Ask a Brazilian how their national team will fare at the World Cup and chances are they will predict a run at least to the July 13 final, if not a win. Understandable optimism, given that Brazil will be playing at home and has won more World Cups (five) than any other football power.

But what if the host nation is booted out early? Very possible with defending champion Spain or 2010 runner-up the Netherlands looming for Brazil in the first knockout game and a tough path beyond that. Are Brazilians good losers? Would they sour the tournament mood in defeat? Or swallow their disappointment with a few morale-boosting caipirinha cocktails, crank up the samba and party on?

Miami rolled to a surprisingly comfortable 113-101 win over San Antonio on Sunday in a reprise of last year's NBA Finals, with Chris Bosh scoring 24 points on 9-for-10 shooting for the Heat.

Among the day's other games, Golden State beat Portland to drop the Trail Blazers two games off the Western Conference lead, Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas past Detroit, and Phoenix recovered from a big half-time deficit to overrun Cleveland.

Barcelona was unfazed by the recent departure of its club president amid a lawsuit as it eased to a 3-0 win over Malaga on Sunday to reclaim its share of the Spanish league lead.

Lionel Messi didn't score but he played a part in two goals, setting up Pedro Rodriguez to make it 2-0 in the 55th after Gerard Pique had opened the scoring five minutes before halftime. Pedro then took Messi's pass and crossed for Alexis Sanchez to tap in the hosts' third in the 61st.

Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka claimed his first Grand Slam title in dramatic fashion on Sunday when he upset injury-troubled world number one Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final.

The eighth seed roared through the first two sets and overcame the distraction of a back injury to Nadal, and then the loss of the third set, to take it 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in two hours 21 minutes.

Manchester United smashed the club's transfer record to sign Juan Mata from Chelsea for 37.1 million pounds ($61.2 million) on Saturday, giving the beleaguered English Premier League champions a major lift.

The Spain midfielder was deemed surplus to requirements at Chelsea after losing his place in the team since Jose Mourinho's return as manager last summer.

Li Na said she was ready to work hard to become world number one Sunday after clinching a popular Australian Open victory which looks set to accelerate China's tennis boom.

The Chinese star will return to third in the rankings when they are released on Monday, just 11 points behind second-placed Victoria Azarenka, after downing Dominika Cibulkova for her -- and Asia's -- second Grand Slam singles title.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini underlined the importance of Argentine international striker Sergio Aguero following his hat-trick in the 4-2 FA Cup fourth-round victory over Watford.

Aguero took his goal tally to six in four games since his month-long lay-off with a calf injury as City came from 2-0 down to overcome the Championship club on Saturday and book a place in the fifth round.

Brendan Rodgers believes Liverpool's ruthless FA Cup victory at Bournemouth demonstrates how far his side have come since last season's shock exit at the hands of League One minnows Oldham.

Rodgers' team claimed a place in the fifth round after safely negotiating a testing trip, eventually overcoming Eddie Howe's battling Championship side 2-0 thanks to goals from Victor Moses and Daniel Sturridge on Saturday.

World and Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, targeting her first athletics World Indoor Championships, opened her 2014 season with an unusual outdoor 60m on Saturday.

Fraser-Pryce won the special event at a meeting in Kingston in a time of 7.11 seconds.

Carmelo Anthony poured in a Knicks-record 62 points on Friday as New York emphatically ended a five-game NBA losing streak with a 125-96 win over Charlotte Bobcats.

Anthony's career-high night saw him sink 23 of 35 attempts from the field, six of 11 from three-point range and all 10 of his efforts from the free-throw line in 39 minutes on the floor. He also grabbed 13 rebounds.