ALLAN THE MAN

Maria Sharapova believes rival Serena Williams should not comment on matters outside of tennis as she criticised the American ahead of Wimbledon.

Defending Wimbledon champion Williams was forced to apologise for what she was reported to have said about the rape of a 16-year-old girl in Ohio. 

"I was sad to hear what she had to say about the whole case," Sharapova said.

Contrary to his earlier statements, Juan Manuel Marquez said he'd consider fighting Manny Pacquiao again.

But Marquez will only approve a fifth clash on one condition: that it will be staged in Mexico.

“We offered that to Team Pacquiao and they rejected it,” Marquez claimed in Lance Pugmire’s LA Times report.

The Miami Heat clinched their second successive National Basketball (NBA) championship on Thursday (Friday in Manila), beating the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 in the decisive seventh game of an epic series.

Miami's LeBron James, the sport's biggest star playing at the peak of his powers, had a game-high 37 points and pulled in 12 rebounds in a dominant performance while Dwyane Wade had 23 points.

James shot 12-of-23 from the floor, including 5-of-10 three-pointers to lead Miami to their third NBA title and his second just two nights after the Heat's championship defence almost ended abruptly.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS SCORERS: 

Tim Duncan - 24 pts / Kawhi Leonard - 19 pts / Manu Ginobili - 18 pts  / Tony Parker - 10 pts 

 / Danny Green - 5 pts / Gary Neal - 5 pts  / Boris Diaw - 5 pts / Tiago Splitter - 2 pts 

Miami Heat retained the NBA championship by drubbing San Antonio Spurs, 95-88, in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. 

Behind an inspired effort from reigning MVP LeBron James, the Miami Heat became the the sixth different franchise in league history to win back-to-back championships by holding off the San Antonio Spurs, 95-88, in Game 7 NBA Finals.

The Philippine Volcanoes, national men’s rugby team. has started its preparations for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia later this month.

For the past month, the Volcanoes have been training three times a day, scouting opponents through video sessions, and following a strict diet to gear up for one of their biggest tournaments this year.

“The players are growing individually and as a team by leaps and bounds,” Volcanoes coach Al Caravelli said. “While we are still very new to international Rugby we are learning every day and continuously improving.”

The 2012-13 NBA season will come down to an ultimate game for all the marbles. LeBron James made sure of that after leading the defending champion Miami Heat to a 103-100 overtime victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game Six of the finals on Tuesday (Wednesday morning Manila time).

Miami survived a hot start from Tim Duncan, who scored 25 of his 30 points in the first half along with 17 rebounds for the Spurs. Kahwi Leonard added 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs. Parker had 19 points but struggled shooting just 6-of-23 from the field. Mario Chalmers helped keep the Heat in the game in the first half, finishing with 20 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc. Game Seven is set on Thursday (Friday morning Manila time) in Miami. WATCH VIA LIVE STREAMING. CLICKHERE

SAN ANTONIO SPURS SCORERS: 

Tim Duncan - 30 pts  / Kawhi Leonard - 22 pts  / Tony Parker - 19 pts / Manu Ginobili - 9 pts  / Boris Diaw - 7 pts / Gary Neal - 5 pts / Tiago Splitter - 5 pts / Danny Green - 3 pts

MIAMI HEAT SCORERS: 

 / LeBron James - 32 pts  / Mario Chalmers - 20 pts  / Dwyane Wade - 14 pts  / Chris Bosh - 10 pts

 / Ray Allen - 9 pts / Shane Battier - 9 pts / Mike Miller - 8 pts  / Chris Andersen - 1 pt

WATCH NBA FINALS: SPURS VS HEAT GAME 6 FULL REPLAY BELOW:

Lebron James, The Miami Heat superstar entered Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs averaging 31.5 points, 10 rebounds and 6.4 assists in 11 elimination games. But entering the fourth quarter Tuesday night, James had missed nine of 12 shots, and the Heat trailed by 10 points.