AC Milan outplayed FC Barcelona for a 2-0 win in the first leg of its Champions League last-16 tie, beating the Spanish team for the first time in eight matches.
Bayern Munich loaded fresh misery onto beleaguered Arsenal with a 3-1 win at the Emirates Stadium that left them with one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Vietnamese karate artist Nguyen Hoang Ngan has been invited to compete at the ninth 2013 World Games, which will be held in Cali City, Colombia, from July 25 to August 4.
The Vietnamese national football team lost 1-2 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rivals in its first match of the 2015 Asian Cup qualifying round at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on February 6.
Former England captain David Beckham signed for Paris Saint-Germain in a five-month deal, fuelling hopes of a celebrity boost for French football as it faces an exodus of top players.
Novak Djokovic said he was motivated by going into the history books as the winner of three consecutive Australian Open titles after he mastered his rival Andy Murray in the final on Sunday.
Female chess grandmaster Nguyen Thi Thanh An is leading the 2013 Chess World Cup qualifying round after finishing her first five matches undefeated in the Philippines.