Football | Champions League last 16: Ronaldo ends road scoring drought in 2-0 win at Roma

  Cristiano Ronaldo ended his away scoring drought with an impressive second-half goal as Real Madrid won 2-0 at Roma yesterday in the first leg of the Round of 16 in

Boxing | Nike drops Manny Pacquiao in wake of anti-gay statements

Manny Pacquiao’s latest disparaging comments about gays have cost him a contract with Nike. It may not be the only endorsement Pacquiao loses, even as he and promoter Bob Arum scramble

Football | Jelavic becomes latest player to leave Europe for China

Tennis coach Nigel Sears says his collapse at the Australian Open was down to some bad sushi, not heart problems. Sears, who coaches Ana Ivanovic, blacked out during the Serbian

Football | Champions League Last 16 | Benfica, PSG victorious at home in first leg

Jonas scored in added time to give Benfica a dramatic 1-0 win over 10-man Zenit St. Petersburg in the Champions League yesterday, heading home a free kick awarded after Domenico Criscito

Boxing | Manny Pacquiao sorry for saying gays ‘worse than animals’

  Boxing star and Philippine Senate candidate Manny Pacquiao apologized yesterday for denouncing people in gay relationships as “worse than animals” but said he stood by his opposition to same-sex marriage. Fellow

Copa del Rey Final | Bruce Springsteen ends stadium controversy in Spain

It took Bruce Springsteen to end the controversy over the Copa del Rey final in Spain. The rock star has announced he will be playing at the Santiago Bernabeu on May

Basketball | A private dinner among Kobe’s All-Star highlights

  The moment Kobe Bryant will savor most from his final All-Star weekend was one the world never saw. There were plenty of highlights to cherish, actually. The way his daughters beamed

Olympics | Leading Russian anti-doping official dies suddenly

The former executive director of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency has died, two months after leaving his post amid Russia’s doping scandal. In a telephone interview with The Associated Press yesterday, RUSADA

Football | Champions League: Chelsea in fine form ahead of match at PSG

Wednesday, 3:45am PSG v Chelsea H 1.73, D 3.92, A 6.25 After months of poor results that prompted Chelsea to sack Jose Mourinho, the crisis seems to be over at Stamford Bridge. It’s

Displaced by IS, Iraqi soccer star now off to the Olympics

  Islamic State militants drove Ayman Hussein from his home. Eighteen months later, he sent Iraq’s soccer team to the Olympics. Hussein scored the game-­winning goal against Qatar last month in a

Basketball | LaVine exits All-Star stage for Kobe and the NBA’s best

  Zach LaVine called it the best dunk contest ever, a showdown with Aaron Gordon that rivaled what Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins did. Maybe they will come back next year

Cricket | NZ 178-4 in 2nd innings, trailing Australia by 201 runs

New Zealand’s chances of avoiding defeat in the first test ebbed away as Adam Voges completed a double century yesterday and Australia’s bowlers claimed important wickets in the final session

Golf | Bernhard Langer opens 7-stroke lead in Chubb Classic

Kenny Perry calls Bernhard Langer “The Germinator.” “Is he human?” Perry asked. PGA Tour Champions rivals have to be wondering about the 58-year-old German star. Langer followed his opening 10-under 62 with a

Olympics | Aussie doctor says Rio water bigger worry than Zika

The Australian team’s medical director says water quality will be more of a threat to the health of athletes and officials at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro than the

Rugby | Six Nations: France makes six changes for team to face Ireland

  France made six changes from the side that pipped Italy 23-21 for the Six Nations match against defending champion Ireland tomorrow. Four newcomers were in the starting lineup against Italy, and

Rugby | New Zealand beats Australia 27-24 to win Sydney Sevens

New Zealand beat Australia 27-24 in a thrilling final yesterday to win the Sydney leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series, though it played the tournament’s second day in the

Football | EPL Preview: Leicester’s charge relegates Chelsea-Man United to sideshow

Saturday, 8:45pm Man City v Leicester H 1.62, D 4.4, A 6.1 It sums up the erratic nature of this season’s Premier League that a match between Chelsea and Manchester United has been

Golf | McIlroy shoots 4-under 68 in 1st round in Dubai

Rory McIlroy started the defense of his Dubai Desert Classic title with a bogey but battled back to post a 4-under 68 yesterday, leaving him two shots off the lead. McIlroy

Rugby | Six Nations: Jones keeps changes to minimum for 1st England game

Eddie Jones kept faith with the England players who underperformed in the Rugby World Cup in his first selection as head coach for the Six Nations match against Scotland tomorrow. The

Football | EPL: Vardy keeps Leicester’s title charge rolling

Jamie Vardy’s stunning volley set Leicester on its way to a 2-0 victory over Liverpool yesterday, keeping the unlikely title challengers top of the Premier League on a night Manchester

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