VALENCIA--Barcelona's recent iron grip on the Copa del Rey came under threat as they lost 2-1 at Levante in their last-16 first leg tie on Thursday after resting a host of first team regulars, including Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
LIMA- - Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah retook the lead in the Dakar Rally after Wednesday's third stage while last year's winner Carlos Sainz saw his hopes of defending the title effectively disappear in the Peruvian desert.
LONDON--Tottenham Hotspur gained a slender advantage in their League Cup semi-final against London rivals Chelsea as Harry Kane's penalty earned them a gritty 1-0 first-leg win at Wembley on Tuesday.
MANCHESTER, England- - Gabriel Jesus scored four as defending champions Manchester City destroyed third tier Burton Albion 9-0 in their League Cup semi-final first leg, a record margin of victory in the competition's last four.
LIMA- - Nine times world champion Sebastien Loeb won the second stage of the Dakar Rally in the Peruvian desert on Tuesday, with South African Giniel De Villiers taking the overall lead for his Toyota team.
