On Thursday, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks 120-110 to clinch a return to the NBA Finals.

Following a two-year absence, the Warriors won the Western Conference finals 4-1, with Klay Thompson scoring a game-high 32 points.

They are the only team since the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s to reach the Finals six times in eight years.

From June 2, the Golden State Warriors will play either the Boston Celtics or the Miami Heat, with Boston having the opportunity to clinch the Eastern Conference finals at home on Friday.

​Aston Villa have agreed a deal to sign Brazil centre-back Diego Carlos from Sevilla for £26 m pounds

The 29-year-old, who Newcastle United tried to sign in January, will travel to England on Thursday for a medical and to finalise personal terms.

He would be Villa’s second signing of the summer.
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Carlos played six times at last year’s Tokyo Olympics where Brazil won gold.

Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has been arrested in Brazil for illegally carrying a gun while boarding a private plane to Switzerland.

In a statement on Thursday, local police said they found an undocumented L-W Seecamp .32 gun in the 91-year-old’s luggage during an X-ray screening.

Ecclestone acknowledged owning the gun, but said he was unaware it was in his luggage at the time.

After paying bail Ecclestone was freed to continue his journey to Switzerland.
Ecclestone spent 40 years as the head of Formula 1 before stepping down in 2017.

Antonio Conte will remain as Tottenham head coach next season.

There had been doubt over the Italian staying on, despite Spurs qualifying for the Champions League.

However, the news in midweek that owners ENIC were injecting £150m into the club has allayed fears about whether Tottenham would meet Conte’s demands for improvement.

Conte met director of football Fabio Paratici in Italy today (Fri) and re-affirmed his commitment to the club.
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It remains to be seen whether Conte will be willing to extend his contract.