KEVIN DURANT has won back-to-back NBA championships, two Finals MVP awards and a regular-season MVP, and has nine All-Star appearances.

MOSCOW -- The World Cup big guns limbered up on Monday ahead of the tournament opener in Russia while brash underdogs Australia warned Euro 2016 finalists France to brace for an early shock.

ZURICH -- Brazil’s reputation as a soccer-mad country has been dented by a report which found that only 60% of those interviewed said they were interested in the sport.

SERBIA kept its stranglehold of the men’s event of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup after bagging its third straight title on Tuesday in the 2018 edition of the tournament even as Italy ruled the women’s division.

PERLAS Pilipinas member Janine Pontejos topped the shootout contest of the just-concluded 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup to give the country’s campaign a winning finish.

THE 12^th Jack Nicklaus International Invitational (JNII) concluded with its international final on May 31. The tournament’s ultimate event was played at the New Albany Country Club outside of Columbus, Ohio on the Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course.

TEAMS TNT KaTropa and San Miguel Beermen shoot for streak-extending wins today when they take on separate opponents in Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup action at the Mall of Asia Arena.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) season action for 2017-2018 came to an end at the weekend with the Golden State Warriors bagging the NBA title anew via a sweep of familiar foes Cleveland Cavaliers in their best-of-seven championship series.

Warriors General Manager Bob Myers knows the work required to get to the top. He also knows that it’s even harder to stay there. It’s why he’s already preparing for the offseason even though the blue and yellow just capped their 2017-2018 campaign with their third championship in four years. He understands that everybody else will be retooling rosters with an eye to defeating them, and he figures that continuity is key to holding the opposition at bay.

ONE of the leading faces of 3x3 basketball, Dusan Bulut and his Serbian team are happy to have been doing their fair share in the development and promotion of the growing sport and look to build on it moving forward.

PARIS -- Rafael Nadal hailed his 11^th French Open title as “just incredible” after he demolished Austria’s Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 despite a worrying injury scare in the closing stages of Sunday’s final.

WITNESS Manny Pacquiao return to the ring to challenge Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse for the WBA welterweight title live on July 14, 9 a.m., via Sky Sports Pay-Per-View (PPV). Early sign-ups on Sky Sports Pay-Per-View get a discount.