Defending champions Barcelona could seal their passage into the last 16 of the Champions League with two games to spare in Group E when they host BATE Borisov on Wednesday.

A third consecutive Champions League victory for the Catalans, despite the prolonged absence of the injured Lionel Messi, allied to Roma not beating Bayer Leverkusen at home, will mathematically seal the five-time champions' place in the knockout stages.

Jose Mourinho admits Chelsea have no margin for error as the pressure mounts on the beleaguered Blues boss ahead of Wednesday's crucial Champions League clash against Dynamo Kiev.

Mourinho faces one of the most significant moments in his long and illustrious career when Kiev visit Stamford Bridge for a match he cannot afford to lose.

On his 70th birthday, Gerd Mueller's record of 40 goals in a single Bundesliga season is 'still unbeatable' -- according to one of the strikers who could break it.

Mueller, dubbed 'the Bomber of the Nation' is being treated for Alzheimer's at a Bavarian nursing home as the Bayern Munich and Germany legend turned 70 on Tuesday.

Aston Villa's new manager Remi Garde discovered just how hard it will be to save his club from relegation as the Premier League strugglers slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Tottenham on Monday.

Garde was confirmed as Villa boss on a three-and-a-half-year contract earlier in the day, but Kevin MacDonald, in charge on a caretaker basis since Tim Sherwood's sacking nine days ago, selected the team before the official start of the Frenchman's reign.

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed will make his 18th attempt at an elusive Melbourne Cup win on Tuesday as some of the world's biggest trainers descend for Australia's most prestigious race.

The 154-year-old Melbourne Cup over 3,200 meters (two miles) has become a global event and its bumper Aus$6.2 million ($4.4 million) prize money lures the big names of thoroughbred racing, from Japan to the Gulf and the British isles.

Sparked by the most amazing rally yet in a comeback-filled playoff run, the Kansas City Royals captured their first World Series title in 30 years Sunday by defeating the New York Mets 7-2 in 12 innings.

The Royals took Major League Baseball's best-of-seven championship final four games to one after scoring twice in the ninth inning to equalize and breaking open the contest with five runs in the final inning.

LaMarcus Aldridge tallied 24 points and Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili posted their record 541st win as a threesome as the San Antonio Spurs stopped the Boston Celtics 95-87 on Sunday.

The Spurs star trio had a quiet night on the scoresheet but that didn't take anything away from the milestone NBA win which fittingly came against the Celtics.

Simone Biles confirmed herself as a favorite for victory at next year's Olympics as she became the first woman to win 10 world gymnastics championships gold medals on Sunday.

The 18-year-old American coolly added gold on the balance beam and the floor to the record third all-around and team titles she had already claimed at the Hydro Arena in Glasgow.

Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas believes defeating Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday will be a significant step towards lifting the Champions League for the 10-time winners.

Madrid could seal their place in the last 16 and take a huge step towards topping the group should they inflict the French champions first defeat of the season at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Manchester United's goal-shy players tackle CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford in the Champions League on Tuesday determined to end a goal drought that now stretches to 295 minutes.

Since Anthony Martial's diving header earned United a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture two weeks ago, Louis van Gaal's side have registered successive 0-0 draws against Manchester City, second-tier Middlesbrough, who beat them on penalties in the League Cup, and Crystal Palace.