Roberto Martinez believes his Everton squad have the character and ability to stay in the mix for a Champions League place after achieving a club record points total in the Premier League era.

The Merseyside team climbed up to fourth spot with a narrow 1-0 win away to Sunderland, a seventh consecutive victory moving them on to 66 points, bettering their previous best under former manager David Moyes in 2008.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has encouraged his players to carry the momentum from their run to the FA Cup final into the battle for a Premier League top-four finish.

The Frenchman saw his side beat holders Wigan Athletic 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the semifinals at Wembley on Saturday, taking them into an FA Cup final for the first time since they last won a trophy in 2005.

Roma kept the suspense bubbling in Serie A on Saturday as they breezed to a 3-1 win over Atalanta and to within just five points of leaders Juventus.

First half goals from versatile Brazilian Rodrigo Taddei and Serbia's Adem Ljajic put Rudi Garcia's side in charge at the Olympic Stadium before former Arsenal striker Gervinho sealed the victory with 27 minutes left.

World champions Red Bull believe they can overturn Daniel Ricciardo's Australian Grand Prix disqualification on Monday and reinvigorate their 2014 challenge.

The FIA's International Court of Appeal will meet in Paris to decide whether or not to reinstate Ricciardo's second-place finish in Melbourne.

Carried by a wave of raw emotion, leaders Liverpool will look to land a potentially decisive blow in the Premier League title race when they host Manchester City on Sunday.

Tributes to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster will frame the encounter and with Liverpool on course for a first title since 1990, Anfield is likely to be a cauldron of fervor and belief.

Dutch giants Ajax can clinch their fourth successive Eredivisie title this weekend with three games of the season remaining if results fall in the Amsterdam side's favor.

Ajax are placed six points clear of Feyenoord and will be crowned champions if they manage a better result than their closest pursuers on Sunday.

Human Rights Watch welcomed Saturday a recommendation by Saudi Arabia's consultative Shura Council to lift the ban on sports in girls' state schools.

On Tuesday, the council recommended that the longstanding ban, relaxed in private schools last year, be ended altogether, state media in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom reported.

The British Government has told the Premier League to "sort their act out" over the lack of facilities for disabled fans at many of England's top-flight grounds.

A BBC report last month revealed that just three Premier League venues -- Swansea's Liberty Stadium, St Mary's in Southampton, and the Cardiff City Stadium -- provide the required number of wheelchair spaces.

Manaus is the most remote of Brazil's World Cup cities, and probably the most fascinating, too.

With its industrial zone and trash-strewn slums, Manaus sits in the middle of the Amazon rain forest in far northwestern Brazil, surrounded by unmatched natural splendor.

Since Fabio Capello took over as Russia coach two years ago, he has revitalized the national team.

Capello is the third foreigner to lead the team, but unlike predecessors Guus Hiddink and Dick Advocaat, the Italian moved to Russia and began looking for new young talents in the domestic league.