Benfica stage comeback win over PSG but bow out
LISBON (Reuters) – Benfica got the better of a makeshift Paris St Germain side with a 2-1 comeback win on Tuesday thanks to goals from South Americans Lima and Nicolas Gaitan but it wasn’t enough to secure a passage to the knockout rounds of the Champi…
Olympiakos through as Anderlecht finish with eight men
ATHENS (Reuters) – Olympiakos forward Javier Saviola scored twice in a 3-1 win over Anderlecht, who finished with eight men after two late dismissals, as the hosts reached the Champions League knockout stage despite missing two penalties.
Ronaldo and Madrid break records in win over Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid racked up the records as they ended FC Copenhagen’s unbeaten home run in the Champions League with a 2-0 triumph at the Parken stadium on Tuesday.
Galatasaray v Juve match abandoned due to snow
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Galatasaray’s Champions League Group B match against Juventus has been abandoned after heavy snowfall, European soccer’s governing body UEFA said on Tuesday.
Golf: Day draws strength from roller-coaster year
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jason Day has been torn between golfing joy and personal grief over the past two months but he believes the experience has strengthened his resolve and character as he aims to build on a “good year” in 2014.
IOC must push Russia on gay rights: Navratilova, Collins
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Tennis star Martina Navratilova and U.S. basketball player Jason Collins said on Tuesday the International Olympic Committee has not done enough to defend the rights of gay athletes ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi,…
Rio has no time to lose says Brazil-bound IOC boss
LAUSANNE, Swtizerland (Reuters) – Organizers of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics have no time to lose with the International Olympic Committee president flying into the country in the coming weeks to monitor progress, the IOC said on Tuesday.
EU Commissioner joins Sochi Olympics snub
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – European Union commissioner Viviane Reding will not go to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in February over what she said was Russia’s treatment of minorities, joining German President Joachim Gauck in a snub to the host…
Sochi sets up protest zones in city: IOC
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – The city of Sochi will have specific protest zones for demonstrators to air their views when it hosts the 2014 winter Olympics in February, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was told on Tuesday.
Ajax or Milan? For Van Basten, oldest loyalties win out
(Reuters) – Marco van Basten won European honors with Ajax Amsterdam and AC Milan, but as both teams prepared to meet in the Champions League on Wednesday the former Dutch striker kept his loyalties close to home.
