Andre Iguodala helped re-energize Golden State in his first start of the season and the Warriors ripped Cleveland 103-82 Thursday to level the NBA Finals at two wins each.

On a night when Cleveland superstar LeBron James needed stitches after cutting his head on a camera, the Warriors had 22 points each from Iguodala and NBA Most Valuable Player Steph Curry while forcing a fast tempo to frustrate the Cavaliers.

Wang Lisi's late winner got China's Women's World Cup campaign back on track Tuesday as Germany were held 1-1 by Norway and Canada played a goalless draw against New Zealand.

China's Group A tie in Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium looked to be heading for frustration before Wang broke through to roll the ball past Sari Van Veenendaal in the Dutch goal one minute into extra time.

Iranian motocross rider Behnaz Shafiei's passion for hurdling over dirt hills has led her to leap cultural and legal barriers in Iran, where women are banned from riding motorcycles in public.

"When two days pass and I do not ride my motorcycle, I get really ill. Even the thought of not having a motorcycle some day gives me an awful feeling," Shafiei said on the outskirts of Iran's capital, Tehran. "Sometimes, I think to myself, 'How did people in the past live without a motorbike?' Is life without a motorcycle possible?"

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo aim to hammer home Yamaha's superiority at the Grand Prix of Catalunya on Sunday with the Italian seeking a seventh top-class win at the circuit.

Rossi has led the world championship since the start of the season but Lorenzo has won three races on the spin, including last time out in Rossi's Mugello backyard.

Brazil permitted themselves the luxury of using Champions League winner Neymar as a second half substitute to make it ten wins in ten post-World Cup friendly outings Wednesday, edging Honduras 1-0 in a final Copa America tune-up.

The win in the southern city of Porto Alegre means coach Dunga, who replaced 2002 World Cup winner Luiz Felipe Scolari in the dugout after last year's World Cup semi-final thrashing by Germany, retains his perfect record.

Floyd "Money" Mayweather has beaten Manny Pacquiao again: the undefeated US boxer leads his Filipino rival atop Forbes' latest list of the world's highest-paid sports figures.

Mayweather tops the list for the second year in a row with the majority of his $300 million in earnings over the past 12 months coming from his May mega-fight with Pacquiao.

Five members of Ireland's football coaching staff, including manager Martin O'Neill and assistant coach Roy Keane, have been involved in a road traffic accident outside Dublin.

Britain's Press Association says none of the five were seriously hurt in the incident Tuesday.

Newcastle has released John Carver from its coaching staff, paving the way for a new manager at the English Premier League club.

Former England manager Steve McClaren is the favorite to take charge this week.

Marta scored her 15th career Women's World Cup goal to become the all-time leader in tournament history, leading Brazil to a 2-0 win over South Korea on Tuesday.

In the day's other games, France dominated play and beat England 1-0, Costa Rica and Spain played out a 1-1 draw in a first-ever appearance for both sides at the event, and a late long-range goal gave Colombia a 1-1 draw with Mexico.

Cleveland's chances of taking a long overdue championship rest largely upon the shoulders of LeBron James, and he carried the load impressively Tuesday, scoring 40 points to lead the Cavaliers to a 96-91 win against Golden State, and a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.

With Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving out injured, James takes on even more responsibility than is standard for one of the all-time greats, and he and city of Cleveland — which has not won a major sports title for 51 years — now stands two wins from the championship.