Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio insists the Turin giants are firmly focused on ending their 20-year wait to lift the Italian Cup as their Champions League final date with Barcelona looms.

Juventus, who defended their league title a fortnight ago, remain in contention for a treble of trophies this season.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho expressed his frustration after Cesc Fabregas was sent off in bizarre fashion as the champions were defeated 3-0 at West Bromwich Albion.

The Spanish midfielder is set to miss the first two matches of next season plus the final game of this campaign at home to Sunderland on Sunday following his first half dismissal after he kicked the ball against Chris Brunt.

Ryan Lochte seized the spotlight at the Charlotte Pro Swim Sunday with an impressive win in the 200m individual medley.

Lochte posted the third-fastest time in the world this year, clocking 1min 57.20sec for his first win of the meeting.

A year that equals the best in Barcelona's history, with La Liga in the bag and Champions League and Copa del Rey finals to come, couldn't have started more inauspiciously.

The Catalans opened 2015 with a 1-0 defeat at Real Sociedad on the field and descended into full blown institutional crisis off it.

Roma remain on course to secure automatic qualification for next season's Champions League group stage after coming from behind to beat Udinese 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.

Vassilis Torosidis was the match-winner for Rudi Garcia's side, pouncing to net from close range in the 65th minute after the Udinese defence had made a hash of dealing with a harmless-looking Radja Nainggolan cross.

For the past 10 years Rafael Nadal has been virtually unbeatable at Roland Garros, but that could all change at this year's French Open as the Spaniard's woes continue on clay.

Nadal, stunned in the final of the Madrid Masters a week ago by Britain's Andy Murray, has won only one tournament -- Buenos Aires -- on his favorite surface this year.

Top seed Novak Djokovic warmed up for the French Open with a comprehensive 6-4, 6-3 victory over Roger Federer to claim his fourth Italian Open title on Sunday.

In the absence of seven-time champion Rafael Nadal, ousted in the quarter-finals, the Serbian produced a near flawless performance on centre court to defend his title and hand Federer his fourth final defeat in Rome.

Corsican minnows Gazelec Ajaccio won promotion to the French Ligue 1 for the first time in their history on Friday.

A double from Congolese striker John Tshibumbu helped the club to a 3-2 win over Niort in Ligue 2 which sealed their fourth promotion from a lower league in five years.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to defending his Italian Open title after seven-time champion Rafael Nadal was stunned in the last eight by Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland on Friday.

Djokovic, who beat Nadal in last year's final to claim his third title in the Italian capital, dominated Japan's Kei Nishikori in a one-sided quarter-final to set up a semi-final meeting with David Ferrer.

The Atlanta Hawks advanced to the NBA semi-finals for the first time in 45 years with a 94-91 win over Washington in game six Friday after the referee waved off Paul Pierce's three-pointer at the buzzer.

The Hawks will face LeBron James and the second-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, who eliminated the Chicago Bulls in game six of their Eastern Conference series Thursday.