SHANGHAI - Fabio Cannavaro is under growing pressure at Guangzhou Evergrande after the Chinese heavyweight exited the AFC Champions League and has now failed to win in five straight matches over the past two weeks.
Shanghai SIPG crashed out of the AFC Champions League on Wednesday despite a 2-1 last-16 second-leg victory over Kashima Antlers.
LYON, France - Antoine Griezmann said it was not the time to think about his future after leading Atletico Madrid to a 3-0 victory over Marseille in Wednesday's Europa League final in Lyon.
LYON, France - Atletico Madrid forward Fernando Torres ended his long wait for a trophy with the club where he has spent the bulk of his career when the Spanish side won the Europa League by blanking Marseille 3-0 on Wednesday.
HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets were the best team in the NBA in the regular season.
FLORENCE, Italy - Roberto Mancini said on Tuesday he had no problem severing his multi-million dollar contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg to take over as coach of struggling Italy.
LONDON - Sergio Romero may be set for his usual spot on the Manchester United bench in Saturday's FA Cup final against Chelsea, but the absence of action does not dampen his conviction he will be Argentina's first-choice goalkeeper at the World Cup.
LIMA - Peru captain Paolo Guerrero on Tuesday slammed the "injustice" of a doping ban that has ended his dream of appearing at the World Cup in Russia.
Sweden coach Janne Andersson named a squad short on househould names but big on team spirit on Tuesday.
BUENOS AIRES - It would be a major blow to Barcelona if Neymar moved from Paris Saint-Germain to Real Madrid, the Brazil striker's ex-teammate Lionel Messi said on Tuesday.
BARCELONA - Formula One bosses considered moving next year's British Grand Prix back to April so that Silverstone could host the 1,000th championship race, but that honor will go to China instead, according to the sport's managing director Sean Bratches.
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