Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero is battling to be fit for this weekend's Premier League clash at Arsenal after suffering a "stupid" foot injury last week, the club website said.
Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook have set a solid foundation to England's first innings as the openers batted through to the tea interval on 83 for no loss in reply to Sri Lanka's 275 on the second day of the second test.
Universidad de Chile defeated Mendoza's Godoy Cruz 1-0 in the match for the Group 8 Libertadores de América Cup, leading the Argentine team with lower chances to achieve the last 16.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid enjoyed one of their most comfortable passages into the Champions League semi-finals with a 5-2 victory over APOEL Nicosia, progressing 8-2 on aggregate.
If there is to be a series of head-to-head battles between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods in the years ahead it does not sound like there will be much in the way of trash talk to stimulate the hype.
Twelve months after his stunning victory in the Masters, Charl Schwartzel is back at Augusta National and feeling confident about his chances and determined to prove his win was no fluke.
David Nalbandian will face Marin Cilic in the opening singles on Friday before the encounter between Juan Martín Del Potro and Uvo Karlovic, in the first day of the series between Argentina and Croatia for the quarter final of the Davis Cup.
US President Barack Obama believes women should be allowed to join the all-male Augusta National Golf Club, the White House said, adding pressure on the exclusive 80-year-old organization to drop its restrictive policy.
Charl Schwartzel made a solid start to his Masters defence at Augusta National but was unable to conjure up the same magic that won him the green jacket a year ago.
Athletic Bilbao and Atlético Madrid both overcame German opposition to reach the Europa League semi-finals while fellow Spaniards Valencia joined them by demolishing AZ Alkmaar.