Second-tier Formula One teams Sauber and Force India lodged official complaints with the EU's competition regulator, a spokesman said on Tuesday, alleging the sport's governing body mismanages prize money.

The formal complaint accuses Formula One, which is run by controversial sports mogul Bernie Ecclestone, of unlawfully dividing revenues.

Last-place Carpi has fired coach Fabrizio Castori six matches into its first Serie A season.

Carpi made the announcement Monday without immediately naming a replacement.

Romelu Lukaku scored two goals and set up another against his former club as Everton rallied from two goals down to beat West Bromwich Albion 3-2 Monday in the Premier League.

Lukaku slotted in the winner in the 84th minute with his second attempt after a cross from Gerard Deulofeu to complete the second-half comeback and lift Everton to fifth in the standings.

Kevin Durant couldn't help himself.

While recovering from surgery on his broken right foot, the Oklahoma City Thunder star put himself through the agony of watching Golden State win the NBA title. The Thunder were among the favorites last season before Durant was injured.

The third-leading scorer in NBA history had only the faintest smirk when he stood in front of the photographers in his gold jersey Monday and held up a white sign reading: "Kobe Bryant."

Even heading into his 20th season, Bryant isn't exempted from the Los Angeles Lakers' regular preseason rites like the media day that precedes the start of training camp. The little things don't appear to bother Bryant as much as they might have when he was closer to championship parades than retirement parties.

Britain's Jenson Button looks set to stay with McLaren next season despite speculation of a rift with team boss Ron Dennis over contract talks.

The 35-year-old's Formula One future was the subject of intense scrutiny at the Japanese Grand Prix over the weekend after suggesting he had fallen out of love with the sport.

As Lewis Hamilton savors back-to-back Japanese victories and the sweetness of matching Ayrton Senna's 41 race wins, his Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg faces two long weeks of soul-searching.

Rosberg knows he blew a golden opportunity to close the gap on world champion Hamilton in the Formula One title race on Sunday after failing to turn pole position into 25 points for the second year running at Suzuka.

Theo Walcott says Alexis Sanchez's ability to reproduce the form that terrorized Leicester holds the key to Arsenal's success in the Champions League.

Sanchez netted a brilliant hat-trick to inspire Arsenal's 5-2 thrashing of Leicester on Saturday.

European champions Barcelona begin a two-month stretch without Lionel Messi when Bayer Leverkusen visit the Camp Nou on Tuesday hoping to take advantage of the Argentine's absence.

Messi suffered a torn left knee ligament as Barca squeezed past Las Palmas 2-1 at the weekend.

A Nikola Kalinic hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Inter Milan sent Fiorentina top of Serie A for the first time since 1999 as the early season title race was blown wide open on Sunday.

Inter, who have not won the scudetto since their treble-winning feats of 2010, had boosted their early-season scudetto hopes by racing to a 10-point lead over defending champions Juventus after winning their opening five games.