BASKETBALL: Panathinaikos grab fifth Euroleague title
Euroleague title holders CSKA Moscow lost out to Panathinaikos Athens in a tight Euroleague final contest. The Greek side fought off a late comeback by the Russians to claim their fifth title in Europe's top competition.
FOOTBALL - FRANCE : Bordeaux win to level on points with leaders Marseille
An easy 3-0 victory over Sochaux made Bordeaux a serious contender to the French league title. The club has now the same number as the leader Marseille, earlier Paris lost at home against Rennes and stayed fourth.
TENNIS - ROME MASTERS: Nadal dethrones Djokovic to claim fourth title in a row
World number 1 Rafael Nadal overcame stubborn early resistance from defending champion Novak Djokovic to claim the Rome Masters crown with an entertaining 7-6 6-2 win. The Serb will lose his third place in the ATP ranking to Murray.
RUGBY - EUROPEAN CUP: Leicester edge Cardiff in Millennium drama to reach final
Two-times European Cup champions Leicester Tigers ousted the Cardiff Blues after coming out on top in the competition's first place-kick shootout at the Millennium Stadium. They will face Leinster in the final in Edinburgh on May 23.
MOTO GP - SPAIN: Rossi stages comeback to claim first season win
Reigning Moto GP champion Valentino Rossi came from behind to clinch his first Grand Prix of the season at Jerez in Spain. The Italian moves into first place in the championship race, ahead of Australia's Casey Stoner.
TENNIS - STUTTGART WTA: Kuznetsova downs world number one to win the final
World number one Dinara Safina lost the Stuttgart's WTA Tournament final against fifth-seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in two sets (6-4, 6-3). Prior to this victory, the Russian had lost the last six WTA tournament finals she had played in.
FOOTBALL - ITALY: Cannavaro considers leaving Madrid for Juventus
Fabio Cannavaro could play for Juventus next season. According to the Real defender "things are getting close but it's not a done deal". The Italian player was named best defender of the last football World Cup.
FOOTBALL - SPAIN: Barcelona trounce Real Madrid 6-2 to close in on title
Title holders Real Madrid suffered a crushing defeat at home against Barcelona. The Catalans thrashed their arch-rivals 6-2 in the "Clasico" of the Spanish Liga to extended their lead to seven points with four games left.
FOOTBALL - FRANCE: Toulouse hold Marseille to a draw, Lyon slump at Valenciennes
Valenciennes staged a huge upset by defeating Lyon, who have ruled unchallenged over the French league for the last seven years. Two goals by Gignac saw Toulouse secure a draw against Marseille, who remain at the top of the table.
RUGBY - EUROPEAN CUP: Leinster stun title holders Munster to reach first final
Leinster thumped title holders Munster 25-6 in an all-Irish semi to reach their first Heineken Cup final. Brian O'Driscoll's teammates will play on May 23 against the winners of Sunday's fixture between Cardiff and two-time champions Leicester.
BOXING: Pacquiao stops Hatton in junior welterweight showdown
Philippine southpaw Manny Pacquiao stopped Britain's Ricky Hatton in the second round here to match a boxing record by taking a title in his sixth different weight class.
TENNIS - ROME MASTERS: Nadal rolls over Gonzalez to face Djokovic in final
World number 1 Rafael Nadal will challenge the Rome Masters title holder, Novak Djokovic, in the tournament's final. The Spaniard despatched 12th-seed Chilean Fernando Gonzalez in straight sets (6-3 6-3).
BASKETBALL: CSKA Moscow, Panathinaikos reach Euroleague final
Holders CSKA Moscow defeated mighty Barcelona to book spot in the Euroleague final. The Russians will face Panathinaikos who edged past rivals Olympiakos in the other all-Greek semi-final.
UEFA CUP: Fernandinho earns Shakhtar 1-1 draw with Dynamo
Despite a first semi-final lacking in technical brilliance, Brazilian Fernandinho's goal has made Shakhtar Donetsk favourites to become the first Ukrainian side to qualify for a major European final since the Soviet Union's collapse.
UEFA CUP: Trochowski header gives Hamburg first-leg advantage
Hamburg SV stunned hosts Werder Bremen 1-0 in their UEFA Cup semi-final first leg on Thursday, thanks to a goal from Piotr Trochowski. The team, managed by Martin Jol (pictured) is now in control of the tie before next week's game.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Manchester United earn slimmest of leads over Arsenal
In the all-English second semi-final, Manchester United just beat their London arch rivals Arsenal 1-0. Next week, Alex Ferguson's men will take their precious point to London where the young Gunners will want to show off their skills at home.
DOPING: All six athletes who tested positive in Beijing revealed
The remaining three athletes of six who tested positive for doping at last year's Beijing Olympics have been named as Dominican weightlifter Yudelquis Contreras, walk gold medallist Athanasia Tsoumeleka and Croatian 800m runner Vanja Perisic.
FORMULA ONE: McLaren receives suspended ban from three GP races
McLaren, world champion Lewis Hamilton's Formula One team, has been found guilty of lying to referees and has been given a suspended three-race ban. The sentence will be applied if there is a further breach of the sporting code.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Chelsea stand firm in goalless draw with Barcelona
Chelsea resisted Barcelona's impressive offensive to end up with a goaless draw. It will be the turn of the Blues to welcome the Blaugrana next week at London's Stamford Bridge in the second semi-final showdown.