LONDON- - Heavyweights Arsenal, Atletico Madrid and Lazio took big steps towards reaching the Europa League semi-finals after convincing home first-leg victories and RB Leipzig also stayed on course with a 1-0 win over Olympique de Marseille on Thursday.
Under pressure to win the continent's second-tier competition as the likeliest route to Champions League football next season, Arsenal beat CSKA Moscow 4-1 with a blistering first-half performance.
AUGUSTA, Georgia- - Tiger Woods grabbed the spotlight while Swede Henrik Stenson snatched a share of the early first-round lead on a wild Thursday at the Masters that saw champion Sergio Garcia match the worst-ever score for a single hole at Augusta National.
JOHANNESBURG- - Vernon Philander grabbed six wickets in a devastating spell of seam bowling as South Africa crushed Australia by a record 492 runs to clinch the four-match series 3-1 on Tuesday, leaving the tourists with much soul-searching to do.
LIVERPOOL, England- - Liverpool ripped apart Manchester City with three goals inside the opening 31 minutes as they won their Champions League quarter-final, first leg tie 3-0 on Wednesday.
TURIN, Italy- - The Juventus stadium broke into applause and Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, once a player of extraordinary gifts himself, looked dumbstruck at the audacity of Cristiano Ronaldo's goal.
