sydney yesterday.

Lewis Hamilton swept to his fifth Canadian Grand Prix pole position yesterday and piled more pressure on his championship-leading Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg.

French rider Thibaut Pinot won yesterday’s sixth and penultimate stage of the Criterium du Dauphine with Britain’s Chris Froome holding the race lead going into the final stage.

An unbeaten century from debutant opener Lokesh Rahul steered India to an easy nine- wicket victory over hosts Zimbabwe in the first one-day International on Saturday.

Dimitri Payet’s stunning 25-metre strike a minute from time got hosts France off to a winning start at Euro 2016 yesterday

Religious and political leaders of many stripes joined the sports world and tens of thousands of ordinary mourners yesterday

England and Russia are the big beasts of Group B and, though each would love a winning start when they meet today, the fear of losing could well become all-pervading and lead to a cagey encounter.

France vowed ongoing strikes would not ruin Euro 2016, where football fans waded through layers of security to attend yesterday’s opening game in a tournament fraught with terror fears.

Thousands of people yesterday cheered and threw roses in the streets of Muhammad Ali’s hometown Louisville as they bade farewell to the boxing legend and civil rights hero known as ‘The Greatest’.

With many of the world’s top stars gearing up to claim top honours at the UEFA Euro 2016, which kicked off yesterday, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) are preparing to send a 38-member delegation to gather experience to bring back to Qatar.