A Palestinian boy who survived a firebombing by Jewish extremists that killed his parents and baby brother was greeted by Real Madrid's stars, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, on Thursday.

Five-year-old Ahmed Dawabcheh has been recovering from his injuries over the past eight months.

Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater was awarded his first England call-up on Thursday for the forthcoming friendly games against Germany and the Netherlands.

The former Manchester United youth player, 26, has played a key role for Leicester in their sensational surge to the top of the Premier League table and was rewarded with a place in England manager Roy Hodgson's 24-man squad.

Russian four-time breaststroke world champion Yuliya Efimova has been suspended from competition over alleged doping, Russia's swimming federation said Thursday, with media reporting she faces a life ban for using meldonium.

Russia's swimming federation confirmed that it had received documents from the sport's governing body "confirming the temporary suspension of the sportswoman from competition in connection with a possible doping rule violation".

Returning to London after Champions League elimination at Barcelona's hands, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger faces more uncomfortable questions than ever before about his stewardship of the club.

A season that was still full of hope at the turn of the year is now unraveling in all-too-familiar fashion, with Arsenal out of Europe, out of both cup competitions and trailing Premier League leaders Leicester City by 11 points, albeit with a game in hand.

Sebastian Vettel said Thursday he won't be driving a pizza this season -- even though he has named his 2016 Ferrari “Margherita”.

The four-time German world champion has made a habit of naming his cars and has opted for Margherita for the new season which begins with the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Spanish star Rafael Nadal and world number one Novak Djokovic remained on course Wednesday for a mouth-watering Indian Wells semi-final, while Swiss Stan Wawrinka exited in a match he described as a no-brainer.

World number five Nadal survived a scare from Alexander Zverev, rallying to beat the German teenager 6-7 (8/10), 6-0, 7-5 and reach the quarter-finals.

Stephen Curry scored 34 points to power the Golden State Warriors to a record 50th consecutive home victory Wednesday, while the Cleveland Cavaliers showed they could win without LeBron James.

Curry hit 12-of-20 from the floor, including 8-of-13 from beyond the 3-point arc, as the Warriors beat New York 121-85, improving to 32-0 at home this season with a 50-game overall home win streak.

Formula One's new rule changes are unnecessary and have made driving less fun heading into the 2016 season, former world champion Fernando Alonso said Thursday.

F1 bosses have approved yet another new format for qualifying for this year's world championship, despite reservations from some drivers.

The head of Spain's La Liga said the cashed-up Chinese Super League wasn't far from becoming one of the world's top football competitions -- but he hopes Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo aren't headed there just yet.

Speaking in Singapore, La Liga president Javier Tebas also told AFP that he welcomed China's burgeoning interest in football, which includes investments in Spain's Atletico Madrid and Espanyol.

Bayern Munich's stunning four-goal fightback to beat Juventus had the “wow” factor for Pep Guardiola as the Bavarians reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the fifth season in a row.

Substitutes Thiago Alcantara and Kingsley Coman scored extra-time goals as Bayern roared back to beat Juve 4-2 in their last-16, second-leg tie and seal a 6-4 aggregate victory.