As statements of intent go, it couldn't have been much bigger.

"If we only consider this season," Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini said, "there is just one club in Manchester — and it's ours."

Brazil defender Dante has extended his contract with Champions League winner Bayern Munich until 2017.

The Bundesliga club said Dante signed a one-year extension.

Barcelona's thrilling 4-3 away victory over Real Madrid was one of the greatest “clasico” clashes in history, Spain's press said Monday, declaring the La Liga title race now wide open.

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, helped by Andres Iniesta, conquered the Bernabeu, papers said, after the Argentinian scored a hat trick that made him the most prolific scorer in the history of “clasico” matches between the arch rivals.

Oscar Pistorius's murder trial entered its fourth week on Monday with more testimony on gunshots and a woman's terrified screams on the night the star Paralympian shot dead his glamorous girlfriend.

Anette Stipp, a neighbor and one of the prosecution's last witnesses, said she heard shots, then a woman screaming, then more gunshots in the early morning hours on Valentine's Day last year.

More than 30 relatives of passengers on missing flight MH370 have had to move hotels to make way for Formula One teams and fans arriving for the Malaysian Grand Prix, staff said Monday.

Thirty-two family members, including Chinese nationals, have decamped from two hotels near Kuala Lumpur's international airport, which is also close to the Sepang racetrack, hotel and airline officials told AFP.

Juan Martin del Potro will undergo surgery Monday on his troublesome left wrist after a visit to his U.S. doctors in Minnesota, the player announced.

The Argentine world number eight has been bothered by the problem since early January when he first felt pain in an opening match at the Australian Open a few days after winning the Sydney tournament title.

World number one Rafael Nadal hammered former number one Lleyton Hewitt 6-1, 6-3 Saturday to reach the third round at the ATP and WTA Miami Masters hardcourt tournament.

The top-seeded Spaniard and his veteran Australian opponent took to the court two and a half hours late due to long matches that preceded them.

Barcelona boss Gerardo Martino claims Brazilian star Neymar remains "one of the top five players in the world" despite his stuttering start to life with the Catalans.

Neymar is expected to return to Martino's starting line-up for Barca's huge La Liga clash away to Real Madrid on Sunday after sitting out last weekend's 7-0 thrashing of Osasuna as an unused substitute.

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola is poised to win the Bundesliga title in record time on Tuesday at Hertha Berlin on his debut season with the Bavarian giants.

A 19th consecutive league victory at Berlin's Olympic Stadium will give Bayern their 24th German title with seven matches left, beating their own record they set last season.

The Philadelphia 76ers established the second-longest losing streak in NBA history on Saturday, losing 91-81 at Chicago to drop their 24th game in a row.

Joakim Noah scored 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds to spark the Bulls, who also had 17 points from Jimmy Butler and 16 each from Taj Gibson and D.J. Augustin.