Luis lauds lionel as greatest ever

Lionel Messi was hailed as the best player ever by Barcelona coach Luis Enrique after setting a Champions League scoring record of 74 goals with a hat-trick in Tuesday's 4-0 win at APOEL Nicosia.

Mourinho tells Chelsea to turn results into titles

Jose Mourinho has challenged Chelsea to turn results into titles after its 5-0 away drubbing of Schalke 04 put it in the Champions League's last 16 as group winner.

Aguero keeps Man City's dream alive

Teammate Vincent Kompany hailed Sergio Aguero as Manchester City's "special player" after the Argentine's hat-trick earned a rousing 3-2 comeback win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Wenger oblivious to 'crisis'

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger shrugged off criticism from Gunners shareholder Alisher Usmanov as he urged everyone involved with the north London club to get behind the team.

Usmanov urges Wenger to wise up

Arsenal's second largest shareholder, Alisher Usmanov, has warned Arsene Wenger to start learning from his mistakes as pressure mounts on the Gunners' boss.

Gazza praises Tottenham

Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne has publicly thanked his ex-Tottenham Hotspur captain Gary Mabbutt and the club for helping fund his treatment for alcohol-related problems.

Make-or-break test for Liverpool

Brendan Rodgers faces arguably the biggest challenge of his career as Liverpool manager when he takes his ailing side to Bulgaria to face Ludogorets Razgrad in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Atletico eyes last-16 berth against Olympiakos

Greek champion Olympiakos faces a tough task if it is to prevent last season's beaten finalist, Atletico Madrid, sealing its passage into the last 16 of the Champions League at the Vicente Calderon on Wednesday.

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LeBron's self-assessment: 'I stink'

The Cleveland Cavaliers are struggling, to put it mildly.

76ers' misery continues

LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 of his 33 points during the pivotal third quarter to help the Portland Trail Blazers defeat Philadelphia 114-104 on Monday night, sending the 76ers to their 14th straight loss to open the season.

Remorseful Taylor won't file appeal

An apologetic Jeffery Taylor said he will not appeal the NBA's 24-game suspension handed down following his guilty plea on domestic violence charges.