Andre Drummond had 19 points and 23 rebounds, and the Pistons took advantage of James' absence, beating Los Angeles 111-97 on Friday night.

The world's most expensive ever footballer, Neymar, completes the top three as footballers dominate the podium spots of Forbes list of the 100 highest paid athletes .

They improved to a 23-3 record, which extended their second-longest road winning streak in franchise history to 13 games and rallied from a double-digit deficit to win for the eighth time already this season.

Kawhi Leonard (right) scored 35 points as the LA Clippers beat the LA Lakers in the marquee Christmas Day game. Meanwhile, Draymond Green had 20 points in Golden State's shock win.

Carmelo Anthony made the winning basket with just 3.3 seconds left on the clock as Portland rallied to beat Toronto on Tuesday night. Portland looked dead and buried but rallied with seconds left.

NBA ROUND-UP: LeBron James (left) posted a triple-double and Anthony Davis scored 33 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 120-116 in overtime Wednesday night.

LeBron James keeps finding ways to assert his supremacy over the upstart New Orleans Pelicans and rookie sensation Zion Williamson - with or without the help of Anthony Davis.

Anthony Davis scored 30 points, LeBron James added 28 and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Clippers 112-103 on Sunday, ending their Staples Center co-tenant's six-game winning streak.

Michelle Obama proved herself to be queen of the dodgeball court on Monday night, as she led Team USA to victory over Team UK in a match that aired on The Late Late Show.

Former Vice President Joe Biden rallied with supporters in South Carolina, where he fielded a question about whether he would put Michelle Obama on the ticket.

PAUL FARBRACE: What we saw at Headingley from Ben Stokes was the performance of a cricketer who has matured as a person and now fully understands what he's capable of.

The 15-year-old recovered from losing the first set 6-3 to claim the next two 6-2, 7-5 against a player 68 places higher up in the rankings.

'Nobody likes him,' rages Hillary Clinton. 'Nobody wants to work with him.' She was talking about Bernie Sanders, a fellow Democrat and the man now leading the polls to be the party's official nominee.

‘They don’t say Agatha Christie is cosy, do they? My books are very easy to read, which means people assume they’re easy to write, which isn’t the case'

Lionel Messi missed out on top spot after injuries, Cristiano Ronaldo closed in on a remarkable international feat and Raheem Sterling was deadly - who have 2019's most prolific strikers been?

Think you know all about the Beatles? Wait till you read this mesmerising biography of Britain's greatest band - by Britain's greatest critic...

Kate Middleton, 38, appeared to be taking a leaf out of Princess Beatrice's fashion bible, as her ensemble closely resembled the green dress by The Vampire's Wife that the royal wore last year.

JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: The inference from another of Britain's now ex-champions is that Joshua is a more impressive gym specimen than seasoned warrior.

Warner made an unbeaten 335 not out in during Australia's in their innings-and-48-run win against Pakistan in the second Test in Adelaide.

Photographs were shared online as Princess Beatrice, 31, met with Pakistan's president Dr. Arif Alvi during a visit to the country, before heading to the mountains for a heli-skiing expedition.

Heather Knight continued her love affair with the Manuka Oval on Friday and Anya Shrubsole made history as England beat Pakistan to stand on the brink of the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals.

Dr Abdul Basit, 36, was handed a four-month suspension from his job at Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, Cumbria, after beating his partner as she adjusted to a new life in Britain in 2016.

Amanda Holden's charity single, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, has hit the number one spot on iTunes, ahead of music megastars The Weeknd and Dua Lipa.

The Supreme Court has today overruled the UK Government's decision to share evidence of a suspected ISIS terrorist and a second alleged member of his cell with US authorities (pictured).

Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes will compete in the Brazilian F1 Virtual GP against the likes of Charles LeClerc, Alex Albon, George Russell and AC Milan captain Alessio Romagonoli.

Grammy-nominated singer Kay Cola tweeted on Tuesday, 'I've heard him beating her myself. I even called the police'.

The 27-year-old Migos rapper reminded Brown and his fans about Brown's 2009 beating of Rihanna, which occurred 10 years ago Friday after a pre-Grammy party in Los Angeles.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: With the controversial Hundred competition to be aimed at a younger audience, his services are more in demand than ever this summer.

PATRICK COLLINS: Fifty-two years have passed since that February dawn, yet still the cry comes ringing down the decades: ‘Ah shook up the world! Ah shook up the world!’

JAMIE REDKNAPP - Word is Jordan Henderson could be fit to face Atletico Madrid in Wednesday's second leg at Anfield and do not underestimate the impact that would have for this team. 

JAMIE REDKNAPP: Harry Kane is at home, in self-isolation, with a series of Tottenham Hotspur shirts on the wall behind him and Sportsmail's Jamie Redknapp on the screen in front.

Caster Semenya smashed Cristiano Ronaldo's 'core crusher challenge' record in the Nike Living Room Cup challenge, an initiative aiming to promote exercising indoors during the coronavirus pandemic

Australian travel company Luxury Escapes revealed the top five destinations that haven't been ruined by Instagram - yet.

The Andre Fabre-trainer winner of the Group One Prix Morny Stakes is the 7-4 favourite with Coral but faces a line-up that potentially includes Siskin and Monarch of Egypt.

DAME ESTHER RANTZEN: At this time the pain of loneliness really hits home, especially if you are one of the eight million-odd people in Britain who live alone.

Beatrice was spotted in Switzerland with her fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi where they hit the ski slopes of St. Moritz ahead of her close friend Dasha Zhukova's wedding to tycoon Stavros Niarchos.

Dasha Zhukova was married to billionaire shipping tycoon Stavros Niarchos last night in a glittering ceremony attended by Princess Beatrice in Switzerland.

Croatia remained firmly on course to reach Euro 2020 after two goals from striker Bruno Petkovic helped them to a 3-0 victory, while a Lewandowski hat-trick gave Poland a comfortable win at Latvia.

After Laurence Fox's hilariously anti-woke performance on Question Time, Lily Allen said: 'Sick to death of luvvies like Fox going on TV and forcing their opinions on everybody else'

Creative Australians are adorning costumes to take out the bins as a form of entertainment during the coronavirus pandemic.

A dietitian has shared the five-ingredient healthy banana bread she swears by for beating sugar cravings - and it's as easy to make as the unhealthier three-ingredient counterpart.

The 79-year-old famed Jeopardy host admitted that his journey hasn't been easy and he's battled with bouts of 'great depression' through the process.

Rudolph 'Rudi' Heider battled the deadly virus for weeks at a nursing home in Chesterfield, Missouri, before he was finally cleared to come out of quarantine on Tuesday - his 107th birthday.

Love Island Australia's Anna McEvoy has spoken candidly about how she's overcoming feelings of depression and anxiety while self-isolating during the coronavirus pandemic.

The title chasers have topped the billing 13 times in 2018-19 while Manchester City, their closest MOTD competitors, have had that honour on seven occasions.

In his new book, serialised in The Times, the former Prime Minister describes Heatherdown Preparatory School in Berkshire as an austere establishment - even by the standards of the time.

While popular premier far-left Die Linke party easily retained the top spot with about 30 per cent, the Alternative for Germany scored at least 23 percent - more than doubling its result in 2014.

The U.S. Representative from Ohio walked out on stage in Philadelphia wearing a white gown virtually matching the dress worn by Trump's wife Melania during her speech last week.

Clinton's speech on Thursday night where she accepted her party's nomination drew about 28 million viewers on the six biggest channels, an estimated 2 million fewer than Donald Trump got.

Wilder's camp confirmed on Sunday that they have activated a rematch clause in his contract following the defeat against heavyweight rival Fury in seven rounds in Las Vegas.