Jack Wilshere is back in the England squad for the friendly next week against Sweden after being out of contention since last year because of various injuries.

The Arsenal midfielder was called up Thursday despite club manager Arsene Wenger urging caution about how the midfielder is used because he has only just returned to action.

On an indoor court, Roger Federer can win even when he's not playing his best.

He proved that again Thursday at the ATP finals, beating David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6 (5) and advancing to the semifinals with a group match to spare despite struggling to land his serve and scrambling to stay in the long rallies.

Inter Milan and Lyon were among the six teams to qualify for the Europa League's knockout stage on Thursday but defending champion Atletico Madrid was made to wait after its 16-match winning run in European competition was ended.

Liverpool's qualification hopes took a dive by losing 1-0 at wealthy Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala in Group A while Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani produced the best individual performance of the round, scoring all four of Napoli's goals in a 4-2 win over Dnipro to revive the Italian team's challenge in Group F.

The San Antonio Spurs suffered their first loss of the season, New Orleans recorded its lowest-ever score and Jeremy Lin sank free throws with a bloodied nose in Wednesday's NBA action.

San Antonio came into the game against the Los Angeles Clippers looking to win a fifth-straight win to open the new season but were convincingly beaten, going down 106-84 in a dunkfest.

Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins was recovering in hospital Wednesday after being hit by a car while riding his bike in northern England.

Team Sky said Wiggins will be kept in the hospital overnight for observation, but that "the injuries he sustained are not thought to be serious and he is expected to make a full and speedy recovery."

Chelsea revived its qualification hopes in the Champions League with a last-gasp 3-2 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday, with Victor Moses grabbing the winner for the holders in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

Moses, who came on as an 80th-minute substitute, headed home Juan Mata's corner to earn the English giants a scarcely deserved win that moves them level on points with Shakhtar with two matches left. Juventus is a point behind in third.

Celtic marked its 125th anniversary with one of the club's greatest victories.

On a night when the Scottish club celebrated a milestone of longevity, its disciplined defensive display repelled Europe's best team of recent times as mighty Barcelona fell to a rare 2-1 loss Wednesday in the Champions League.

In what is shaping up to be the new top rivalry in tennis, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray whacked the bounce out of the ball for three more grueling sets Wednesday at the ATP finals.

Advantage, Djokovic.

Al Wasl has hired former Monaco coach Guy Lacombe to replace Bruno Metsu, who stepped down last month after being diagnosed with stomach cancer.

Lacombe, who has coached other French clubs including Paris Saint-Germain, will be presented to the media on Tuesday ahead of the Dubai club's next match against Al Jazira.

The Orlando Magic took its first loss since trading away star center Dwight Howard, unable to resist a second-half surge by the Chicago Bulls in their 99-93 victory on Tuesday.

Chicago's Luol Deng scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half and combined with Nate Robinson to key a 15-2 second-half burst that turned a five-point deficit into an eight-point lead. Robinson hit two straight jumpers to put the Bulls ahead 74-70 early in the fourth quarter.