Hanover 96 coach Tayfun Korkut has banned his players from visiting Munich's Oktoberfest beer festival after Saturday's Bundesliga match at leaders Bayern Munich -- whether his team wins, loses or draws.

Hanover are sixth in the table, but only four points adrift of leaders Bayern ahead of Saturday's showdown at Munich's Allianz Arena.

The gold, silver and bronze medal winners in the Asian Games men's 800 metres race were disqualified Wednesday in a new storm to hit the athletics contest.

Saudi Arabia's Abdulaziz Mohammed, Musaab Bala of Qatar and Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich of Bahrain, who finished first, second and third, all had their results canceled.

Italian striker Ciro Immobile has admitted he finds the Bundesliga tougher than Italy's Serie A as he adapts to life in Germany's top flight.

"It's definitely a different type of football," Borussia Dortmund's Azzurri star told German magazine Sport Bild.

Celebrated Indian women's boxer Mary Kom won her first Asian Games gold Wednesday but a team-mate sensationally refused to accept her bronze medal in a row over judging standards.

Five-time world champion Kom, 31, won a split decision against Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova to be crowned flyweight champion.

Rarely has there been so much at stake in an Asian Games football final.

It's North vs. South on the divided Korean peninsula, and it's a game South Korea's players are desperate to win. Not just because it takes place on home soil against their closest neighbor but also because a gold medal would grant them exemption from mandatory military service, which is largely in place because the two countries are still technically at war.

Paris Saint-Germain may finally have what it takes to compete with the best teams in Europe after the French side upstaged Lionel Messi's Barcelona in a thrilling 3-2 Champions League win on Tuesday.

David Luiz and midfielder Marco Verratti scored their first goals as PSG produced its best performance of the season to defeat a Barcelona side that is unbeaten in the Spanish league — and replied with goals from star strikers Messi and Neymar.

Francesco Totti's record-breaking goal earned Roma a 1-1 draw with Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday, exposing the English club's struggles in European competition again.

Three days after his 38th birthday, Totti become the oldest scorer in the Champions League's 22-year history by lifting a deft finish into the corner in the 23rd minute, showing his instincts in front of goal aren't waning with age.

Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin believes his side have to take a do-or-die approach into their crucial Champions League clash with Juventus on Wednesday.

La Liga champions Atletico surprisingly lost their opening group game 3-2 away to Olympiakos two weeks ago leaving them in need of a win to enhance their chances of progression to the last 16.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Tuesday that a new contract for French striker Olivier Giroud was a "done" deal.

Giroud was reported to have been signed a new deal with the Gunners, but Wenger said on Tuesday that everything was in place barring the formalities.

Five-time major winner Maria Sharapova moved into the third round of the China Open with ease on Tuesday, while Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska late-season slump continued with another early loss.

The fourth-seeded Sharapova saved seven of nine break points she faced in a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, a semifinalist last week at the Wuhan Open.