Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late equalizer as Real Madrid avoided a bruising derby defeat at Spanish title rival Atletico Madrid with a 2-2 draw on Sunday.

Ronaldo pounced on a loose ball inside the area to net the 82nd-minute equalizer — his 23rd goal of the season for the league leaders.

Roger Federer followed his best win in 18 months by taking his first title in nine months with a revenge victory over Tomas Berdych in Saturday's final of the Dubai Open.

Federer came from behind to beat world number two Novak Djokovic on Friday.

Grigor Dimitrov came back to beat second-seeded Andy Murray 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) in a marathon match that ended early Saturday to book a spot in the Mexican Open final.

The 22 year-old Bulgarian needed nearly three hours to eliminate the heavily-favored Murray and set up a championship match-up with South Africa's Kevin Anderson, who earlier defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-1, 5-7, 6-4.

Kevin Durant scored 30 of his 37 points in the second half on Friday as the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped a three-game skid with a 113-107 NBA win over Memphis.

Russell Westbrook scored 21 points and handed out six assists, and Serge Ibaka contributed 16 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder, who won for the first time since Westbrook returned from knee surgery.

Kosovo are gearing up for their FIFA-approved debut on the international scene when they play a friendly match against Haiti, the first in their six-year history as an independent state.

"This match will break the ice, it is the end of isolation" of Kosovo in international football, their federation (FFK) chairman Fadil Vokrri told AFP ahead of the match.

Ten months on from their shock FA Cup final defeat by Wigan Athletic, Manchester City find themselves again cast as potential Goliaths ahead of Sunday's League Cup decider against Sunderland.

As in May 2013, City will start as favorites against a team residing third from bottom in the Premier League relegation zone, but the experience of that rain-soaked Wembley day will steel them against complacency.

Jose Mourinho refuses to accept Chelsea are favorites to win the Premier League as the Blues bid to maintain pole position against struggling Fulham on Saturday.

Mourinho's team hold a one-point advantage over second-placed Arsenal and, with third placed Manchester City in League Cup final action against Sunderland on Sunday, the Blues have an opportunity to pull clear of one of their main title rivals.

Force India's Sergio Perez topped the time charts for the second successive day of pre-season Formula One testing on Friday as world champions Red Bull finally found some pace.

Perez clocked 1min 35.570sec off a marathon 108 laps with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso just behind on 1:35.634 off 122 laps.

Roger Federer battled back from a a set down to beat top-seeded Novak Djokovic 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the Dubai Open final on Friday.

The Swiss five-time champion took his career head-to-head record over Djokovic to 17-15.

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola said on Friday he expects star winger Franck Ribery to make his return to action next week against Wolfsburg.

"I hope against Wolfsburg (March 8) and in any case against Arsenal (Champions League 2nd leg on March 11)," the former Barcelona coach said ahead of their Bundesliga match at home to Schalke 04 on Saturday.