Reuters: Sports News

• Thunder silence Lakers to take 3-1 series lead
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A late three-pointer by Kevin Durant capped a dramatic fightback by the Oklahoma City Thunder as they left the Los Angeles Lakers on the verge of playoff elimination with a 103-100 win in Game Four on Saturday.
  
  
  
  
• Drogba fires Chelsea to Champions League glory
  MUNICH (Reuters) - Chelsea stunned Bayern Munich to win the Champions League for the first time as Didier Drogba struck the decisive penalty in a shootout at the Allianz Arena following a tension-soaked final which ended 1-1 after extra time on Saturday.
  
  
  
  
• Horseracing-I'll Have Another wins Preakness Stakes
  BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Kentucky Derby champion I'll Have Another won the $1 million Preakness Stakes on Saturday to remain on course for the Triple Crown, the greatest prize in U.S. thoroughbred horse racing.
  
  
  
  
• Djokovic downs Federer to set up Nadal final
  ROME (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in straight sets on Saturday and will play Rafa Nadal in the Rome Masters final for the second year in a row.
  
  
  
  
• Nadal wears down Ferrer to reach Rome final
  ROME (Reuters) - Five-times champion Rafa Nadal wore down fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 6-0 on Saturday to reach the final of the Rome Masters.
  
  
  
  
• Rally car hits crowd in south France, two killed
  PARIS (Reuters) - Two people were killed and 15 others injured when a rally car ploughed into spectators during a race in the Var region of southern France, emergency services said on Saturday.
  
  
  
  
• Impressive Sharapova reaches Rome final
  ROME (Reuters) - Defending champion Maria Sharapova will take on Li Na of China in the Italian Open final after a confident 6-3 6-4 victory over Germany's Angelique Kerber on Saturday.
  
  
  
  
• Injured Williams confident for French Open
  ROME (Reuters) - Serena Williams said she expected to be 100 percent fit for next week's French Open despite withdrawing from the Italian Open on Saturday because of a back injury.
  
  
  
  
• Lakers avoid 0-3 hole as Sixers tie series
  (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant refused to let a second successive game slip through his fingers as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-96 in a cliffhanger on Friday to avoid going down 3-0 in their NBA playoff series.
  
  
  
  
• Braves deny Shields seventh win of season
  (Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves handed Tampa Bay a rare home loss when they chased top pitcher James Shields after six innings in a 5-3 victory over the Rays on Friday.