NICE- - France showed the full range of their attacking weapons as they continued their preparations for the World Cup in convincing fashion with a 3-1 win over Italy in a friendly on Friday.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Klay Thompson hit a 3-pointer and Shaun Livingston followed with consecutive hoops, including a backbreaking dunk, as the Golden State survived a playoff-career-best, 51-point explosion from LeBron James and a scare late in regulation with an overtime push Thursday night that enabled them to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-114 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Game 2 in the best-of-seven series will be held Sunday night, also on the Warriors' home court, where they have won 38 of their 44 playoff games in the Steve Kerr coaching era.

PARIS- - For the second time in three days Alexander Zverev found himself two-sets-to-one down at the French Open and his poor run at the Grand Slams looked set to continue as he put his nearest and dearest through the wringer for more than three hours.

PARIS- - When Serena Williams was asked what she thought of Novak Djokovic's declaration that she was "the greatest female athlete of all time, probably", there was only one word in that statement that stood out for the American.