Oscar fluffs his lines as Silva bullet sinks SIPG

SAITAMA, Japan - Big-money midfielder Oscar squandered two penalties as Shanghai SIPG lost 1-0 to Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday - the Chinese team's first defeat in this year's Asian Champions League.

Bulls take nothing for Grant-ed

CHICAGO - The on-again, off-again Chicago Bulls are on again - but whether that's enough for a postseason berth won't be known until the final day of the regular season.

Old trooper Tommy tops in generation game

HOUSTON - In a match representing one of the greatest age disparities on the men's tennis tour in recent decades, 39-year-old Tommy Haas edged 19-year-old Reilly Opelka 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3 on Monday at the US Men's Clay Court Championship.

Game, set and spat for disputing Davis duo

A simmering feud between tennis stalwarts Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi has boiled over into an ugly public spat following India's latest Davis Cup triumph in Bangalore.

Win or go home for Miami

For the Miami Heat, the season is going down to the final night.

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Electric series plugging into China market

Formula E, the street-racing series for electric vehicles, looks set to expand its Chinese calendar as sponsors seek a bigger slice of the world's largest car market.

Vergne verging on E-xcellence

Formula E star Jean-Eric Vergne was truly born to race.

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Secure stadiums the Trump card in three-way bid

NEW YORK - With dozens of secure, tournament-ready venues to choose from, the United States, Canada and Mexico on Monday announced a joint bid to stage the 2026 World Cup, aiming to become the first three-way co-hosts of FIFA's showpiece tournament.

Knives out for Wenger after Palace revolt

LONDON - Arsene Wenger is facing renewed calls to resign after furious fans turning on his Arsenal flops during their humiliating 3-0 loss at Crystal Palace on Monday.

Munich matchup rife with subplots

MUNICH, Germany - Bayern Munich hosts Real Madrid in Wednesday's tantalizing Champions League quarterfinal first leg, with Carlo Ancelotti's Bavarians looking to again be the Spaniards' bane.