From Michael Jordan to LeBron James, from Magic Johnson to Kobe Bryant, from President Obama to prominent corporate partners of the NBA, the condemnation of racist comments purportedly made by Donald Sterling has come from all circles and has shown that the issue extends far beyond the Los Angeles Clippers.

They all will be watching on Tuesday, when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is scheduled to discuss the league's investigation and possibly reveal disciplinary actions against the Clippers' owner.

International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates has slammed Rio's preparations for the 2016 Olympics, saying they are "the worst I have experienced."

Coates, who has made six trips to Rio as part of the Coordination Commission responsible for overseeing the preparations, said the IOC had taken the unprecedented step of embedding experts in Rio to help the local organizing committee deliver the games.

It is a testament to Ayrton Senna's lasting impact on Formula One that the 20th anniversary of his death will be observed this week with five days of commemorations at the Imola track where he had his fatal accident.

Current and past F1 drivers, mechanics, racing officials and fans will pay their respects to Senna and Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger, who also died at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been voted player of the year by his fellow professionals in English football, capping a season in which his scoring prowess helped erase memories of previous bans for racism and biting.

The 27-year-old Uruguay international became the first South American to collect the Professional Footballers' Association accolade on Sunday, having led Liverpool's unexpected Premier League title challenge with 30 goals.

Barcelona defender Dani Alves responded to a racist taunt when a banana landed at his feet during Sunday's game at Villarreal by picking up the fruit, peeling and then eating it before proceeding to take a corner kick.

Alves said after the match that humor is the best way to combat racism in sports.

China's most decorated golfer Liang Wenchong says it could be a decade before a Chinese player breaks into the top ranks of the game but he's certain it will happen.

At the Volvo China Open that finished on Sunday, just five out of 32 home hopefuls made the cut despite the Genzon Golf Club in Shenzhen pulling out all the stops to promote the success of local talent.

Manuel Pellegrini claims he never lost faith that Manchester City could win the Premier League after his side regained control of the title race with a 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace.

On a potentially decisive weekend in the battle for supremacy at the top of the table, City took full advantage of Liverpool's unexpected 2-0 defeat at home to Chelsea with a ruthless performance just hours later in south London.

Bayern Munich plan on making home advantage count in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final, second-leg, against Real Madrid having never lost at home to the Spanish giants.

Madrid arrive in the Bavarian capital holding a 1-0 lead thanks to Karim Benzema's 19th-minute goal in last Wednesday's first leg in Madrid and are looking to avenge their defeat at the same stage to Bayern two years ago.

Real Madrid maintained their bid for an historic treble as two stunning strikes from Cristiano Ronaldo helped them to a comfortable 4-0 win over Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.

The World Player of the Year opened the scoring early on with a dipping effort from the edge of the area and repeated the trick just after half-time with another rasping drive that found the top corner.

Inter Milan spurned the chance to claim a third consecutive win for the first time this season after a pulsating scoreless draw at home to Napoli as both sides cemented their respective qualifying places for Europe next season.

With Walter Mazzarri's side facing his old club and Napoli coach Rafael Benitez returning to the San Siro for the first time since leaving Inter in December 2010, the stage was set for an explosive encounter.