Soccer

The chance of Real Madrid meeting Barcelona in the Champions League final at Wembley remained alive when the Spanish giants were Real Madrid will face Galatasaray while Barcelona will meet Paris Saint-Germain in quarterfinal matches that will be played April 2-3 and April 9-10. The complete Champions League draw set...

Oscar saved Chelsea, interim boss Rafael Benitez and striker Fernando Torres from embarrassment with an 82nd-minute strike in a Europa League last-32 first-leg 1-0 win at Sparta Prague. Torres, a mega-deal striker now with one goal in 13 games, missed a straightforward effort after 35 minutes and sliced a second-half...

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has left out Fernando Torres from his squad for two World Cup qualifiers, including the critical match against France. Del Bosque says "Torres had been a regular until recently, his inconsistency worries us." Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea takes the place of injured captain Iker...

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has revealed the club is pushing UEFA for answers over referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco's performance in their 3-0 defeat to Juventus. Celtic were incensed that the officials had allowed manhandling to take place on several occasions during corner kicks in Tuesday's Champions League clash, with Lennon...

Inter Milan striker Diego Milito is likely to miss the rest of the season after damaging knee ligaments in Thursday's Europa League win over Cluj. The Argentina international sustained the injury just seven minutes into the 2-0 victory at the San Siro and is now set for a long spell...

David Beckham pledged to donate his salary to a children's charity Thursday after signing a five-month contract with French Ligue 1 powerhouse Paris-Saint Germain, the latest stop on his globe-trotting career. The 37-year-old former England captain joined PSG after turning down several other offers and pledging to effectively play...

Munich is the first applicant to the German Football Federation to be the country's host city for the 2020 European Championship. Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says Munich is bidding to host the final and semifinals, as well as three group games and a knockout match. Flanked by Bavarian governor Horst...

Champion Manchester City lost more ground in the title race as it was held to a 2-2 draw in a thrilling encounter at home to Liverpool. Edin Dzeko's 12th goal of the season put the hosts ahead from close range midway through the first half only for Daniel Sturridge to...

Defender Timmy Chandler is among 24 players selected for the United States' World Cup qualifier at Honduras on Wednesday and is set to make his competitive debut for the Americans. Chandler is eligible to play for the U.S. and Germany. He has made nine appearances for the Americans but...

Tottenham has temporarily put aside its pursuit of Internacional striker Leandro Damiao, a source with knowledge of the deal tells Press Association Sport. Spurs reopened negotiations with Internacional over the potential transfer of long-term target Damiao, but the Brazilian club does not want to sell the 23-year-old, who was top...

England launched a year it hopes will end with a place booked for Brazil by beating the five-time World Cup winners 2-1 for only the fourth time in its history. Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard were England's scorers, either side of a fine equalizer from Fred at the start of...

Jose Mourinho thought his Real Madrid side defended better than they attacked despite cruising to a 3-0 victory in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie with Galatasaray. Real sauntered through the match, scoring twice before half time thanks to a delicate chip from Cristiano Ronaldo after a...