Scotland caused the upset of the latest round of World Cup qualifiers in Europe with a 1-0 victory at Croatia on Friday.

Belgian captain Vincent Kompany was hailed as courageous by coach Marc Wilmots on Saturday after playing a good part of their 2014 World Cup qualifier with Serbia with mild concussion, a broken nose and a fractured eye socket.

Rafael Nadal insisted video games rival and close friend David Ferrer deserves his chance at a Grand Slam title and anybody who claims otherwise is ignorant of the sport.

Serena Williams won her second French Open title on Saturday, 11 years after her first triumph, defeating title-holder Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 in a brief, but high-quality final.

Mark Webber took advantage of late drying conditions to clock the fastest time for Red Bull in Saturday’s delayed and truncated final free practice session for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix.

World number one Tiger Woods tries to end a five-year Major title drought in next week’s 113th US Open at Merion, where a mix of formidable long and short holes will test golf’s best.

The well-rested San Antonio Spurs stole home court advantage from the Miami Heat on Thursday with the help of a clutch shot from Tony Parker in the waning seconds of Game One of the NBA Finals.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal moved closer to an historic eighth French Open title Friday when he defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 9-7 in a titanic semi-final.

Serena Williams will be out to end 11 years of frustration on Saturday when she takes on defending champion Maria Sharapova in a French Open final featuring the two top seeds for the first time in 18

Triple strikes by Kemar Roach and Sunil Narine helped West Indies dismiss Pakistan for just 170 in their Champions Trophy Group B opener at The Oval on Friday.