It was perhaps inevitable that Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool would produce their most Borussia Dortmund-like performance at the home of his former club.

In last week's Europa League quarter-final first leg at the Westfalenstadion, Klopp watched his Liverpool players press and harry like the Dortmund team he steered to the highest echelon of the European game.

LeBron James scored 34 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers assured themselves home-court advantage through the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 109-94 defeat of the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.

James produced a dominant performance in the first three quarters before sitting out the final quarter as Cleveland laid down a marker for the postseason with an impressive win that guarantees them top spot.

Cameron McEvoy has zoomed into gold medal calculations for the 100-meters freestyle at the Rio Olympics with the third fastest time in history at the Australian Championships in Adelaide.

The 21-year-old physics student overpowered a strong field to win the sprint late Monday in a new Commonwealth and Australian record of 47.04 seconds in this year's fastest time in the event.

A referee had his hands full as he brandished six red cards during a fiery Oceania Champions League match that ended 4-3 and saw nine minutes of stoppage time.

The clash on Monday between Samoa's Kiwi FC and Nadi FA of Fiji followed a match earlier in the day between Magenta of New Caledonia and Tefana from Tahiti in which three players were sent off.

Having each seen their Champions League qualification hopes fade at the weekend, West Ham United and Manchester United approach Wednesday's FA Cup quarter-final replay with special motivation to progress.

For West Ham, the competition represents a final opportunity to crown their farewell season at the Boleyn Ground, which stages its last ever FA Cup tie, with a piece of silverware.

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti remained defiant on the thorny issue of captain Francesco Totti after the out-of-favour club captain provided his first assist of the season in a frustrating 1-1 draw with Bologna on Monday.

Totti's future at the club for whom he has played 23 seasons is a hot topic in Italy as the Serie A giants stall on offering the 39-year-old an extra year's deal.

Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi remains the world's highest paid footballer with an annual income of 74 million euros ($84.3 million, £59.3 million), according to a report set to appear in Tuesday's edition of France Football magazine.

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri played down his emotional response after the Foxes took their latest big step towards the English Premier League title.

Ranieri left the pitch in tears after Jamie Vardy's second-half double sealed a hard-fought 2-0 win at relegation-threatened Sunderland on Sunday.

Spanish giants Real Madrid need to overcome a 2-0 first leg deficit against Wolfsburg on Tuesday if they are to reach the Champions League semi-finals for a fifth consecutive season.

The 10-time European champions have a famous history of turning around heavy first leg defeats in European competition, but haven't managed to do so in their last eight attempts stretching back to 2002.

Danny Willett wasn't even going to come to Augusta National if new son Zac had been born on his due date, which was Sunday, the same day his daddy won the Masters.

Instead, wife Nicole gave birth to Zac on March 30, the 28-year-old Englishman flew to the year's first major last Monday and departed with a green jacket after a final-round meltdown by defending champion Jordan Spieth handed him a shocking victory.