A Cesc Fabregas first-half double inspired Barcelona to a 4-0 win over Osasuna in their Spanish Cup Last 16 first leg match on Wednesday.
Two-time world player of the year Lionel Messi came on midway through the second-half to add another two, his first a header set up by a Fabregas cross to give last season's beaten finalists a healthy advantage ahead of next week's second leg.
Full StoryDavid Beckham may not be headed to Paris Saint-Germain, but it's still not certain he will be back with Major League Soccer champions the Los Angeles Galaxy, The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
Tim Leiweke, chief executive of Galaxy's owners AEG, told the newspaper that there was still no deal in place for Beckham to stay with the club, although the Galaxy want to keep him.
Full StoryEquatorial Guinea and South Africa kick off a 13-fixture warm-up schedule Friday ahead of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Sudan have lined up three friendlies, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Tunisia two each and Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea and Zambia one apiece.
Full StoryA hobbling Serena Williams said she would wait 24 hours before deciding whether to withdraw from the Brisbane International because of an ankle injury she picked up Wednesday.
The injury-prone 13-time Grand Slam winner fell heavily during her second round win over Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski after she rolled her ankle during a baseline rally.
Full StoryWorld number one Caroline Wozniacki did little to silence her critics Wednesday as she struggled to win her singles match in Denmark's 2-1 loss to Bulgaria at the mixed teams Hopman Cup in Perth.
The Dane, who is clinging to the top ranking in women's tennis by 115 points and has been much maligned for failing to win a Grand Slam, made a host of unforced errors in her marathon clash against Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova.
Full StoryParis Saint-Germain President Nasser al-Khelaifi says David Beckham will not join the French club, despite weeks of speculation that the 36-year-old former England captain was coming to play.
Speaking in an interview with French radio station RMC, al-Khelaifi said: "David Beckham is in Los Angeles and he's going to stay there."
Full StoryManchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is set to recall Wayne Rooney for the Premier League clash at Newcastle on Wednesday following the England striker's surprise absence against Blackburn.
Ferguson has revealed Rooney will be available after the forward did not even make the substitutes' bench for the champions' shock 3-2 defeat by relegation candidates Blackburn at Old Trafford on New Year's Eve.
Full StoryLate goals provided a fresh twist to the tussle for fourth place in the Premier League on Monday, as Chelsea surged to victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers and 10-man Arsenal slumped to defeat at Fulham.
After the title itself, fourth place is the most hotly contested prize in English football — bringing with it the prospect of qualifying for the lucrative television deals and kudos of the Champions League group stage.
Full StoryGrand Slam record-holder Roger Federer believes that his capacity for playing through pain is one of the reasons why he can challenge for the top titles again in 2012.
Speaking the day before starting the defense of his Qatar Open title, Federer cut an optimistic figure as he contemplated life on an increasingly taxing tour well into his 31st year.
Full StoryMiami and Oklahoma City, the last two undefeated teams in the NBA this season, both lost for the first time on Monday as the reigning champion Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks celebrated triumphs.
The Mavericks defeated the visiting Thunder 100-87, improving to 2-4 and avenging a loss at Oklahoma City last week, while the hosts Heat fell 100-92 to the Hawks despite a game-high 28 points from Miami's LeBron James.
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