Barcelona crushed Slovakia's Puchov 8-0 at the Nou Camp to go through 9-1 on aggregate.\n\n

At 32, Armstrong will reach an age at which all the previous Tour superstars have started to falter.

Raul, Figo, Zidane and Ronaldo got on the score sheet as Real Madrid crushed Real Betis 4-1.

The Formula One world champion sees McLaren as a potential threat to Ferrari's domination this season after David Coulthard's impressive times in recent testing.

The Barcelona coach said he is not prepared to throw in the towel despite rumours that Saturday's game against Real Mallorca will be his last in charge of the beleaguered Catalan giants.

World Cup failure aside, 2002 was still an exceptional year for the world's most expensive player

A chronological update of the football ace's career.

Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed says he was offered Brazilian striker Rivaldo in June -- but could not afford to buy him. \n\n