An NBA season that has had little in the way of drama will come to a gripping close over the next two weeks when two familiar foes fittingly battle in the Finals for an unprecedented third consecutive year. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are four wins away from repeating as NBA champions in what may go down as one of the greatest championship showdowns ever, but standing in their way is a sharpshooting Golden State Warriors team that beat them in the 2015 Finals. The ultimate championship rubber match, which most everyone expected the moment last year's Finals ended, begins on Thursday in Oakland and will wrap up what has been a predictable 82-game regular season and lopsided postseason.
PARIS- - Home favourite Kristina Mladenovic ignored her bad back and fed off a buoyant crowd as she cruised into the French Open third round with an emphatic 6-2 6-3 victory over Italy's Sara Errani on Wednesday.
PARIS-- World number one Andy Murray defied expectations that he would struggle at this year's French Open by beating Russia's Andrey Kuznetsov 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-0 in the first round on Tuesday, but day three at Roland Garros still served up plenty of other upsets.
LONDON-- England have never won a global 50-over tournament but they will not get a better chance to end their long wait than in this year's Champions Trophy on home soil.
PARIS- - Defending champion Novak Djokovic made a winning French Open start under new coach Andre Agassi on Monday, cruising past Spain's Marcel Granollers 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the first round.
