MIAMI (Reuters) - Tim Duncan scored 25 points as the San Antonio Spurs snatched a 50-44 halftime lead over the Miami Heat in Tuesday's Game Six of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals. Duncan shot 11-of-13 from the floor as the Spurs overturned a six-point deficit in the second quarter to lead the defending …

By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON (Reuters) - Olympic double sprint silver medalist Yohan Blake will only run in the 100 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow after he withdrew from this weekend's Jamaican national championships, his manager said on Tuesday. Blake suffered a hamstring injury in April and due to fitness …

By Clare Fallon EASTBOURNE, England (Reuters) - Who can a woman turn to when everything falls apart? Her mother, of course - even if, in Li Na's case, it necessitated a 12-hour flight from Paris to China after her early exit from the French Open. Wimbledon might not be her most successful tournament but Li says she is feeling …

By Narae Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Life as one of the 'Yuna Kids' demands sacrifices few 16-year-olds are willing to make, but for budding South Korean starlets Kim Jin-seo and Kim Hae-jin the chance to learn from the "mother of figure skating" is worth every second of a childhood spent on skates. The first lady of South Korean …

Brazil left-back Marcelo says his side will not be seeking revenge when they renew acquaintance with Mexico in their second game of the Confederations Cup in Fortaleza on Wednesday.

The dates for the two-legged quarter-finals of the knockout tournament have been released, with Global FC and Loyola Meralco Sparks the only invited sides left in the running

Through the first five games of the NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard has received praise mostly for his defensive work on Miami Heat MVP LeBron James. Yet Leonard has also been very impressive at the offensive end, … Continue …

Chelsea defender David Luiz led his Brazil teammates in speaking out in support of mass protests in the country that have overshadowed the start of the Confederations Cup.

The AFC President was present at the inauguration of the training centre and is optimistic about the Fifa-funded project, which marks the start of a new era for Cambodian football

REUTERS - Factbox on twice Olympic 200 metres champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, who was suspended from competition on Tuesday after testing positive for a banned diuretic. Born on May 15, 1982 in Trelawny, the same parish as triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt. Married to fellow-Jamaican sprinter Omar Brown and lives in …

By Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel came in for warm praise from European football's supremo Michel Platini as the Euro Under-21 football championships ended with Spain thrashing Italy 4-2 to retain the title. "The stadiums were wonderful and well organised, the pitches excellent and the atmosphere in the stadiums …

The Lithuanian international bagged two goals on his debut for Brunei’s only professional football club, having arrived with impressive credentials

South Korea and Iran joined Japan and Australia in qualifying automatically, with the World Cup hopes of Jordan and Uzbekistan still alive

RECIFE (Reuters) - Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi picked out Japan's Shinji Kagawa as the dangerman for his side ahead of their Confederations Cup match on Wednesday. "I only know three or four Japanese players and the most talked about is the one that plays for Manchester United, Kagawa, he is the star," De Rossi told …

By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Jamaica's twice Olympic 200 metres champion Veronica Campbell-Brown was suspended by her national federation on Tuesday following a positive test for a banned diuretic at a meeting last month. "The Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) can now confirm that a case …

By Alison Wildey LONDON (Reuters) - Jamaica, sunlit home of the world's finest sprinters, was cast into shadow on Tuesday after confirmation that the Caribbean island's most successful female sprinter has failed a drugs test. Twice Olympic 200 metres champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, the first Jamaican to win a global 100 …

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings rewarded Slava Voynov with a six-year contract after the Russian defenseman led the team in points during the playoffs, the team said on Tuesday. Voynov played in all 48 games with the Kings during the 2012-13 regular season, totaling new career highs for points (25) and assists (19). He …

By Steve Keating BOSTON (Reuters) - Jonathan Toews's scoring touch has disappeared, Marian Hossa is out with injury and the Chicago Blackhawks powerplay has short-circuited. Top-seeded Chicago want all three clicking for Wednesday's Game Four of a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final that the Boston Bruins lead 2-1. Some of …