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Maria Sharapova won the last of her five Grand Slam titles at the 2014 French OpenA farewell tour - with the chance to perform one final time in Paris, London and New York - would not have been the Maria Sharapova way.No longer competitive, and with a shoulder not fit for purpose, she would have hated making up the numbers at a benefit gig.And so the end came in a well crafted essay published in Vogue and Vanity Fair - which very much is the Sharapova way.The Russian leaves as one of only 10 women to have won each of…

Media playback is not supported on this device World Track Cycling Championships: GB win silver as Netherlands a set a new world recordUCI Track Cycling World ChampionshipsVenue: Berlin Velodrome, Germany. Dates: 26 February-1 March.Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Four, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app and through Connected TVs.Jason Kenny, Jack Carlin and Ryan Owens won Great Britain's first medal of the Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin with silver in the men's team sprint.GB, the current Olympic champions, were beaten to gold by the Netherlands, who lowered their own world record to 41.225 seconds…

Lucas Tousart scored the winner in the first half at Groupama StadiumLyon produced a spirited display to take a surprise lead after the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Juventus.Lucas Tousart scored the only goal in the first half as the hosts claimed their first victory over the Italian giants.Juve started confidently but failed to create any clear chances before Tousart converted Houssem Aouar's cross from close range to hand the Ligue 1 side the lead.The visitors continued to have more possession but they struggled to penetrate the resolute Lyon defence, failing to register a single shot…

Jesus scored the equaliser in the 78th minuteManchester City produced a stunning late fightback as goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kevin de Bruyne secured a memorable 2-1 win at Real Madrid to take control of their Champions League last-16 tie.After a cagey first half, the hosts capitalised on a defensive mix-up between Rodri and Nicolas Otamendi to take the lead as the impressive Vinicius Junior raced towards goal before neatly squaring for Isco to slot home.Sergio Ramos shot over as Real Madrid looked to double their advantage but City equalised 12 minutes before time when Jesus nodded in from close…

By Alasdair Lamont BBC Scotland at the Estadio Municipal de Braga Rangers last reached the last 16 of European competition in 2011, when they qualified from the Champions League group stageRangers backed up last week's stunning comeback by producing a poised performance to dump Braga out of the Europa League and reach the last 16.Ryan Kent's calm, breakaway finish coupled with a strong defensive display means the Ibrox side are in the last 16 in European competition for the first time since 2011.It might have been more comfortable had Ianis Hagi not had a first-half penalty saved and Scott Arfield's…

Serge Gnabry has scored six goals in London in this season's Champions LeagueChelsea's Champions League campaign is surely over after they were brutally outclassed by Bayern Munich in the last-16 first-leg tie at Stamford Bridge.The Bundesliga leaders followed in the footsteps of closest rivals RB Leipzig, who won at Tottenham at this same stage six days previously, by coming to the capital and producing a hugely impressive display.And, as when Bayern inflicted an historic 7-2 home defeat on Spurs in October, former Arsenal star Serge Gnabry was the tormentor-in-chief as he revelled on his return to London.The 24-year-old scored four…

Antoine Griezmann's goal was his 14th in all competitions for Barcelona since his £107m move from Atletico Madrid in JulyBarcelona grabbed an away goal as they came from behind to draw against Napoli in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in Italy.Dries Mertens curled in from 18 yards in the first half to become Napoli's joint top scorer of all-time, level with Marek Hamsik on 121 goals.But Barcelona equalised after 57 minutes when Antoine Griezmann scored from Nelson Semedo's low cross.The visitors ended the game with 10 men as Arturo Vidal was sent off late on.In the…

European football experts give the continental view on Wednesday's Champions League last-16 ties, with Manchester City travelling to Real Madrid, and Lyon hosting Juventus.Follow the Champions League on BBC Radio 5 Live and the BBC Sport websiteRead More

Juventus are top of Serie A by one point before they host third-placed InterFive Serie A matches will be played behind closed doors this weekend - including Juventus' match at home to Inter Milan - because of coronavirus.Matches at Udinese, AC Milan, Parma and Sassuolo will take place without fans. Games at Lazio, Napoli, Lecce and Cagliari will go ahead with supporters as normal, but Sampdoria's match on Monday is yet to be decided upon.Italy has put towns in northern Italy into lockdown after 229 people tested positive and seven died.Coronavirus: Six Nations games under threat Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympics still…

Alonso has attempted the Indy 500 twice before and failed to qualify last yearFernando Alonso will race at this year's Indianapolis 500 for McLaren.It will the two-time Formula 1 champion's third attempt at the race as he seeks to secure motorsport's 'triple crown'.The Spaniard, 38, has won the Monaco Grand Prix and Le Mans twice and an Indy 500 win would make him only the second man in history to secure all three, after Graham Hill.Alonso said: "I am a racer and the Indy 500 is the greatest race in the world." He added: "I have maximum respect for the…