As a fresh NBA champions cap sat a tad off-kilter on his head, Kevin Durant embraced mother Wanda. Then he moved across the podium and hugged Stephen Curry before accepting his shiny MVP trophy, holding out his arms and hoisting it for everyone to see.

From the Bay all the way to OKC.

Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi were on target as Iran confirmed their spot in the 2018 World Cup finals with a 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Monday.

China's football-mad President Xi Jinping will meet FIFA chief Gianni Infantino in Beijing on Wednesday as the world's most populous nation harbors ambitions of hosting the World Cup.

Rafael Nadal's magnificent run to a 10th French Open title has earned the Spaniard a move into second in the latest ATP world rankings published on Monday.

Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel's duel has turned this season’s title race into one of the most keenly-anticipated – and most difficult to forecast – in decades.

Cristiano Ronaldo's CR7 brand is worth more than 100 million euros and is on a par with port in terms of its importance to Portugal, according to a marketing school.

Rafael Nadal coasted to a record 10th French Open title on Sunday, demolishing Stan Wawrinka in a brutally one-sided final which also earned the Spaniard a 15th Grand Slam crown.

FIFA is confident the diplomatic crisis sweeping Qatar will normalize and not threaten the 2022 World Cup, the organization’s president, Gianni Infantino, said in an interview published Sunday. 

Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored and Freddie Woodman saved a penalty as England beat Venezuela 1-0 to win their first Under-20 World Cup title and end the nation's 51-year wait for a global trophy on Sunday.

Serena Williams has served as the face of women's tennis for the best part of two decades, but Jelena Ostapenko's improbable French Open success belatedly signals the arrival of the next generation of stars.