Ancelotti upbeat as title hopes evaporate

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti believes his side can overcome a 2-1 deficit to reach the Champions League final against Juventus despite seeing its La Liga title hopes all but extinguished by a 2-2 draw with Valencia on Saturday.

Bayern comes up short once more

Bayern Munich suffered its fourth straight defeat by losing 1-0 to Augsburg on Saturday ahead of a crucial Champions League semi-final second-leg against Barcelona. Augsburg's Paraguay striker Raul Bobadilla followed Barcelona's Lionel Messi by inflicting more misery on Bundesliga champion Bayern by scoring in the 71st minute. Bayern hosts Barca in Tuesday's home semifinal facing an uphill task after being routed 3-0 in Spain, when Messi scored twice. That followed losses to Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup semifinal and at Bayer Leverkusen in a Bundesliga clash.

Pogba's Juve return dented by Cagliari

Cagliari spoiled Juventus' home title celebrations and Paul Pogba's scoring return after two months out by snatching a late 1-1 draw on Saturday to keep its slim Serie A survival hopes alive.

Slugger back in Texas fold after years of turmoil

Josh Hamilton knows in hindsight that he probably should have never left Texas.

Strauss takes England's reins, coach sacked

The England and Wales Cricket Board fired Peter Moores as coach of the national team on Saturday as former captain Andrew Strauss was given the new role of director of cricket.

Kvitova romps to Madrid crown over Kuznetsova

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova cruised to the Madrid Open title on Saturday with a crushing 6-1, 6-2 victory over Svetlana Kuznetova.

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Moving on with the times

With the ongoing global slide in paper mail, China Post, the country's postal backbone is increasingly diversifying its business to stay relevant.

Chinese calligraphy in touch-screen age

Zhou Qing holds a brush in one hand as she gestures with the other while talking to a potential customer at her shop in Shuyuanmen, where a network of streets behind a section of the Xi'an city wall, are lined with dozens of shops like hers that sell articles of Chinese calligraphy.

Young stars eyeing another crown

World No 1 and No 2 paired at Florida event

Rory's trophy case

Rory McIlroy has an impressive collection of trophies for a guy who just turned 26 on Monday.

Woods has memories of Peete but never a meeting

Calvin Peete competed in The Players Championship for the last time a year before Tiger Woods turned pro.