Serie A: Juventus beat Cagliari, go four points clear

Vidal of Juventus celebrated the goal 0-2 during the Serie A match betweeen Cagliari Calcio and Juventus FC at Stadio Sant'Elia in Cagliari on Thursday. Photograph: Enrico Locci/Getty Images......

Serie A: Pirlo and Pjanic keep Juve, Roma flying

Andrea Pirlo of Juventus controls the ball. Photograph: Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images Andrea Pirlo and Miralem Pjanic provided the moments of magic to inspire leading Serie A duo Juventus and AS......

Sports Shorts: Nadal loses on return; Serena, Cilic advance in China

Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a shot. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images US Open champions Marin Cilic and Serena Williams kicked off their China Open campaigns with straight sets......

Sports Shorts: Police probing racial rant against Liverpool's Balotelli

Mario Balotelli of Liverpool. Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Merseyside Police is reportedly investigating racist abuse received by Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli on Twitter after he......

Serie A: Roma win derby at last, Napoli sink Milan

AS Roma coach Rudi Garcia succeeded where his three predecessors failed by taking his team to a 2-0 win over arch-rivals Lazio on Sunday and maintaining their 100 percent record in Serie A......