It's been a long time since so many teams have been bunched together near the top of Italian league. ...

Real Madrid's Bernd Schuster and Atletico Madrid counterpart Javier Aguirre both need wins in the Spanish league to quell criticism after poor midweek performances in the Copa del Rey. ...

The managers of Chelsea and Liverpool went through the motions of expressing disappointment at exiting the League Cup. In reality, both teams removed an irritating distraction from their pursuit of the Premier League title. ...

It took Bayern Munich a third of the season to get into their stride, but now Juergen Klinsmann's team looks poised to resume its customary spot at the top of the German standings. ...

Spain arrived in Argentina yesterday for next week's Davis Cup final hopeful of winning their third title despite the absence of top-ranked Rafael Nadal, who pulled out with a knee injury. ...

Eight yachts taking part in a grueling round-the-world race are preparing to enter uncharted sailing waters, where they will navigate around treacherous currents, pirates and other dangers on the way to India. ...

Today's Qormi-Valletta match brings to an end the seventh round...

TodayFootballHibs Ground: Bank of Valletta Premier League 2pm Qormi-Valletta...

Tarxien R.-Msida SJ 4-2 aet...

Hibernians-Vittoriosa S. 3-0...