The politics got a little hotter. The slopes got a lot slushier.   On a day when the mountain courses seemed better suited for the crawl or butterfly but posed no obstacle to Tina Maze, the...

Bayer Leverkusen is aiming to reach its first Champions League quarterfinal in 12 seasons as it host Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie on Tuesday. Here are five things to...

Flashing rarely sighted smiles, unruffled by the prospect of taking on Barcelona, Manuel Pellegrini personified the calm and confidence at Manchester City where chaos once...

As Champions League rallying cries go, Gerard Pique struck an unusually downbeat tone for a Barcelona player.   Particularly when speaking in the stadium of Tuesday's opponent:...

Malta made its debut in the Winter Olympics today when Elise Pellegrin took part in the giant slalom competition in the Sochi Games.   She finished in 72nd place out of 74 athletes who...

Manchester City will finally find out whether its impressive record this season counts for anything against Europe's finest attacking side.   City is hosting Barcelona in one of the most...

A 21-year-old Australian skier of Maltese descent, Nicole Parks, has helped the Maltese in Australia keep their interest in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games alive as she made her debut in the Games...

It was Belarus day Monday at the Sochi Olympics.   A Belarussian woman made Olympic history by becoming the first female ever to win three biathlon titles at the same games, and one of her...

No Cristiano Ronaldo? No problem.   Real Madrid's title ambitions continue to gain credence, with the Spanish giant showing no dip despite missing the Ballon d'Or...

If there's one Champions League game that should guarantee goals this week, it's Manchester City vs. Barcelona. Anything else would be a letdown from this round-of-16 meeting between two...