Sporty Magazine 2

Barcelona and Manchester United moved a step closer to a rematch of the 2009 Champions League final yesterday, as both clubs earned victories to extend their first-leg advantage and reach the semis.
Lionel Messi scored his club-record 48th goal of the season in the 43rd minute to give Barcelona a 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk and secure a comfortable 6-1 aggregate victory that had never looked in doubt....

In over a century of judging the hits and misses of men’s professional tennis, tournament rules have come and gone. Styles of play rose and fell with the passage of time.
Technology has increased speed, spin and accuracy as rackets evolved and athletes became bigger, stronger and faster....

World number one Rafael Nadal began the defence of his Monte Carlo Masters crown with an emphatic second-round victory over Finland's Jarkko Nieminen.
The Spaniard, who received a bye in the first round, won 6-2 6-2 in just over an hour. It was a powerful display of hitting from the 24-year-old, who cruised to the title here a year ago. Nadal next plays Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who beat Guillermo...

Serena Williams has set her sights on a return to action by early summer - possibly at Wimbledon - after undergoing emergency surgery as a result of a blood clot in her lung earlier this week.
The 29-year-old four-time reigning SW19 champion admitted the last few days had been 'extremely hard, scary, and disappointing' after it was confirmed she had received treatment on Monday for a haematoma, suffered as a result of a pulmonary embolism...