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Bayern Munich plan on making home advantage count in Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final, second-leg, against Real Madrid having never lost at home to the Spanish giants. Madrid arrive in the Bavarian capital holding a 1-0 lead thanks to Karim Benzema…

Russian star Evgeni Malkin scored a hat trick to power the Pittsburgh Penguins over Columbus 4-3 and into the second round of the National Hockey League playoffs. Malkin broke out of a scoring slump with his first goals of the playoffs, helping stake…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger refused to get carried away despite his side taking a major step towards Champions League qualification with a convincing 3-0 Premier League win at home to Newcastle on Monday. Goals from Laurent Koscielny, Mesut Ozil and…

The furor surrounding comments attributed to Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has again cast an unfavorable light on racism in American sport. Sixty-seven years after Jackie Robinson famously broke baseball’s “color line” when he went to bat…

Juventus came from behind to win 3-1 away to struggling Sassuolo and edge closer to retaining the Serie A title on Monday night. Simone Zaza put Sassuolo in front, but the visitors recovered and an own goal from Alessandro Longhi brought them level…

A storm over racism in Spanish football erupted on Monday after a fan threw a banana at Barcelona full-back Dani Alves, with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA president Sepp Blatter joining widespread outrage. A spectator — who has since…

Wary sponsors dropped their support for the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday as pressure mounted over racist remarks allegedly made by the NBA team’s owner, increasingly embattled Donald Sterling. The National Basketball Association said it would make…

Arsenal moved four points clear of Everton in the race for the fourth and final Champions League place on offer to Premier League clubs with a convincing 3-0 win over Newcastle United on Monday. A rare strike by Laurent Koscielny opened the scoring…

Australia’s Neil Robertson booked his place in the quarter-finals of this year’s World Championships with a 13-7 win over Mark Allen on Monday only to barely miss out on a notable landmark. The world number one was left stranded on 99 competitive century…

Rugby legend Jonny Wilkinson says he is playing every game as though it is his last and he has a possible fairytale end to his career in sight. Wilkinson’s left boot again dominated in Toulon’s 24-16 win over Munster on Sunday that took the French side…

Rory McIlroy has confirmed his participation in next month’s BMW PG Championship at Wentworth, outside London, seeking to win the European Tour’s flagship event for the first time. The Northern Irishman, a two-time major winner, has bounced back to…

Ukraine’s undisputed world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s hopes of competing in the 2016 Olympics have been dealt a blow after he failed to get permission to take part in his country’s qualifying competition. The executive board of the Ukrainian…

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott is prepared to take his time as he recovers from severe injury, even if it means missing the start of next season. The 25-year-old England international saw his dreams of playing at this year’s World Cup in Brazil dashed…

Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard has insisted the Toffees can raise themselves for Saturday’s visit of Premier League title-chasers Manchester City after their own quest for Champions League football suffered a setback last weekend. The Toffees were their…

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has denied a charge of misconduct levelled against him by England’s governing Football Association following comments he made after the Premier League title-chasers shock loss to Sunderland. The Black Cats ended Mourinho…

Leicester City’s veteran striker Kevin Phillips revealed on Monday that he will retire at end of the Championship season this weekend. Phillips will make the final appearance of his 20-year career when he plays for already-promoted Championship winners…

Pablo Zabaleta believes Manchester City’s experience of a nerve-wracking run-in could see them snatch the Premier League title just as they did in 2012. Two years ago, a pair of goals in stoppage-time saw City to a 3-2 win over Queens Park Rangers on…

Tomas Kalas is keen to show Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho his impressive performance against Liverpool was no flash in the pan. The 20-year-old Czech defender marked his Premier League debut in assured fashion as Chelsea won 2-0 away to leaders Liverpool…

Rwanda is set to name a new coach to lead the country through the 2015 Nations Cup qualifiers and with…

Tanzania has installed Martin Ignatius as national coach with a mandate to lead the country’s Taifa Stars to the 2015…