Barcelona's first defeat of the season has led some players to question the squad's hunger.

The Spanish champions fell behind and never recovered in a 2-1 Champions League loss at Ajax on Tuesday, with defender Gerard Pique calling it "the worst first half of football" the club has played this season.

Wearing his practice shorts and a sweatshirt, Kobe Bryant looked as if he was ready to return action.

After the Los Angeles Lakers signed the fourth-leading scorer in NBA history to a two-year contract extension, Bryant said he can't wait to play.

Chelsea qualified for the Champions League's last 16 despite being tripped up again by Basel, while AC Milan and Arsenal claimed easy wins but were made to wait to seal their berths in the knockout stage.

Mohamed Salah's late strike earned Basel a 1-0 win and a second straight Group E victory over the 2012 champions, who are guaranteed a top-two finish after Schalke only drew with Steaua Bucharest.

Manu Ginobili had 16 points to lead seven players in double figures as the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Pelicans 112-93 on Monday for their 11th straight victory.

Tony Parker had 14 points and seven assists, Tiago Splitter added 11 points and Tim Duncan had 10 points for San Antonio (13-1). Reserves Marco Belinelli had 14 points, Boris Diaw added 13 points and Patty Mills 12 to keep the Spurs undefeated at home.

Aston Villa rallied from a two-goal deficit with second-half goals from Karim El Ahmadi and Ashley Westwood to secure a 2-2 draw at West Brom on Monday in a Premier League midlands derby.

Shane Long gave West Brom a 2-0 lead with a third-minute strike and chip over Brad Guzan in the 11th.

Roma was held to a 0-0 draw by visiting Cagliari on Monday and failed to reclaim the Serie A lead from Juventus despite remaining unbeaten.

It was Roma's third consecutive draw after opening the season with 10 straight wins.

Juan Pablo Montoya turned his first laps in an Indy car in 13 years during his first test with new team Penske Racing on Monday.

The test at Sebring International Raceway was Montoya's first opportunity to get in his new car. He last drove in IndyCar in 2000, the year he won the Indianapolis 500 driving for Chip Ganassi.

Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose is out for the season.

The team said Monday that Rose had successful surgery to repair a torn medial meniscus in his right knee.

Real Madrid announced that Cristiano Ronaldo has a left hamstring injury.

The Spanish club said the injury was detected Monday, but the Portugal forward could still be ready for Wednesday's Champions League match against Galatasaray at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Manny Pacquiao is preparing for a visit to the typhoon-devastated city of Tacloban in the coming days, returning to the Philippines with his boxing career back on the upswing after an impressive victory over Brandon Rios.

Pacquiao said after his win at The Venetian casino in Macau on Sunday that a visit was being organized to the city which was the epicenter of this month's Typhoon Haiyan which killed more than 5,000 people and displaced an estimated 3 million.