Ancelotti says fatigue hurting real's game

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes his side struggled physically as its La Liga title hopes were dented by a 2-2 draw at home to Valencia on Sunday.

Wenger wants to reload with Gunners

Arsene Wenger celebrated Arsenal's Champions League qualification by making it clear there is no chance he will quit the touchlines at Emirates Stadium.

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Mayweather gets majority nod over gutsy Maidana

Argentina's Marcos Maidana came close to one of the bigger upsets in recent boxing history on Saturday as he took the fight to Floyd Mayweather for 12 tough rounds before dropping a majority decision.

Just what the Doc ordered

When the final buzzer sounded on the longest two weeks of the Los Angeles Clippers' careers, they felt more exhaustion than elation.

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Napoli boss denies 'ultra' decided Cup final kickoff

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis denied claims a hardline "ultra" fan effectively decided a violence-marred Italian Cup final against Fiorentina at Rome's Olympic Stadium should be played on Saturday.

Fan killed at Brazil game

Just 40 days before the country hosts the World Cup, the ugly side of Brazilian soccer was on view on Saturday after a fan died when he was struck by a toilet bowl thrown following a match in the host city of Recife.

Pellegrini says City can't be complacent

Manuel Pellegrini insists Manchester City still has plenty of work to do to wrap up a second English title in three years, despite its hopes being in its own hands.

Giggs laments United's inconsistency

Ryan Giggs, Manchester United's caretaker manager, conceded David Moyes' permanent replacement faces a difficult task in resurrecting the fallen Premier League champion next season.

Martino's future in limbo

Gerardo Martino said he will reflect on whether he will continue as Barcelona coach next season after seeing his side's title hopes all but ended by a 2-2 draw at home to relegation-threatened Getafe.

Traversing seville

You don't have to spend long in Seville to see why so many operas have been set there. A sense of drama pervades the Andalusian capital, from its Moorish royal palaces and extravagant Catholic festivals to the way the strum of a guitar tends to send a whole room into syncopated clapping.