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In Game One of the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers defeated Oklahoma City Thunder in the final second of the series.

With 0.33 seconds left, his 21-foot shot gave the Pacers a 111-110 victory over the Pacers, which was their first of the series.

The Thunder led by 15 points in the fourth quarter, which was advantaged by the first two games, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s most valuable player, had the ball in his hands in the closing seconds.

With 12 seconds left, he missed a two-point attempt, but the Pacers grabbed the rebound, gave the ball to Haliburton, drove down the court, and the winning points came from there.

The 25-year-old has won three games and one overtime to make it four in the 2025 play-offs with a big-time score.

Despite turning the ball over 25 times, 20 of them occurred in the first half, Indiana prevailed.

Haliburton remarked, “It’s not the recipe to win.”

“We can’t turn the ball over very much,” he said. However, when May and June arrive, it is still important to simply obtain them.

Haliburton’s teammate Myles Turner said, “Some players will say they have it, but there are others who show it,” according to Myles Turner. He wants to hit that shot. He stays in the moment at all.”

With 38 points, Gilgeous-Alexander led the Pacers in scoring, followed by Obi Toppin with 17 and Pascal Siakam with 19.

Jalen Williams, the Thunder’s player, said, “We played like we were trying to keep the lead rather than to extend it or be aggressive.”

Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium Date: Saturday, June 7 Kick-off: 18:00 BST

Before the start of the World Cup qualifiers in September, Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill claims that the friendly against Denmark will give his young squad a higher level of opposition.

Denmark takes on Northern Ireland at 18:00 BST in Copenhagen, followed by a 19:45 kickoff against Iceland at Windsor Park on Tuesday.

O’Neill’s side have recently lost just three of their previous 13 international matches and advanced to League B of the Nations League, but the NI boss is aware that facing Denmark will give them a chance to improve their standing.

In their autumn qualifying group for World Cup, Northern Ireland will face Germany, Slovakia, and Luxembourg.

After leading his squad through a training camp in Marbella ahead of the double-header, O’Neill declared, “Denmark are a tough team, a pot one team.”

We play in Luxembourg in September, and then we play in Germany, so it’s about getting more players and getting exposed to international football, and getting more exposure from the Nations League and what we’ll be facing in the World Cup.

Five months later, O’Neill’s men won 2-0 over the Danes in Belfast after losing 1-0 to Denmark in Euro 2024 qualifying in June 2023.

Brian Riemer, the team’s head coach, took over the reins in October of last year, but they have only won one of their six matches so far.

The onus will be on them because we are away from home. Only four games have passed since they hired a new coach. We will have to adapt to that because that is a slightly different style of play and they will be quite aggressive with how they want to press the game, O’Neill said.

“We scored two excellent goals on the counterattack when we beat them at home, and we’ll need to play again based on that.”

O’Neill thinks his players should approach high-quality opponents with confidence before playing.

They will observe the game at its highest level of international football, but we must act confidently that we can achieve a result there.

With six games where there isn’t much room for error, especially with a team like Germany, who typically dominate their group, that’s what we need to instill in the group of players.

We must convey to players that those are the games from which we can profit.

O’Neill explained that some squad members’ June games were the “most challenging” on the international calendar, with some coming to an end of May and others coming much more recently.

The players were all in different stages during the opening two days, but we are pleased with the work they’ve done.

We were unable to resign from the initial squad, which means that, aside from one or two minor niggles, we are in good shape.

In order to challenge Celtic’s dominance of Scottish football, former Rangers manager Philippe Clement has urged the club and its supporters to show “more patience” with new head coach Russell Martin.

A consortium from the United States has taken over Belgian Clement and appointed Martin as his permanent replacement.

Clement stated to BBC Scotland that Ibrox needs more stability in order for success in his first UK interview since leaving.

Given his skepticism regarding his appointment, the 51-year-old was asked how crucial it was for Martin to launch strongly.

Clement said, “I think it’s always important, but I believe it’s also important for the fans to support the manager.”

If there is more patience at the end of the gap, in my opinion, that is the only way to close it as well.

Stick with the manager, the board, and the team. In all, you accomplished incredible things in the past, especially when the club’s finances were significantly improved.

In October 2023, Clement took over as manager of the Rangers, and he won the League Cup.

However, last season the Ibrox club slipped even further behind the competition and was eliminated from the cup by second-tier Queen’s Park after losing the league and Scottish Cup final to Celtic that year.

Before the takeover was finished at the end of May, Barry Ferguson served as interim head coach for the entirety of the season.

In the last year or the last few years, Clement continued, “a lot has changed in the club.”

The club has stability to work effectively with the players, staff, and everyone involved in the club to produce a consistent story, according to the president.

Clement recalled his own experience taking over from Beale in the fall of 2023, despite the fact that he could not predict the difficulties Martin, 39, would face.

Because you were in the middle of a season, he said, “the first few days were hectic.” Numerous games had already been played as of October.

The first thing you want to see is to speak with the players, their opinions, and then your captain, because the club was not in a good position.

Of course, I’d like to talk to him about the club, what was happening, and why they didn’t achieve the results they desired.

Scotland vs. Iceland: friendly international

Location: Hampden Park, Glasgow Date: Friday, June 6th Kick-off: 19:45 BST

Andy Robertson would be forgiven for recoiling at the mere mention of Milos Kerkez.

If the Anfield club agree to a deal for Bournemouth’s Hungary international over the line, the Scotland captain’s position as Liverpool’s first-choice left-back position, which he has had a stranglehold on for the past eight seasons, could be in jeopardy.

Robertson, a legend at the club, is set to leave at the age of 31 and many people believe Kerkez could take over as his long-term replacement. He has won the Champions League twice and is set to do so.

When asked about the Kerkez rumor, Robertson responded, “We’re not daft, it looks like a deal could possibly be made.”

He continued, “I’ve had eight fantastic years at Liverpool, winning trophies and being a key member of the team, which I’m incredibly proud of.

I’m not getting any younger because I can’t alter my age, but I still think I have a lot to give, which is what I concentrate on. You can’t focus on other people or who you’re competing with because I focus on myself.

“I still think I’ll have a lot to give for how long I can keep going,” I still think. At this moment, my body feels good. At 33 or 34, I’ll not be able to tell you how I’ll feel, but I can assure you that I’ll feel fantastic.

I’ve played every game, I’ve not skimped a workout, and that’s not a sign of a slowdown, I tell myself.

Robertson and his international team-mates are back in action as they recover from the Nations League play-off defeat suffered by Greece in March.

Some might wonder if the veteran might have been drawn to abstain from these June games because Iceland and Liechtenstein are scheduled to play before the World Cup qualifying campaign kicks off in the fall.

Robertson continues to be on the wrong side of 30 and has no intention of pursuing Celtic captain Callum McGregor’s example of focusing solely on club football with the pair at the same age.

He said, “I believe everyone is unique.” “I am aware that Callum was struggling and having a tougher year in terms of injuries when he made the decision to play at the Euros.”

He’ll be on the training field earlier and will qualify for the Champions League, so they might not have as much time off as he does in Scotland.

I love playing for my country, so all I can say is, “I hope it doesn’t cross my mind at this point.”

“I’ve done it 82 times already, and I still have that hunger to try and succeed and to try and help the young lads,” he said. “It’s the biggest honour in football.”

When the time comes, there will be a point, but I still think I have a good many years to go.

Steve Clarke, Robertson’s Scotland head coach, believes his captain will face competition at club level and continue to lead his country. Clarke won the Cup Winners’ Cup at Chelsea in 1998.

I’m sure Andy will play enough if he decides to stay and fight for his place, he said. He had to work so hard to advance his career.

“I don’t see him declining,” he said. I’ve watched him for Liverpool a number of times and didn’t notice any changes. I see him coming here and playing well.

When Andy was just a few months old and not long enough to be a member of the squad, “Alex McLeish made a significant decision.” He has been a fantastic captain for Scotland since I first took charge, and I saw no reason to change that captaincy when I first arrived.