The Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 110-106 to seal a series sweep and become the first team to advance to the second round of the NBA play-offs.

Kemba Walker scored a career-high 60 points for the Charlotte Hornets but it still was not enough to top the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.

LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 128-96 win over the Detroit Pistons in the NBA.

A bit of travel advice here for the US sports fans among you: Louisville, Kentucky.

Does your nana love sport? Because this one adores NBA basketball!

Watching Des Bishop travelling and breaking China the other week, it struck us just how far a certain sport has travelled as well.

The San Antonio Spurs spent most of the past week resting, answering the same questions from the media and battering each other during practice.

They have a phrase in American sport: “the Face of the Franchise”.

It was a good weekend for two of the greatest, most divisive athletes in the world.

Those out following Rory McIlroy over the front nine on the opening day of the Shell Houston Open could very well have joined in chorus declaring: “Houston, we have a problem!”

It’s about that time. Again.

IF the US isn’t feeling the tremors of the Robbie Keane deal as much as Crumlin and north London, then it’s because American sports fans have enough of their own want-away stars to contend with as it is.

CARLOS BOOZER led the Chicago Bulls to victory after a superb late fightback by the Detroit Pistons took the game to overtime.