LeBron James considers himself a success, whether or not his Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Finals—a struggling inner-city kid who became a champion and rich enough to help others.

Gambian refugee Bakery Jatta has signed a contract with German Bundesliga side Hamburg, the club said yesterday, in what local media dubbed a “football fairytale”.

Porto midfielder Jesus Manuel Corona scored a superb individual goal as Mexico snatched a 1-1 draw with Venezuela to qualify for the Copa America Centenario quarter-finals as group winners here Monday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins started the season as a team without an identity and ended the campaign as Stanley Cup champions after a 4-2 series win over the San Jose Sharks in the NHL’s best-of-seven finals.

Defending NBA champions Golden State dearly felt the absence of suspended forward Draymond Green in Monday’s 112-97 loss to Cleveland, the Warriors’ usually stiff defence shattered by LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving unleashed two of the greatest do-or-die performances in NBA Finals history on Monday night, sustaining the Cleveland Cavaliers’ title dreams and denying Golden State a home championship celebration.

Golf’s newest major winner Brooke Henderson is looking forward to representing Canada at the Rio Olympics but admitted on Monday to concern about the Zika virus threat hanging over the Summer Games.

Tiger Woods will be a welcome presence as a vice-captain on the US Ryder Cup team for this year’s edition of the biennial event, eminent sports psychologist Dr Bob Rotella told AFP.

Jordan Spieth has a spring in his step ahead of his title defence at this week’s US Open, saying that he banished memories of his Masters meltdown by winning the Colonial tournament last month.

Russian former number one Maria Sharapova has lodged an appeal of her two-year suspension from tennis with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), seeking to have the ban either lifted completely or reduced.

Reeva Steenkamp's father broke down in court on Tuesday as he told a dramatic sentencing hearing that Oscar Pistorius must ‘pay for his crime’ for murdering his daughter three years ago.

Underdogs Italy produced a tactical masterclass to defeat Belgium 2-0 in Lyon yesterday and inflict a shock defeat on one of the favourites for Euro 2016.