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Wenger Eager to Repair 'Mental Damage'

Arsene Wenger wants his side to repair the "mental damage" of a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace when they face West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Thursday.

The Gunners blew a chance to take a major step towards securing Champions League qualification for a remarkable 19th successive season after being held at home by London rivals Palace at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

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Late Escape Will Be a Title Boost, Says Ranieri

Claudio Ranieri claims Leicester's dramatic escape in their 2-2 draw against West Ham has bolstered his players' belief they are set to become Premier League champions.

Ranieri's side were seconds away from a damaging defeat at the King Power Stadium on Sunday after late goals from Andy Carroll and Aaron Cresswell put West Ham ahead following Leicester striker Jamie Vardy's dismissal for diving.

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Rosberg Completes Hat-Trick at Chinese Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg stormed to victory in a chaotic Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, methodically completing a hat-trick of wins to extend his perfect start to the 2016 Formula One season.

The German's Mercedes was jumped at the start by Daniel Ricciardo but after avoiding the first-corner mayhem unfolding behind the front two, he quickly caught the Red Bull and romped home to win by a whopping 38 seconds from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.

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Nepal's Female Climbers Blaze Trails for their Gender

When a deadly avalanche hit Mount Everest a year ago, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita, one of the few Nepali women with expertise in climbing the world's highest peaks, headed straight there to help.

A gifted mountaineer who had summited Everest by the age of 22, she is part of a new generation of Sherpa women who are climbing peaks that have traditionally only been scaled by their men.

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Van Gaal Accepts United Must be more 'Entertaining'

Louis van Gaal admitted Manchester United’s latest contribution to the race for the Champions League was not enough to get Old Trafford excited.

Yet the United manager believes his side’s stodgy 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday -- a result that confirmed the Birmingham club's relegation from the Premier League -- was enough to send out a message to Manchester City and West Ham.

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Aguero's Lack of Honors Baffles Pellegrini

Manuel Pellegrini said it was "strange" Sergio Aguero has never been player of the year in England after the Manchester City star's hat-trick secured a 3-0 win at Chelsea on Saturday.

Despite being one of the Premier League's most consistent goalscorers in recent seasons, Aguero has yet to win either the Football Writers' player of the year award or the equivalent honor from his peers in England's Professional Footballers' Association.

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NBA: Warriors Crush Rockets to Open Playoffs

The streaking Golden State Warriors shook off an ankle injury to superstar Stephen Curry to thrash the Houston Rockets 104-78 on Saturday in their NBA Western Conference playoff opener.

The reigning champion Warriors picked up where they left off in their record-setting 73-win regular-season campaign, bolting to a 33-15 lead through one quarter and carrying on relentlessly from there.

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Inter Dent Napoli Scudetto Hopes to Keep Champions Dream Alive

Goals by Mauro Icardi and Marcelo Brozovic earned Inter Milan a Champions League lifeline on the way to virtually ending Napoli's hopes of a first Serie A title in 26 years with a dramatic 2-0 win on Saturday.

Napoli traveled to the San Siro hoping they could make light of 30-goal Gonzalo Higuain's three-match ban following his dramatic meltdown in a 3-1 defeat at Udinese two weeks ago.

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Nadal Rallies to Beat Murray and Reach Monte Carlo Final

Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal beat Andy Murray 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Monte Carlo Masters final for the first time since 2013.

Murray had dominated on his serve — and pressured Nadal's — throughout the first set, using his drop shot effectively. But Nadal broke Murray to start the second set, regaining momentum to defeat Murray for the third time in a semifinal here.

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Hamilton to Start Chinese GP on Back Row

World champion Lewis Hamilton will start the Chinese Grand Prix from the back of the grid after suffering mechanical trouble in Saturday's qualifying.

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