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.

Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba has started to eat again and has been able to leave his bed as he maintains "encouraging progress" in his remarkable recovery from a mid-game cardiac arrest.

A joint statement from Bolton and the London Chest Hospital on Monday said Muamba remains in intensive care "where his condition is serious but stable."

All-star guard Joe Johnson scored eight of his 37 points in the fourth period of overtime as the Atlanta Hawks overcame Utah 139-133 in the NBA's longest game in nearly 15 years.

Playing their third game in three days, the Hawks won their fourth consecutive and six of the last seven.

Spain's Fernando Alonso warned Ferrari still had their work cut out to stay competitive this year despite his masterful victory at the rain-soaked Malaysian Grand Prix.

Alonso said the team were laboring "day and night" to improve the cumbersome F2012, which despite its faults was maneuvered to perfection around sodden Sepang by the two-time world champion for his 28th victory.

World number two Rafael Nadal cruised through to the last 16 at the Miami Masters, while fourth seeded Andy Murray advanced without even breaking sweat.

Nadal continued his domination over Czech Radek Stepanek with a straight forward 6-2, 6-2 victory in a third round match on center court.

APOEL's historic run in the Champions League will receive the ultimate test this week when the tiny Cypriot club takes on mighty Real Madrid in arguably the biggest quarterfinal mismatch in the competition's history.

Having already made history by becoming the first Cypriot team to reach the Champions League's knockout stages, APOEL sparked street parties on the small Mediterranean island by eliminating seven-time French league winner Lyon in the last 16.

Juventus beat arch rivals Inter Milan 2-0 in Turin on Sunday to keep the pressure on AC Milan at the top of the Serie A table.

Second-half goals from Martin Caceres and veteran Alessandro Del Piero did the damage after the visitors had enjoyed the better of the first period.

A fan was shot to death and three were hospitalized in a serious condition after a fight between rival supporter groups in Brazil on Sunday.

Andre Alves, 21, was killed with a shot to the head in a confrontation that involved nearly 500 fans before a match between rival clubs Corinthians and Palmeiras.

Diego Maradona believes there is one trait that sets himself and Lionel Messi apart from the rest when it comes to discussing the best players of all time: speed of thought.

For many years Maradona was one half of the great debate as to who was the best ever player: him or Brazilian Pele.

A 13-year-old boy was shot dead when Egyptian security forces clashed with fans protesting against a ban on al-Masry football club over a deadly stadium riot, state media said on Saturday.

The official al-Ahram newspaper reported that the boy was shot in the back and that 16 other fans were hurt, most of them suffering from tear gas inhalation, during the violence overnight in Port Said.