Snooker: Former player Willie Thorne has announced he is suffering from prostate cancer. Thorne, 61, told reporters the cancer was discovered at an early stage and said he was hopeful of making a full recovery. He said: “My psychiatrist said I needed a set of blood tests as a matter of routine and they came back showing a problem.” Thorne will await the results that will determine what happens next. “But because they caught it quite early, we’re hopeful,” he said. Thorne, a former UK Championship runner-up who has forged a career as a snooker commentator with the BBC since retiring from playing, has been battling gambling problems.
Rugby Sevens: Argentina crushed Uruguay 45-0 to secure their place in the men’s rugby sevens competition at next year’s Rio Olympic Games. Argentina were unbeaten in the South American qualifying tournament, played in the northern Argentine city of Santa Fe. Only Chile, who with Uruguay earned a spot in a final men’s qualifying tournament, troubled them in their six matches before the hosts ran out 17-10 winners on Friday. Colombia’s women won all seven of their matches to book their place at the Rio Games, where rugby is making an Olympic comeback after 92 years. Argentina and Venezuela reached the final women’s qualifying tournament. Brazil’s men’s and women’s team are in as hosts.
Golf: Swede David Lingmerth, ranked 212th in the world, took down Justin Rose in a play-off to claim the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village on Sunday. Lingmerth won for the first time on the PGA Tour after a par on the third sudden death hole was enough to beat 2013 US Open champion and world number six Rose, with 18-time major champion and tournament host Jack Nicklaus looking on. Tiger Woods shot a two-over 74, an 11-shot improvement on his career worst 85 on Saturday. The 39-year-old finished last at 14-over 302, the worst 72-hole total of his career. Victory gives Lingmerth a three-year US tour exemption and entry to the PGA Championship and next year’s Masters.
Basket, NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers let an 11-point lead slip in the fourth quarter but dug deep in overtime to beat Golden State 95-93 and square the NBA Finals series at 1-1. Matthew Dellavedova made a pair of free-throws to put Cleveland ahead with 10 seconds to go in overtime and the injury-hit Cavs held on for the Game Two triumph. LeBron James had scored 44 points in his team’s series opening loss and again carried the offensive burden with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists for the Cavaliers, who lost All Star Kyrie Irving to a serious knee injury in Game One. Game Three is tonight in Cleveland. The opening two games have both gone to overtime, a first for the NBA Finals.