Chelsea conceded late goals in both normal time and extra time to lose 2-1 to Sunderland in the League Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday, while Manchester City also advanced thanks to Edin Dzeko's double at Leicester.

South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-yueng grabbed Sunderland's winner with two minutes left at the Stadium of Light, with Chelsea having been taken to extra time after conceding an 88th-minute equalizer by Fabio Borini.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been charged by the English Football Association for making an abusive gesture toward Manchester City fans during a Premier League match.

Television cameras spotted the England international raising his middle finger in the direction of City supporters in the 69th minute of Saturday's game at Etihad Stadium, which Arsenal lost 6-3.

Bayern Munich's Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger has said he has no fear of missing the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, despite his ongoing ankle problems.

"I have not had a moment's concern about missing the World Cup," Schweinsteiger told SID, an AFP subsidiary.

Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Glenn Hoddle would be interested in returning to the club to succeed the sacked Andre Villas-Boas, a source close to him revealed on Tuesday.

Technical coordinator Tim Sherwood, a former Spurs midfielder, has been placed in interim charge of first-team affairs following Villas-Boas's dismissal as manager on Monday.

For the second year, the Lebanese Climbing Association is organizing its Indoor Climbing Competition, an event that gathers people from all ages and climbing levels to enjoy a full day of climbing and entertainment. Even though it is a competition, the main objective behind this event is to encourage all climbers to push their limits, learn from others and discover the sport of climbing all this in a fun environment.

This event will take place on Sunday 22nd December 2013, at the indoor Climbing gym ‘U ROCK CLIMBING’ located in the Rebound Centre in Jdeideh, starting 10am. Prizes are provided from SHOGUN and LA MAISON DU SKI, and range from harnesses, helmets, shoes and much more.

Former AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso, one of the key players in Italy's World Cup-winning team in 2006, was placed under investigation for match-fixing on Tuesday as a widening inquiry into football corruption targeted Milan's last title campaign.

Four others were arrested in an early morning police sweep.

The Los Angeles Clippers shone on their return home, cruising to an authoritative 115-92 victory over San Antonio in Monday's clash of NBA divisional leaders.

The Clippers performance was the highlight on a day when Detroit handed Indiana its first home-court loss of the season, Atlanta was too good for the misfiring Los Angeles Lakers, and LeBron James led Miami past Utah.

Roma was held to a 2-2 draw at AC Milan on Monday as it lost more ground on Serie A leader and reigning champion Juventus.

Mattia Destro opened the scoring for Roma in the 13th minute with his second goal in as many matches but Cristian Zapata leveled on the half-hour mark.

Spain's foreign minister said Monday that the European Union will open legal proceedings this week into financial support for Real Madrid, Barcelona and several other top Spanish clubs to see if it meets EU state aid standards.

Jose Manuel Garcia-Margello said his "government is going to give battle until the end to defend Spanish clubs," arguing they are an essential part of "the Spanish brand."

Valencia has fired coach Miroslav Djukic a day after a humbling 3-0 loss at Atletico Madrid that left it in the middle of the Spanish league standings.

Djukic said: "I don't share but I respect the decision."