Borussia Dortmund's CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has warned Bayern Munich that his team is ready to pounce in the Bundesliga title race should Pep Guardiola's leaders slip up at Stuttgart on Saturday.

With only six games left, the Bavarian giants are five points clear of second-placed Dortmund but face a tricky tie at Stuttgart in the south Germany derby.

Barcelona must overturn a terrible run of results away to Real Sociedad in recent years to prevent losing their grip on the Spanish title race when they visit Anoeta on Saturday.

Despite tasting defeat for the first time in 40 games on their last La Liga outing at home to Real Madrid last weekend, Barca still hold a commanding six-point lead over Atletico Madrid with Real a further point adrift and just seven games remaining.

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool's 1-1 draw at his ex-club Borussia Dortmund had spiced up their Europa League quarter-final and predicts Anfield will light up for next Thursday's return leg.

Klopp's Reds grabbed a precious away goal when Liverpool striker Divock Origi netted in the first half before Dortmund captain Mats Hummels equalized with a bullet header.

Antonio Conte's Chelsea reign doesn't start until after Euro 2016, but following confirmation this week that the Italy coach will take charge at Stamford Bridge, the focus has already switched towards next season.

Guus Hiddink has again done a fine job in his second spell as interim manager at the club and the Blues will head to Swansea on Saturday keen to extend their unbeaten Premier League run under the Dutchman.

Kasper Schmeichel says Leicester's rock solid defense is the secret to the shock leaders' remarkable charge towards a fairytale Premier League title.

Claudio Ranieri's side are within touching distance of becoming the most unexpected champions in English football history as they head to struggling Sunderland on Sunday and Denmark goalkeeper Schmeichel has no doubts he and the four men immediately in front of him will lay the foundation for another priceless victory.

Never one to shun the limelight, Zlatan Ibrahimovic claimed Thursday that he could make a film about his life and portray it as a 10-part saga -- just like Rambo.

"There are talks but nothing has been decided," the Paris Saint Germain star told Swedish business newspaper Dagens Industri.

Italian manufacturer Ferrari will receive more money than any other team in Formula One for 2015 despite finishing second in the championship to Mercedes, British magazine Autosport reported on Thursday.

The 2015 total payout was $965m and this will be distributed across 10 teams with Ferrari leading the way ahead of the reigning double world champions.

Sports federations must be as vigilant in monitoring for cases of child abuse as they are for doping, Australia's Olympic chief said Thursday, revealing a welfare officer will be at the Rio Games to handle any complaints.

John Coates made the comments while giving evidence to a long-running Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Manny Pacquiao believes his 11-month absence from boxing following last year's defeat to Floyd Mayweather has left him hungrier than ever as he prepares for his farewell fight against Tim Bradley on Saturday.

The 37-year-old Filipino insists he will retire from boxing after the third installment of his rivalry with Bradley, vowing to focus on a political career in his homeland where he is seeking election to the Senate.

Zinedine Zidane admitted Real Madrid suffered an El Clasico hangover as they crashed to a 2-0 Champions League quarter-final, first-leg, defeat at Wolfsburg on Wednesday.

Just five days after ending Barcelona's 39-game unbeaten run with a 2-1 away win, Real were humbled as Wolfsburg ignored their struggling mid-table form in Germany's top flight.