Arsenal chances of Jovetic deal boosted by dramatic results from Italy
Arsenal's hopes of signing Stevan Jovetic may have taken an unlikely twist this evening.
Basketball
Nets beat Chicago Bulls to bring first NBA playoff Game Seven to Brooklyn
Brooklyn Nets 95-92 Chicago Bulls
Chicago stamps out the Heat's win streak – but the NBA is the real loser
The 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers can breathe a sigh of relief; their NBA record of 33 consecutive wins is safe for now.
Farewell Jerry Buss, who brought 10 NBA rings and Lakers Girls to LA
Welcome to week 15 of the NBA season. Sort of. See, thanks to the All-Star Weekend there were four full days without any NBA games that counted in the standings, so it's probably technically week 14 1/2. In any case, there certainly a full week's worth of drama even if very little of it actually happened on the court.
Carmelo Anthony leads Knicks rout to ensure happy NBA returns in London
In the end, the NBA's city break to London was scripted so perfectly it could have been sports entertainment. The New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 102‑87. Their star player, Carmelo Anthony, top‑scored with 26 points. And the sell‑out crowd of 18,689 at the O2 cheered and whooped all night long.
Carmelo Anthony takes lead in 'big moment for basketball' in Britain
The NBA circus was in town and so were the clowns, Dictaphones cocked like hooters, bodies six deep in the mêlée.
UK Sport invests record £347m but wants more medals at 2016 Olympics
Some of the sports held up as the biggest crowd-pleasers and legacy drivers during the London Olympics have had their funding cut altogether ahead of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. Table tennis, wrestling, handball, basketball and indoor volleyball have had their financial support withdrawn by UK Sport, while beach volleyball will receive just £400,000 over four years to fund the women's team.
USA beat Spain to claim London 2012 men's basketball gold
The Dream Team emerged triumphant, beating Spain 107-100.
London 2012: Luol Deng's one-man GB basketball band succumb to Russia
Who needs the Dream Team when we have the Deng Team? Yes, Team GB have one of the great stars of the NBA in 6ft 9in Luol Deng, which of course is a tremendous achievement. The trouble is it pretty much starts and ends here – Deng surrounded by a bunch of plucky triers.
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Who could Arsenal face in the Champions League play-offs?
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Bundesliga club told to pay £10 million for Manchester United flop
Mame Biram Diouf is at the centre of a transfer tussle triangle involving Hannover 96, VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund.