LONDON-- Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane returned to north London to score his customary goal against Arsenal as the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie ended 2-2 on Tuesday. The former Tottenham Hotspur player, so often Arsenal's nemesis in north London derbies, stroked home a penalty in the 32nd minute as the Bundesliga side hit back to lead 2-1. Premier League leaders Arsenal, playing in their first Champions League quarter-final for 14 years, had gone in front early on with a clinical Bukayo Saka strike. But Bayern, whose reign as German champions is as good as over as they trail Bayer Leverkusen by 16 points, showed they remain a European force to be reckoned with. Arsenal were stunned as their former striker Serge Gnabry levelled six minutes later and Kane rolled home his 39th goal of an incredible first season for Bayern after Leroy Sane was brought down by William Saliba in the box. Mikel Arteta's side ensured they will head to Bavaria next Wednesday full of hope as substitute Leandro Trossard equalised in the 76th minute to leave the tie hanging in the balance. The return of Kane, who scored a record 14 goals for Tottenham in the north London derby, to one of his favourite haunts was the big pre-match talking point. And he duly silenced the Arsenal jeers. "It wasn't an easy game," Kane said. "Arsenal are a really good team. They're top of the Premier League right now so we had to dig deep at times but it's a good result and hopefully we can make the difference at home." Predictably, Kane was booed every time he touched the ball although the England captain was hardly involved in the early exchanges as Arsenal seized the initiative. Six-time champions Bayern, seeking salvation in Europe after a poor domestic season, were handicapped by having no fans inside the Emirates Stadium as punishment for their supporters throwing fireworks in the previous round. They went behind in the 12th minute when Ben White played the ball inside to Saka who picked his spot and curled a low left-footed shot beyond Manuel Neuer. White should have made it 2-0 soon afterwards but shot straight at Neuer and then Arsenal's defence, so impregnable in the Premier League of late, suddenly went missing. They carelessly lost possession in the 18th minute and Bayern punished them as Leon Goretzka fed a perfect pass to Gnabry who clipped a finish past the on-rushing David Raya. Sane was than allowed to run and run from deep before being toppled by Saliba and referee Glenn Nyberg had the simplest decision to point to the penalty spot. Ice-Cool Kane Up stepped an ice-cool Kane, and despite the whistles no one expected him to miss as he sent Raya the wrong way. The 60,000 crowd suddenly went quiet as memories of heavy European defeats by Bayern, notably a 10-2 aggregate defeat in the last 16 in 2017, flooded back and it would have got worse but for a goal-saving tackle by White on Sane. Bayern, with another former Spurs player Eric Dier impressive in defence, looked comfortable after the break. Arteta sent on Trossard and Gabriel Jesus just past the midway point of the second half. They combined in the 76th minute as Jesus fed Trossard to slot a low shot inside the post. A frantic ending saw Bayern substitute Kingsley Coman strike the post from close range while the game ended with Arsenal screaming for a penalty after Saka went down in the area claiming he was fouled by Neuer. "We've got a draw so the situation is clear, the winner moves on," Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel said. "We need the same devotion, passion and quality as we had tonight – and we'll get through." Security was stepped up ahead of the game after Islamic State threatened drone attacks on Europe's top club tournament but thankfully the game passed off without incident.

 LOS ANGELES--Paul George scored 23 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, including a tiebreaking jumper with 7.1 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 26-point deficit to beat the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 120-118 on Sunday. George blocked Darius Garland's layup with 1.7 seconds left, and the Clippers sealed the comeback victory after Max Strus missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. George finished with 11 rebounds and seven assists for Los Angeles (50-28), which has won three straight and six of its last seven games. James Harden scored 22 points, Norman Powell and Terance Mann added 14 points apiece, and Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Darius Garland led Cleveland (46-33) with 28 points. Strus and Evan Mobley scored 20 points apiece, Caris LeVert added 18, and Jarrett Allen had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Cleveland scored 80 points in the first half and led by 26 with 6:35 left in the third quarter before Los Angeles clamped down on defense and cut the deficit to 100-95 early in the fourth quarter. The Clippers moved ahead 118-115 after Amir Coffey's 3-pointer with 47 seconds remaining capped a 10-0 run. Los Angeles played without forward Kawhi Leonard, who missed his fourth straight game due to right knee inflammation. Cleveland guard Donovan Mitchell sat out due to left knee injury management on the second night of a back-to-back. In the first quarter, Los Angeles led 33-31 before Cleveland closed on a 7-0 run to move ahead 40-33. Strus had 12 points in the period. The Cavaliers carried the momentum into the second quarter and led 66-48 with 4:27 left in the half after LeVert's trey capped a 14-4 run. LeVert and Strus had 18 points apiece in the first half for the Cavaliers, who took an 80-59 lead into intermission after shooting 60.4 percent from the field and 9 of 18 (50 percent) from 3-point range. Cleveland was held to 18 points in the third quarter, and Los Angeles rallied to cut the deficit to 98-86 at the end of the period.

UDINE, Italy-- Inter Milan took another step towards the Serie A title as a stoppage-time goal from Davide Frattesi secured a 2-1 come-from-behind win at Udinese on Monday. Five minutes into added time, Lautaro Martinez unleashed a low shot that Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye managed to tip onto the post but Frattesi pounced to slot home the rebound. Udinese had stunned the visitors with a soft goal by Lazar Samardzic before the break but Inter were soon level when Hakan Calhanoglu converted a penalty 10 minutes into the second half. Runaway leaders Inter are 14 points clear of second-placed AC Milan, boasting 82 points with seven rounds remaining. For relegation-threatened Udinese, the late goal was like a dagger to the heart of their hard-working defence with the side in 15th place with 28 points, two points above the drop zone. Udinese's defeat after a valiant defensive effort brought sympathy from Inter manager Simone Inzaghi. "I would like to congratulate Udinese, they played a great match and losing like this is annoying. But I think they can be saved with their organisation," Inzaghi told Sky Sports Italia. "How the game ended really hurts," Samardzic said. "The point would have mattered a lot but we must look forward with our heads held high and do better in our coming games." Inzaghi emphasised that his side needed to stay focused on winning a 20th Scudetto and a coveted second star, which is awarded for each 10 titles and is almost within reach. "We respected the opponent but we put our heart into, also driven by our fans. We believed and never gave up," he added. "We have achieved 26 victories in 31 games. A great run. Now we have to stay clear. There is great harmony, everyone helps each other. Eight points to go." Inter Miscommunication Inter assumed control early in the match but seemed to take their time in the build-up, looking for weaknesses in Udinese's rearguard, and did not create many opportunities. The visitors got their best chance of the first half when Hakan Calhanoglu sent a rocket towards goal on the half-hour mark but Okoye made an impressive reaction save to deny him. Udinese took a shock lead five minutes before halftime when poor communication between Inter's defence and static keeper Yann Sommer allowed a weak deflected cross from Samardzic to somehow find its way into the bottom corner of the net. Inter tried to respond immediately but Okoye made a diving save to keep out Lautaro Martinez's low header. Inter started the second period with a vengeance and dominated possession in the opening stages, Carlos Augusto scoring with a free-kick only to be denied by the offside flag. Calhanoglu then did level with a spot kick after Okoye collided with Marcus Thuram in an aerial challenge. Inter's aggression began to influence the match, albeit with its intensity seemingly waning before Frattesi's decider sparked a frenzy of celebration on the visiting bench. Inter next host lowly Cagliari on Sunday before facing Milan in a crunch game on April 22.

 LONDON-- Chelsea staged a last-gasp comeback to beat Manchester United 4-3 with Cole Palmer bagging a hat-trick to turn a madcap Premier League match on its head after the Reds seemed to have staged their own unlikely turnaround in a thriller on Thursday. Chelsea's top scorer Palmer struck twice deep into added time at Stamford Bridge to save the Blues who were on the verge of a 3-2 home defeat. United remain in sixth spot and still 11 points behind fourth-placed Villa albeit with a game in hand. Timed at 100 minutes and 39 seconds, Palmer's clincher was the latest winning goal on record in a Premier League game. Chelsea had raced into a 2-0 lead inside 20 minutes with a strike by captain Conor Gallagher and a Palmer penalty. Goals by Alejandro Garnacho - after a Moises Caicedo error - and Bruno Fernandes before halftime and another in the 67th minutes by Garnacho turned the tide towards United, who are chasing qualification for next season's Champions League. But with the Blues looking beaten, Diogo Dalot brought down Noni Madueke in the box and after a nail-biting VAR check Palmer stroked home from the spot for the second time on the night to level the match at 3-3 in the 10th minute of added time. A minute later, he blasted a shot that deflected off United midfielder Scott McTominay into the net to claim his 16th league goal of the season and send the home fans into raptures. Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino, whose grip on the job at Stamford Bridge has been questioned with the club stuck in mid-table, paid tribute to Palmer. "The impact is amazing. He is doing a fantastic job, it is difficult to talk more about him. Today he showed the mentality and the quality," the Argentine told the BBC, adding he had urged Palmer on in the closing minutes. "I said, 'Cole, two minutes more' and to believe," Pochettino said. His opposite number at United, Erik ten Hag, lamented his side's failure to see out the win just a few days after his team conceded a last-gasp equaliser to Brentford in a 1-1 draw. "Manchester United dominated the game but we made individual errors that cost us the game," he said. "We have to learn from it. When you are a Man Utd player you should already know how to deal with this circumstance." The victory took Chelsea up to 10th, five points behind United with a game in hand and still hoping to snatch a Europa League spot despite their stop-start season.