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.

Mauricio Pochettino insists Tottenham's ugly response to the end of their Premier League title challenge is actually a good omen for the future.

Pochettino will be without key midfielders Mousa Dembele and Dele Alli for Tottenham's final home game of the season against Southampton on Sunday as the pair serve suspensions accrued during the tense conclusion to their team's unsuccessful bid to catch champions Leicester.

Rafael Nadal will face defending champion Andy Murray in the Madrid Masters semi-finals after extending his perfect start to the European clay-court season to 13 matches with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 win over Joao Sousa on Friday.

Murray continued his serene passage into the last four by sweeping past eighth seed Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-2.

Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan will miss Euro 2016 after suffering a dislocated kneecap in training with Borussia Dortmund, his club announced on Friday.

"Season -- and European Championship -- finished!...Get well soon, Illy," said Dortmund on their official twitter feed, revealing the news of the serious injury suffered by the 25-year-old.