Basketball
LeBron scores 51 in win against Miami
LeBron James scored a season-high 51 points as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated James’ former team Miami Heat 113-97.
The Golden State Warriors, meanwhile, lost three games on the trot for only the third time since Steve Kerr took over as coach in 2014. The Warriors were on the receiving end of a 104-92 defeat against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
Football
Swiss stun Belgium to reach Nations League semis
Switzerland had to win by a two-goal margin against Belgium to progress to the Nations League semi-finals, a prospect that seemed impossible after they went two goals down early in the game.
But a hat-trick from Haris Seferovic, Ricardo Rodriguez’s penalty and another goal from Nico Elvedi gave the Swiss an incredible come-from-behind 5-2 victory, that allowed them to join hosts Portugal and England for the UEFA Nations League Final Four in June 2019.
Tennis
Zverev wins ATP Finals title
Alexander Zverev stunned a ragged Novak Djokovic in straight sets, 6-4 6-3, to become the first German since Boris Becker in 1995 to win the ATP Finals title.
The victory made 21-year-old Zverev the youngest champion at the tournament since Djokovic won the season-ending event in 2008.
