Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe is in "good spirits" in a Sydney hospital as he fights a serious infection and reports that he might lose the use of his arm are "nonsense", his manager said on Wednesday.
Organizers of the 2016 Olympics have acknowledged there are issues to be resolved in preparing Rio de Janeiro to host the event but said on Wednesday they were making progress and would deliver a "great Games".
Demba Ba's career at Chelsea has had more stops than starts, but whatever his future holds at the London club, his last-gasp goal against Paris St. Germain means the Senegal striker will not be forgotten.
Jose Mourinho's touchline dash after Chelsea scored the goal that clinched its Champions League semifinal place on Tuesday was not done just because he wanted to celebrate with his players at the corner flag.
Athens Olympics relay champion Sherone Simpson has been suspended for 18 months after testing positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine during last June's Jamaican trials.
Captain Iker Casillas said Real Madrid was given a Champions League wake-up call as it lost 2-0 to last season's beaten finalist Borussia Dortmund in its quarterfinal second-leg match but still went through to the last four 3-2 on aggregate on Tuesday.
Rory McIlroy cannot begin to contemplate a career where he will be ineligible to have breakfast in the Champions Locker Room at Augusta National.
Craig and Kevin Stadler will become the first father and son to play in the same Masters this week, but relations remain complicated between the two following a divorce.
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney faces a race against time to be fit for Wednesday's Champions League quarterfinal, second leg at Bayern Munich with the host winless in its past three matches.
Diego Simeone has called on Atletico Madrid fans to contribute to a memorable night as it hosts Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood came out fighting on Monday as his side ended a day full of speculation about his future with a 5-1 crushing of Sunderland in the Premier League.
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