Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal stayed on pace for a possible final showdown while Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki booked a semi-final match with Tuesday triumphs at the Miami ATP and WTA event.
Top-ranked defending champion Novak Djokovic, winner of the past three Grand Slam singles crowns, reached the quarter-finals of the $9.6 million hardcourt tournament with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over French 17th seed Richard Gasquet.

The 2007 Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen held talks on Monday with President Michel Suleiman in hopes of staging a grand prix in Lebanon, reported MTV.
He told the president that he is seeking to place the Lebanese flag on his Formula One car.

After 76 days, Gabor Rakonczay — isolated and incommunicado for nearly 50 of those after his canoe capsized — has become the first person to paddle across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the Caribbean.
Rakonczay, who began his adventure in Lagos, Portugal, on December 21, and stopped for several days in the Canary Islands for rest and supplies, reached the island of Antigua on Sunday, he told The Associated Press in a phone interview from the Caribbean nation.

Roger Federer crashed out of the Miami Masters to Andy Roddick to bring the world number three's impressive run of form to a swift end.
American Roddick, ranked 34 in the world, upset 16-time major winner Federer 7-6 (7/4), 1-6, 6-4, snapping the Swiss star's win streak at 16 matches and moving into the fourth round.

Inter Milan sacked coach Claudio Ranieri on Monday after a string of poor results which has left the Serie A giants struggling to qualify for next season's Champions League.
The former Chelsea and Valencia handler - who has guided the side that won the treble including the Champions League in 2010 to just one win in their last 10 league games - has been replaced by youth team coach Andrea Stramaccioni.

The Boston Celtics moved into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division as Paul Pierce scored a season-high 36 points in a 102-95 win over Charlotte Bobcats.
Pierce also added 10 rebounds for the Celtics, which posted their fourth win in five National Basketball Association games.

Having been kept apart in the draw for the Champions League quarterfinals, Barcelona and Real Madrid will this week embark on a path that could lead to an all-Spanish showdown in the final in Munich on May 19.
Rampant in La Liga, where the top two enjoy a 22-point cushion over third-placed Valencia, Barca, and Madrid are widely regarded as the two strongest sides in the European game.

Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo is looking to his Benfica old boys as the Blues attempt to edge closer to the Champions League semi-finals against the Portuguese giants here Tuesday.
Di Matteo's side head into their quarterfinal at the Stadium of Light hoping to exploit the inside knowledge of defender David Luiz and midfielder Ramires, who both played at Benfica before joining Chelsea.

World No. 2 Maria Sharapova defeated fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) at the WTA and ATP Miami hardcourt tournament on Monday to set up a quarter-final clash with China's Li Na.
Sharapova, the 2011 Miami runner-up, is chasing her first title at the event after finishing second three times. She lost in the final last year to Victoria Azarenka and in 2005 and 2006.

Wayne Rooney sent Manchester United three points clear in the Premier League on Monday, scoring a first-half goal in a 1-0 victory over Fulham to earn the reigning champions their sixth straight league win.
The England striker ensured United capitalized on title rival Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Stoke on Saturday by stroking home a close-range winner high into the net in the 42nd minute at Old Trafford, his 21st league goal of the season.
