Jurgen Klopp makes his eagerly anticipated return to Borussia Dortmund on Thursday when his Liverpool side visit the German giants in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final heavyweight clash.

Klopp spent seven years at Dortmund, guiding them to a pair of Bundesliga titles as well as the 2013 Champions League final, but is now plotting the downfall of his former employers as Liverpool bid to add to their haul of 11 European trophies.

Fernando Torres raged that Atletico Madrid are not treated equally to Barcelona by referees after his early red card turned their Champions League quarter-final, first leg around on Tuesday.

Torres had put Atletico in front at the Camp Nou before seeing two quick-fire yellow cards to leave the visitors a man light for over an hour.

Move over, Lewis Hamilton: an 18-year-old speed queen from Japan who is ruffling feathers in the male-dominated world of motor sport wants to take on the big boys in Formula One.

Once teased by fellow drivers and fans, Miki Koyama has silenced her critics by securing a full-time drive for the new Formula Four season, which kicks off its Japan Championship series in Okayama this weekend.

The Golden State Warriors' bid to surpass the Chicago's Bulls regular season record suffered a setback Tuesday as they crashed to a shock overtime defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Warriors, chasing the legendary 1995-1996 Bulls team's mark of 72 victories, slumped to a 124-117 reverse against the Timberwolves, who have the third worst record in the Western Conference.

Napoli's Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain has been hit with a four-match ban following his sending off in Sunday's 3-1 defeat to Udinese, a blow for his team who are battling with Juventus for the Serie A title.

Higuain was shown his second yellow card for kicking out at defender Felipe, prompting the striker to launch a verbal tirade against the referee. The 28-year-old had to be pulled away by team-mates as he tried to angrily remonstrate with Udinese players.

Cristiano Ronaldo, the Champions League's top scorer this season with 13 goals, can add to his tally and extend his record against German clubs in the knockout stages at Wolfsburg.

The 31-year-old is currently four short of matching his record in a Champions League season ahead of Wednesday's quarter-final, first leg, at the German league club with the return next Tuesday at the Bernabeu.

Chelsea confirmed on Monday that Italy coach Antonio Conte will take charge at Stamford Bridge in time for next season. Here AFP Sports looks at five things the former Juventus boss must focus on to get the troubled Premier League club back on track:

- Resolve Terry's future

When nouveaux riches Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City meet at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday, they will do so as two of the ogres of the modern game.

Two of Europe's financial powerhouses thanks to their oil-rich Middle Eastern owners, City are in the last eight for the first time while PSG are there for the fourth year in succession.

French emergency services carried out terrorist attack simulation exercises on Monday at selected fan zones and venues two months ahead of the 2016 European Championships.

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and Health Minister Marisol Touraine both assisted at the exercise at a fan zone in the western city of Bordeaux which mobilized 600 fire fighters, police, army, and emergency services.

Formula One world championship leader Nico Rosberg's contract with the Mercedes team has shown up in the Panama Papers, leaked documents which reveal offshore financial dealings, German broadcaster ARD reported on Monday.

Revelations in leaked data from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca detailing how the world's wealthy including politicians and sports stars used its lawyers to set up offshore companies is sending shock waves around the world.