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Bayern and Atletico power into UEFA Champions League quarter-finals

Reigning Champions Bayern Munich and Spanish challengers Atletico Madrid booked their expected places in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League last night with strong aggregate wins against Arsenal and AC Milan, respectively. Bayern, who lead 2-0 from the first leg in London, were held to a 1-1 draw on the night in Munich, while Atletico triumphed 5-1 on aggregate, thumping the 7-time former Champions 4-1 at the Vicente Calderon.

Bayern Munich played out an enter...

West Indies hammer England in 1st T20

Samuel Badree celebrated his birthday with a career-best bowling performance as West Indies beat England in the first T20 International at Kensington Oval. The experienced leg-spinner, who turned 33 on Sunday, ended with the impressive figures of 4-0-17-3 as the Windies won by 27 runs infront a full house of 13,500 spectators.

The Man of the Match award went to Marlon Samuels who made a sparkling 69 not out off 46 balls as the West Indies made 170-3 off their 20 overs. He...

Reed squeezes out narrow win at WGC-Cadillac Championship

Patrick Reed overcame a late wobble to win the WGC-Cadillac Championship by a single shot as Jamie Donaldson posted his best World Golf Championships finish with a share of second place.

Reed was two shots clear overnight at Trump National Doral and doubled that advantage with three birdies and a bogey in his opening four holes.

Donaldson and Bubba Watson reduced the gap to three as Reed recorded nine straight pars, before a missed putt from inside five feet cost the Ameri...

Wigan stun Man City again to earn Wembley date with Arsenal!

Wigan Athletic have done the impossible once again, as the defending champions have knocked out Premier League giants Manchester City 2-1 to advance to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where Arsenal await them at Wembley. A first half penalty from Jordi Gomez and a James Perch tap in early in the second period put the Latics on their way to an unlikely win before Samir Nasri restored hope of yet another FA Cup comeback from the Citizens as he cut the deficit to half midway...

Incredible Park storms to victory at Mission Hills, China

World No.1 Inbee Park stormed to her first title of the year with a convincing five-shot victory in the World Ladies Championship at Mission Hills Haikou in China today. The South Korean came out on top in a head-to-head challenge with world No.2 Suzann Pettersen, reversing the result from 12 months ago when the Norwegian won by a stroke.

The great rivals started today’s final round tied at 18-under-par – four clear of their nearest challenger – but Park led all the way a...

Tough group… tougher detractors… will Dhoni buck the trend?

It was at a similar stage in 2007 in South Africa that a man with flowing locks announced his arrival with a bang. The flowing locks are replaced by greying short hair; the aggressiveness replaced by a quiet sense of responsibility and the accolades by growing murmurs on his captaincy. After many years of highs and equal amount of lows (off late, at least), the World T20 provides a great opportunity for MS Dhoni to reassert his authority on the world stage. The hallmark ...

Chelsea rout 10 man Tottenham 4-0

Chelsea continued to show just why they are top dogs in London as the Blues went 7 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 demolition of Tottenham Hotspur. After a goal-less first half which saw Tottenham's interesting team selection keep Chelsea at bay, the Blues ran rampant in a second half that was characterized by some defensive blunders by a Spurs side that capitulated miserably. Samuel Eto'o scored won and earned his side a penalty which Eden Hazar...

Thirimanne, Malinga star as Sri Lanka win Asia Cup 2014

The Sri Lankan cricket team thumped Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final of the Asia Cup 2014 and took the trophy home thanks to a superb 5-wicket haul from Lasith Malinga and a fine 101 from left-handed opener Lahiru Thirimanne.

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Pakistan were in all sorts of bother at 18/3, owing to devastating opening spell from Malinga who sent back Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammed Hafeez within the first 5 overs. Pakistan though...

Giroud brace powers Arsenal into FA Cup semi-finals

Arsenal picked up a huge morale boosting 4-1 win against Everton in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup to book their place at Wembley. Mesut Ozil's early goal was cancelled out by Chelsea loanee Romelu Lukaku in the first half, and the teams pretty much cancelled each other out for large periods before a Mikel Arteta penalty put the Gunners 2-1 ahead shortly after the hour mark. Olivier Giroud came off the bench to grab himself an excellent brace to add gloss to the scorel...

Harris bowls Australia to series win in thrilling Newlands finale

Australia has won a nail-biting third and deciding Test against South Africa by 245-runs today at Newlands in Cape Town, giving them a 2-1 series win. It is the Australian Test squad’s first overseas win since beating the West Indies in the Caribbean in March 2012 and came on the back of four wickets to Ryan Harris and three to Mitchell Johnson to clean up the game very late on the final day. David Warner was named man of the match and series for his outstanding performa...

Manchester City come from behind to beat Sunderland in League Cup Final

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini notched up his first piece of silverware of the season as his all conquering Citizens beat Sunderland 3-1 at Wembley to claim the 2014 Capital One Cup. A 10th minute goal from Sunderland forward Fabio Borini, on loan from Liverpool, had given the Black Cats' fans an opportunity to dream of glory as they held on to that lead heading into the break, but two high quality goals from Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri, within barely a minute of ...