DORTMUND, Germany - Coach Thomas Tuchel hailed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's 'sensational' hat-trick after Borussia Dortmund's 4-0 romp at home to Benfica saw the Germans steamroll their way into the Champions League quarterfinals.
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola refused to concede the Premier League title to Chelsea after a 0-0 home draw with Stoke City on Wednesday left Antonio Conte's Blues with a 10-point lead atop the standings.
LOS ANGELES - Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy has made a record bid to lure Zlatan Ibrahimovic to North America, Sports Illustrated reported on its website on Wednesday.
BARCELONA - Brazilian striker Neymar described his two-goal display on Wednesday as his "best game ever" after he inspired the greatest comeback in Champions League history in Barcelona's 6-1 thrashing of Paris Saint-Germain.
BARCELONA - Defender Gerard Pique predicted a baby boom in the Catalan capital following Barcelona's sensational 6-1 thrashing of Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.
"I threw myself at it with everything. We left Paris (after the first leg) very down and now this is incredible. We were prepared for all this. The fans were like 10 extra players, and in the end this is all for them."
DALLAS - Dirk Nowitzki ducked his head into a mob of teammates, with Dallas owner Mark Cuban clutching the side of his jersey before the Mavericks superstar found coach Rick Carlisle for a hug on Tuesday night.
LOS ANGELES - A welterweight title bout between WBO champion and Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Britain's Amir Khan has collapsed, The Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday.
MELBOURNE - The relentless grind of the professional tennis tour proved too much for Ashleigh Barty during her teenage years, but a break from the game to play cricket appears to be paying dividends.
World No 1 Serena Williams has pulled out of upcoming WTA tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami because of a knee injury, organizers said on Tuesday.
The world's best-paid player, Carlos Tevez, went a little way to justifying his staggering wage packet in his Chinese Super League debut on Sunday, but not every expensive import translated into instant success on the opening weekend of the new CSL season.
More teams should be absorbed into China's soccer leagues with the aim of fostering talent and upgrading the level of the national teams, said Zhang Jindong, owner of Chinese Super League giant Jiangsu Suning.
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