Jamie Vardy has given Leicester a huge boost by insisting he will stay with the Premier League champions next season.

Vardy fired Leicester's miraculous charge to the title with 24 goals and the England striker's blistering form prompted speculation he could be lured away from the King Power Stadium by one of the league's superpowers.

Borussia Dortmund say Ilkay Gundogan's knee injury has left a question mark over a potential transfer, with the Germany midfielder heavily linked to Manchester City.

The 25-year-old is set to miss the rest of the season, including this June's European championships in France, after dislocating his knee cap in training with Dortmund.

Middlesbrough struck it rich as they were promoted to the Premier League after a 1-1 draw in their £170 million ($246 million) shoot-out with Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.

Aitor Karanka's side survived a nervous encounter at the Riverside Stadium to end their seven-year exile from the top flight and bank the huge cash windfall due to Premier League clubs as a result of the new television contracts that kick in next season.

Russia's sports minister on Saturday dismissed claims that four Russian gold medalists at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics were drug cheats.

The allegations -- the latest in a string of doping accusations to rock Russian sport -- are made by whistleblower Vitaly Stepanov in an upcoming edition of American channel CBS' "60 Minutes".

The Romanian Cup final has been put back a week following the death of Cameroon international Patrick Ekeng during a league match, the Romanian Football Federation announced Saturday.

Ekeng, 26, died after collapsing on the pitch while playing a first division match on Friday with his Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest.

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving took over in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers seized a 3-0 stranglehold lead over Atlanta on Friday to move within one win of advancing to the NBA semi-finals.

James and Kevin Love each posted a double-double for the Cavaliers who drained 21 three pointers against the Hawks in a 121-108 victory. Cleveland is the first team in NBA history to hit at least 20 three pointers in back-to-back games.

Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin had a bone-marrow procedure on his left thigh injury and will miss the USA team's preparations for the Rio Olympics making it unlikely he'll play in the 2016 Games.

Griffin has started rehabilitation since undergoing the procedure on April 27 to address his left quadriceps tendon injury.

Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool have not given more to their efforts in Europe than they have in the Premier League as he prepares to send out another below-strength side against Watford on Sunday.

Klopp has guided Liverpool to the final of the Europa League against holders Sevilla after they saw off Villarreal 3-0 in Thursday's semi-final second leg at Anfield to go through 3-1 on aggregate.

Espanyol travel to La Liga leaders Barcelona on Sunday aiming to repeat their feat of denying their bitter local rivals the title in 2007.

Barca hold the slenderest of advantages in the title race with two games remaining as they lead Atletico Madrid thanks to their better head-to-head record with Real Madrid a point behind in third.

Moussa Sissoko says the added responsibility of the Newcastle captaincy has brought the best out of him in the fight to avoid Premier League relegation.

Rafael Benitez's side have gone unbeaten in the four games since the France midfielder was handed the armband in the wake of Jonjo Shelvey losing the role after being dropped.