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Cleveland Cavaliers win basketball's NBA championship

In basketball, history has been made after the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors 93 to 89 in Sunday’s NBA finals.

20/06/2016

Sport

Chile humiliate Mexico to advance to Copa América semi-final

Defending champions Chile reached the final of the Copa America with an emphatic 7-0 win over Mexico at Levi’s Stadium in California.

19/06/2016

Sport

Copa America: Argentina thump Venezuela to reach semi-finals

Argentina’s Lionel Messi and his team-mates gave their fans something to cheer about when they thumped Venezuela 4-1 in the quarter-finals of the Copa America in Massachusetts on…

19/06/2016

Sport

Hunt shines in Denmark

Britain’s Gary Hunt bounced back from a disappointing fourth-place finish in Texas two weeks ago to clinch the second round of the 2016 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in…

19/06/2016

France

Euro 2016: 20 Russians deported from France after football violence

A group of 20 Russian football fans were expelled from Euro 2016 host country France on Saturday following serious unrest surrounding their team’s opening match against England in…

18/06/2016

Sport

Russia opens criminal case against former anti-doping chief

Russian federal investigators announced on Saturday they had opened a criminal case against the country’s former anti-doping chief Grigory Rodchenkov on charges of “abuse of…

18/06/2016

Sport

Colombia down Peru to reach Copa America semi-finals

Colombia captain James Rodriguez and his team-mates celebrated as Los Cafeteros kept their composure to edge out rivals Peru in the quarter-finals of the Copa America at the MetLife Stadium in New…

18/06/2016

France

Euro 2016 - England beat Wales 2-1

The latest from Euro 2016, England have beaten Wales 2-1 at their match in Lens, northern France.

16/06/2016

Sport

Euro 2016: Last-gasp victory sends France through to knockout phase

France first team to qualify for last-16 France 2-0 Albania Russia 1-2 Slovakia Romania 1-1 Switzerland Nerves shredded as France progress France became the first team to qualify for the knockout p

15/06/2016

France

Euro 2016: Last chance for Russia after UEFA hands out 'suspended disqualification'.

Russia will be kicked out of Euro 2016 if there is a repeat of the crowd trouble seen against England in Marseilles, UEFA has ruled.

14/06/2016

Sport

Hamilton wins Canadian GP slashing Rosberg's lead to nine points

Britain’s Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand prix for the fifth time on Sunday slashing Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg’s championship lead to nine…

13/06/2016

Sport

Euro 2016: France begin home Euros with hard-fought victory over Romania

France begin Euro 2016 with 2-1 win over Romania Giroud heads in opener Stancu levels from penalty spot Payet scores stunning winner one minute from time A collective sigh of relief Despite being p

10/06/2016

USA

Turkey's Erdogan cuts short Muhammad Ali funeral visit

Confusion surrounds Turkey's President Erdogan cutting short a US visit where he was due to attend the funeral of boxer Muhammad Ali.

10/06/2016

France

Déjà vu: England fans clash with Marseille locals ahead of Euro 2016

Euro 2016 kicks off in France tonight under unprecedented security, but celebrations are marred by violence from fans.

10/06/2016

USA

Traditional Muslim funeral service honours Muhammad Ali

The US city of Louisville has begun a series of ceremonies to celebrate and honour its greatest son, boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

10/06/2016

World

Euro 2016: Pele and Maradona coach charity match in Paris

While the on-going industrial action across France threatens to blight the start of Euro 2016, there was a different atmosphere in one corner of the French capital, as Football legend’s Diego Maradona

09/06/2016

World

NBA finals: Cleveland Cavaliers bounce back with Game Three mauling of Golden State

The Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back in emphatic style in Game three of the NBA finals by thrashing reigning champions The Golden State…

09/06/2016

Sport

Portugal warm up for Euro 2016 with 7-0 thrashing of Estonia

Portugal tuned up nicely for the European Championship that begin on Friday after thrashing Estonia 7-0 in their final friendly before Euro…

09/06/2016

Business Series

Sharapova's sponsors Nike, Head and Evian stand by her despite doping ban

Nike, racket provider Head and bottled water company Evian have said they will continue sponsoring Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova despite her drug ban.

09/06/2016

USA

Tickets for Muhammad Ali memorial service sees long queues

Fans of Muhammad Ali have formed long queues in Louisville in the hope of getting tickets to the late boxing legend’s memorial service.

08/06/2016