LeBron James had 29 points and 14 rebounds and Dwyane Wade finished with 25 points and seven assists as the Miami Heat beat Oklahoma City 91-85 to take a 2-1 series lead in the NBA finals.
Wade sank two free throws with 13 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring for the Heat, who are in the finals for the second year in a row and trying to win their first championship since 2006.
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David Nalbandian issued a second apology for his sensational disqualification from Queen's Club as the fiery Argentine faced a possible lengthy ban in the aftermath of a second spectacular meltdown this year.
The 30-year-old was defaulted from the Queen's final for angrily kicking an advertising board at a line judge which left the official suffering a gashed and bloodied leg.
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Germany advanced to the European Championship quarterfinals without playing brilliantly.
They didn't have to.
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Portugal beat the Netherlands 2-1 on Sunday to set up a Euro 2012 quarter-final with the Czech Republic and condemn the Dutch to a first group-stage European Championship exit since 1980.
Needing to win by two clear goals to stand any hope of progressing, Holland took an early lead through Rafael van der Vaart but were undone by goals in each half from man of the match Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has pledged to continue his international career with Sweden, already looking ahead to the 2014 World Cup after an early exit at the European Championship.
Sweden was eliminated after losing to Ukraine and England in its first two group games at Euro 2012, leading some to wonder whether the 30-year-old Ibrahimovic — who has taken breaks from international duty in the past — would return to the team when World Cup qualifying starts.
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The IOC was investigating allegations that some national Olympic officials were breaking strict rules on selling tickets for the London Games, following a report in The Sunday Times newspaper.
The International Olympic Committee pledged to take the "strongest sanctions" possible if members of national Olympic committees (NOCs) and authorized ticket resellers (ATRs) were found to have broken the rules.
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Roy Hodgson is looking forward to unleashing the full force of Wayne Rooney for the first time in his England managerial career on Tuesday as the talismanic striker returns against Ukraine.
Rooney has yet to start for England under Hodgson, appearing only as a substitute in a 1-0 friendly victory over Belgium at Wembley and missing the opening two games of Euro 2012 because of suspension.
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Greece on Saturday pulled off a shock 1-0 win to advance to the Euro 2012 knockout stages at the expense of opponents Russia, while the Czech Republic beat Poland by the same score to win Group A and dump the co-hosts out of the tournament.
A goal two minutes into first half injury time by veteran Greece captain Giorgos Karagounis was all it took to take Fernando Santos' side through -- and send the 4,000-strong travelling Greece fans, plus hundreds of thousands back home, wild.
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British driver Anthony Davidson was involved in a spectacular crash at the Le Mans 24 Hour Race on Saturday when his Toyota collided with a Ferrari, the clash sending his car airborne.
The incident happened in the fifth hour of the famed endurance race at Mulsanne Corner as Davidson's Toyota was clipped by the Ferrari of Piergiuseppe Perazzini.
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UEFA has given German referee Wolfgang Stark his second top assignment at the European Championship, working the Spain vs. Croatia match on Monday.
Some Italian commentators have suggested Spain and Croatia could orchestrate a 2-2 draw in Gdansk to ensure both advance to the quarterfinals and eliminate Italy.
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