Kobe Bryant poured in 49 points to lift the LA Lakers to a 122-107 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game Two of their Western Conference quarter-final. The All Star guard, urged on by repeated crowd chants of “MVP, MVP,” also contributed 10 assists and four rebounds as the Lakers took a commanding 2-0 lead [...]

A daring late charge by Kim Kirchen earned the Luxembourg rider a narrow victory in the Fleche Wallonne classic. The High Road rider tore out of the pack on the dauntingly steep final climb in the 199.5 km race for the biggest win of his career. Australia’s Cadel Evans of Australia, the 2007 Tour de [...]

Internazionale coach Roberto Mancini has confirmed that he wants to sign Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb. Hleb, 26, was the subject of strong rumours regarding a summer switch to Inter after he was spotted leaving the Arsenal team hotel with agent Claudio Vigorelli the night before their 2-0 Champions League second-round win over Milan.
And while Vigorelli’s [...]

World number three Novak Djokovic dominated fellow 20-year-old Andy Murray 6-0 6-4 to ease into the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. The Australian Open champion will next face Sam Querrey in the last eight after crushing the British number one in one hour and 18 minutes.
The 20-year-old American Querrey advanced after recovering from a [...]

Ronnie O’Sullivan overcame a spirited challenge from Chinese teenager Liu Chuang to book his place in the second round of the World Championship at the Crucible. The youngster had fought back from 3-0 down to trail the two-time champion by just 5-4 after the first session.
But the nerves seemed to get to Liu overnight, as [...]