FC Barcelona make bold move with Tornike Shengelia signing FC Barcelona have wasted no time in setting the tone for next season. Just days after extending the contract of sharpshooting guard Kevin Punter, the Catalan club has made an even louder statement with the reported signing of Tornike Shengel...

The Boston Celtics suffered a shock defeat against the New York Knicks while the Oklahoma City Thunder were beaten by the Denver Nuggets in the first games of their Conference play-off semi-finals. The Celtics, the reigning champions, were on the wrong end of an 108-105 overtime defeat at home in th...

Houston Rockets fight back from 3-1 down to level series with Golden State Warriors after 115-107 win The Houston Rockets just won’t go quietly. Down 3-1 in their first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors, many assumed their season was on the verge of ending. But with their back...

Gregg Popovich has stepped down from his position as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs after 29 seasons with the team. On Friday the Spurs announced that Popovich, 76, will transition into the role of president of basketball operations at the organisation. Over 29 seasons Popovich oversaw 1,422 re...

40-year-old NBA legend hints at retirement talks following Lakers’ first-round defeat to Timberwolves For the first time in a long time, LeBron James didn’t have all the answers. The Los Angeles Lakers had just bowed out of the NBA play-offs with a 103-96 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, seal...

Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo criticised Tyrese Haliburton’s “disrespectful” father after the pair were involved in a heated exchange following the Indiana Pacers’ series-clinching win. The Pacers booked their spot in the NBA play-off semi-finals with a ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo criticises Tyrese Haliburton father after Pacers seal playoff series win over Bucks In one of the most intense series of this year’s NBA playoffs, the Indiana Pacers edged out the Milwaukee Bucks 119-118 in Game 5, clinching the series 4-1 and booking their spot in the Easter...

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 138-83 to secure a 4-0 first-round play-off series win and book their place in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points for the visiting Cavaliers, who were also helped by De’Andre Hunter adding 19 points, Ty Jerome scori...

The jersey worn by Kobe Bryant on his Los Angeles Lakers debut in 1996 has sold for $7m (£5.26m) at auction. The jersey, worn by Bryant during his 1996-1997 rookie season, becomes the fourth-most expensive game-worn sports jersey of all time. The American spent his entire career with the Lakers, wi...

The referee for Saturday’s Copa del Rey final broke down in tears as he revealed the pressure Real Madrid’s TV channel has put officials under this season. Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea will take charge of the ‘Clasico final’ between Los Blancos and rivals Barcelona in Seville...