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The 167th La Liga 'Clasico' between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Nou Camp on Saturday could be the ideal stage for Gareth Bale and Neymar to show they are worth a combined price tag of almost 160 million euros ($221 million).
The baseball gods were kinder to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday as the errors that cost them dearly in the first game of the World Series came to their rescue in the second.
Cristiano Ronaldo continued his blistering start to Real Madrid's Champions League campaign when he struck twice in a 2-1 win at home to 10-man Juventus on Tuesday that put Real firmly in charge of Group B.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored four times - including a breathtaking 25-meter half volley that capped a 19-minute hat-trick - as Paris St. Germain humbled Anderlecht 5-0 in their Champions League Group C match on Wednesday.
Baseball
Given a bit of help by the umpires and a lot more by the Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox turned the World Series opener into a rout.
Franck Ribery scored twice as defending champion Bayern Munich thrashed Viktoria Plzen 5-0 on Wednesday to take a big step toward the Champions League knockout stage.
The inaugural FedExCup-style Final Series that tees off in Shanghai this week will give the European Tour a much-needed shot in the arm after a difficult year, said two-time major winner Jose Maria Olazabal.
Lydia Ko, the world's top-ranked female amateur golfer, has decided to turn professional.
David Beckham thought he was too big for Manchester United and later surrendered part of his career by moving to the United States to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy, former manager Alex Ferguson said in his autobiography, published on Tuesday.
Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal's 2-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund has left his team's bid to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages on the razor's edge.
Neil Lennon said his team's 2-1 Champions League home win over Ajax has left it in a great position to progress from Group H.