Serie A champion last season. A Champions League semifinalist this season.

AC Milan is regaining its pedigree as a European power after a turbulent stretch marked by the end of Silvio Berlusconi's ownership and financial issues.

Real Madrid is making it look easy this time.

There's been no need for late heroics or big comebacks. No need for last-minute goals or extra time. Instead, it's just been straightforward dominance.

Manchester City has submitted a planning application to expand the capacity of the Etihad Stadium to more than 60,000, making it the third biggest ground in the Premier League behind Manchester United and Tottenham.

The stadium was one of 10 included in Britain and Ireland's bid to host the European Championship in 2028. That bid said City's stadium would have a capacity of 61,000.

Manchester City and Bayern Munich's seasons are each defined by one signing — for better or worse.

As City prepares to finish off Bayern in the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday after beating the German champions 3-0 in the first leg, Erling Haaland has redefined the role of a modern striker.

The days of a healthy rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid are over.

What used to be a cordial relationship between the Spanish powerhouses has turned ugly following the latest scandal involving Barcelona over payments to a former refereeing official.

Argentina has replaced Indonesia as the host of the Under-20 World Cup next month.

FIFA announced the decision on Monday, just over two weeks after Indonesia was stripped of the hosting rights.

It is a measure of the standards set by Arsenal this season that a 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Anfield last week felt more like a loss.

Granted, the Premier League leader had gone 2-0 up after just 28 minutes and looked to be on course to move eight points clear at the top of the table. But a point at Liverpool was still better than any other team in the top four has managed this season, with Manchester City, Newcastle and Manchester United all beaten there this term.

Real Madrid needed to pull off a series of comebacks to win its record-extending 14th European Cup last year. This time around, it is making it look easy.

Madrid took a big step toward reaching the Champions League's final four on Wednesday when it convincingly beat Chelsea 2-0 in the first leg of their quarterfinal. That came after it crushed Liverpool 6-2 on aggregate in the round of 16.

Zach LaVine inspired a fightback as the Chicago Bulls eliminated the Toronto Raptors from the NBA play-in tournament Wednesday, while rising Australian star Josh Giddey helped the Oklahoma City Thunder end the New Orleans Pelicans' season.

LaVine finished with 39 points –- 30 of them scored after half-time -- in a 109-105 road victory for the Bulls, who will now face Miami on Friday with the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs up for grabs.

LeBron James scored 30 points as the Los Angeles Lakers muscled their way into the NBA playoffs on Tuesday with a thrilling come-from-behind 108-102 overtime victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Lakers clinched seventh seed and advanced to a Western Conference first-round playoff series against the second-seeded Memphis Grizzlies starting on Sunday after a pulsating duel at the Crypto.com Arena.