Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos is expected to be fit for his side's crunch Champions League semi-final, second leg against Juventus on Wednesday after fears over a hip injury were allayed on Sunday.

The German World Cup winner had to be replaced midway through the first half of Madrid's 2-2 draw with Valencia on Saturday which all but ended their La Liga title hopes.

Fresh claims linking Pep Guardiola to Manchester City are circulating after Bayern Munich warmed up for their Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona by slumping to a fourth straight defeat.

The Bundesliga champions were beaten 1-0 at home by Augsburg on Saturday, hardly the best preparation for Tuesday's clash with Barcelona, when they must somehow overturn a 3-0 first-leg deficit.

Only one percent of people feel that gays are "completely accepted" on the sporting field, according to a new international survey released on Sunday highlighting homophobia, as officials vowed to tackle the issue.

Close to 9,500 people were interviewed for the survey, initiated by the Sydney organizing committee of a gay rugby event, which found few positive signs that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people were welcome playing team sports.

Brazilian football legend Pele was released from hospital Saturday following prostate surgery, doctors said, after his latest health scare.

The Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo released a picture of a smiling Pele wearing sportswear and waving at the camera with his partner, Marcia Cibele Aoki.

Roma failed to strengthen their grip on second place in Serie A after goals from Marco Van Ginkel and Mattia Destro saw struggling AC Milan win 2-1 to blow the race for the Champions League wide open.

Van Ginkel's first Serie A goal five minutes before half-time and a close range header from Destro just before the hour mark were enough for Milan to win for the first time in six games, despite a Francesco Totti penalty letting Roma back into the game 17 minutes from time.

Louis Van Gaal believes Manchester United’s fighting spirit helped secure the victory that takes them to the brink of qualification for next season’s Champions League.

Van Gaal’s side were forced to work hard for the 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace that moved them seven points clear of fifth placed Liverpool, 24 hours before Brendan Rodgers’ side travel to champions Chelsea.

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti believes his side can overcome a 2-1 deficit to reach the Champions League final against Juventus despite seeing their La Liga title hopes all but extinguished by a 2-2 draw with Valencia on Saturday.

The European champions are now four points behind league leaders Barcelona with just two games left to play and have to come from behind against Ancelotti's old side at home on Wednesday to keep their season alive.

Former world record-holder Asafa Powell clocked a world leading 9.84 seconds to win the 100-meter dash at a World Challenge athletics meeting in Kingston on Saturday.

Jamaica's Powell finished ahead of American Ryan Bailey, who crossed the line in 9.93, with Jamaican Nesta Carter in third with 9.98.

Novak Djokovic insisted Sunday he is motivated and inspired by the opportunity to win a first French Open and become only the eighth man to complete a career Grand Slam.

The world number one has five Australian Open titles, two Wimbledon crowns and a single U.S. Open, but has yet to crack the clay courts of Roland Garros in Paris losing to nine-time champion Rafael Nadal in the 2012 and 2014 finals.

Paul Pierce banked in the game-winner on Saturday to lift the short-handed Washington Wizards to a 103-101 NBA playoff victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

Pierce's heroics gave the Wizards a two-games-to-one lead over Eastern Conference top seeds Atlanta in their best-of-seven second-round series -- and thwarted the Hawks' bid to rally from a 21-point fourth-quarter deficit.