LONDON- - Welsh rider Elinor Barker was enjoying warm-weather training in the Cape Town sunshine this week -- one of the perks of being a track cycling Olympic and world champion.
MADRID- - Holders Real Madrid were sensationally knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday after being thrashed 4-1 at home by an outstanding Ajax Amsterdam who overturned a first-leg deficit to reach the quarter-finals 5-3 on aggregate.
FLORIDA--Dwyane Wade scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter as the host Miami Heat won consecutive games for the first time since January, defeating the Atlanta Hawks 114-113 on Monday night.
PHILADELPHIA --JJ Redick scored 26 points to lead the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Orlando Magic 114-106 on Tuesday.
MADRID- After their domestic season was left in tatters by back-to-back defeats to Barcelona, Real Madrid have been left to focus yet again on winning the Champions League as the only way to salvage a turbulent campaign.
