Targeted global marketing and closer relations with the betting industry are two weapons La Liga are deploying in their battle for football supremacy with the Premier League, the Spanish league's marketing guru told AFP.

Two-goal hero Gonzalo Higuain urged his Juventus teammates to keep their feet on the ground after a brilliant 2-0 win in Monaco on Wednesday that left them on the brink of the Champions League final. 

Hopes are high in the Lebanese camp that young rhythmic gymnast Elissa Sadek can continue her rise in the rankings at the Islamic Solidarity Games being held in Baku from May 12-22.

The 17-year-old Sadek made her mark at the Arab Gymnastics Championships held in Tunisia in October last year when she came away with a clean sweep of five gold medals.

Emre Can scored a sensational overhead bicycle kick as Liverpool galvanized their grip on third place in the Premier League by winning 1-0 at Watford on Monday.

Dismissed as a crocked has-been after a disastrous spell in England, Radamel Falcao will savor the Champions League anthem more than most before Monaco and Juventus face off in Wednesday's semi-final first leg.

Jose Mourinho must patch up an injury ravaged Manchester United squad as the English side's quest for Europa League glory faces is stiffest test yet with a semi-final, first leg trip to Celta Vigo on Thursday.

More than twenty years after the football world witnessed the schoolboy Patrick Kluivert lead Ajax to Champions League glory his son Justin is bidding to help the Dutch giants into the Europa League final.

Andy Murray stays top of the latest ATP rankings released on Monday, which remain unchanged despite the success of Rafael Nadal in Barcelona at the weekend.

Police and fans were injured in clashes during the Tunis derby between arch-rivals Club Africain and Esperance Sportive de Tunis on Sunday, the interior ministry said.

Arsenal 'keeper Petr Cech made no attempt to hide how "angry and disappointed" he felt after a 2-0 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday dealt a huge blow to the Gunners' bid to qualify for the Champions League.