Tokyo's long-running 2020 Olympic stadium saga has taken another twist after it emerged organizers haven't worked out where to put the Games cauldron without creating a fire risk.

After scrapping the original stadium plans altogether last year, Tokyo organizers largely neglected to factor in the Olympic flame as part of the new design, which includes wooden roof panels.

Leicester City's rise from relegation scrappers to Premier League table-toppers has won them admirers across the sporting world, including in Thailand -- home of their billionaire owner -- where the Foxes are creeping into fashion.

The club, currently three points clear at the top of the world's most watched football league, are owned by Thai duty-free magnate Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, whose King Power brand is emblazoned on the club shirt.

Cristiano Ronaldo has done little to dismiss suggestions he treasures individual glory over collective success by claiming his dream goal would be to dribble past all 11 opposing players before scoring.

The Real Madrid star caused controversy at the weekend when he claimed the Spanish giants -- who lie third in La Liga -- would be top if the rest of his teammates matched his level.

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane hailed his team's effort after four of his players ended with cramps in a 3-1 win over Levante on Wednesday.

Zidane made four enforced changes with a host of first team regulars injured and suspended from the side that lost 1-0 at home to Atletico Madrid on Saturday to realistically end Real's La Liga title hopes.

Manuel Pellegrini refused to accept Manchester City's hopes of Champions League qualification are now under threat after their lackluster 3-0 loss at Liverpool.

City started the season as favorites for the Premier League title and a place in the top four was thought to be a formality.

Arsenal will be without goalkeeper Petr Cech and center-back Laurent Koscielny for Saturday's trip to Tottenham Hotspur, manager Arsene Wenger revealed after Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Swansea City.

"Cech got a muscular problem at the end of the game," Wenger said. "He will not play on Saturday. I have full faith in (David) Ospina."

Veteran Lleyton Hewitt is on standby to break his short-lived retirement if Australia need their new captain against the United States in this weekend's Davis Cup World Group tie in Melbourne.

World number 27 Nick Kyrgios withdrew before Thursday's draw with a virus and back trouble, with Hewitt, in charge as Australia captain for the first time, nominated as his replacement.

Kawhi Leonard tallied 27 points as the San Antonio Spurs clinched their 19th straight playoff berth and remained unbeaten at home with a 97-81 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.

The Spurs overcame a sloppy first half before running away with it in the second as they improved to 29-0 at home to stretch their record for the best home start by an NBA Western Conference team.

Belgium continue to hold off Argentina and Spain at the top of FIFA's latest world rankings released on Thursday.

World champions Germany sit fourth while Italy move up one rung to 14th above the Netherlands in the only movement in the top 20.

Pep Guardiola had good news hours before Bayern Munich's league match against Mainz on Wednesday as Spain international Javi Martinez trained with the ball for the first time since surgery.

The 27-year-old Martinez was at Bayern's Saebener Strasse training ground as his team-mates prepared for the game at Munich's Allianz Arena.