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Juventus Beats Genoa 1-0 to Go 17 Points Clear in Serie A

Carlos Tevez scored again to help Juventus beat Genoa 1-0 in Serie A Sunday and maintain its 14-point advantage over Roma, which got back to winning ways with a 1-0 victory at Cesena.

Tevez, who also had a penalty saved at Juventus Stadium, scored the only goal of the game with a magnificent finish to increase his tally to a league-leading 16 on the season.

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Suarez Scores as Barca Beats Madrid 2-1 to Extend Liga Lead

Luis Suarez scored the winning goal to give Barcelona a 2-1 win over title rival Real Madrid on Sunday in a back-and-forth "clasico" between the Spanish league's main title rivals.

Suarez broke free from Madrid's defense to restore Barcelona's lead in the 56th minute, ensuring Barcelona opened up a four-point gap over Madrid with another 10 rounds remaining to decide the league crown.

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Djokovic Beats Federer in 3 Sets to Win Indian Wells Title

Move over Roger Federer, there is another guy with a share of your crown as king of the desert.

Novak Djokovic defeated Federer 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2 to win his fourth BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, tying him with Federer for the most titles in the desert after winning for the second straight year.

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Spurs Win 114-95 at Faltering Hawks

San Antonio won comfortably at Atlanta 114-95 in Sunday's clash of two teams with form lines heading in opposite directions leading up to the NBA playoffs.

The Spurs have won three straight and the Hawks have lost three straight, though they can afford to ease up given they are still eight games clear atop the Eastern Conference, ahead of Cleveland, which won at Milwaukee.

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Arjen Robben Pulls out of Netherlands Team for Key Qualifier

Injured Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben has pulled out of the Netherlands squad for a key European Championship qualifier against Turkey and a friendly against Spain.

Robben, who has been in stand-out form for club and country, was substituted in the 24th minute of Bayern's 2-0 home defeat Sunday to Borussia Moenchengladbach with a stomach muscle injury.

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James and Cavs Book Playoff Berth

LeBron James is headed back to the NBA playoffs with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

An ailing James scored 29 points and Cleveland held on for a 95-92 win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday to clinch a playoff berth.

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Party Crasher Raonic Reaches First Indian Wells Semi

Milos Raonic crashed the Big Four party Friday with a hard-fought three-set win over world No. 3 Rafael Nadal to reach the Indian Wells ATP Masters semi-finals.

Canada's Raonic beat Nadal for the first time. He blasted 19 aces, hammered a series of thunderous forehands and saved three match points to upset the Spaniard 4-6, 7-6 (12/10), 7-5 and set up a semi-final clash with Roger Federer.

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Star Front Three Shining Brightly for Barca

Barcelona had to wait nearly three months to unveil their shiny new toy this season as club record signing Luis Suarez sat on the sidelines, suspended for biting Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup.

When Suarez finally was unleashed to form the third part of a star South American triumvirate also featuring Lionel Messi and Neymar, there were a few bumps in the road.

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Luiz and Marquinhos to Miss French Test

Defenders David Luiz and Marquinhos are out of Brazil's friendly against France next Thursday at the Stade de France in Paris, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said Friday.

The CBF confirmed on its website both Paris Saint-Germain players were carrying thigh injuries and added that China-based striker Diego Tardelli would also miss the game.

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Ibrahimovic Treble Lifts PSG to the Top

Zlatan Ibrahimovic put his recent disciplinary problems behind him by bagging a hat-trick to give Paris Saint-Germain a 3-1 victory over Lorient on Friday night.

The big Swede was banned for one Champions League match on Thursday for his sending off against Chelsea last week, while he also faces a possible domestic ban for a foul-mouthed outburst following PSG's 3-2 defeat at Bordeaux last week in which he insulted both the referee and France.

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