European champions Bayern Munich set a new Bundesliga record of 37 games without defeat, then turned their attentions on their showdown with main German league rivals Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern's 3-0 win at Munich's Allianz Arena against Bavarian neighbors Augsburg saw them break Hamburg's 30-year-old record of 36 games without loss set in January 1983.

Ninety minutes before kick-off in the 2013 Asian Champions League final second leg, with the Guangzhou stadium almost full, Marcello Lippi sat in the dugout to smoke a pre-game cigar.

After leading Guangzhou Evergrande to the continental title on Saturday, the Italian can probably smoke anywhere he pleases in China.

The 2013 Beirut International Marathon took place on Sunday with the participation of over 36,000 runners from 104 countries.

Kenya's William Kipsang won the 42.195 km race at the marathon in 2 hours, 13 minutes, and 35 seconds.

Jose Mourinho has warned his Chelsea stars he won't tolerate any repeat of their flop against Newcastle when they host West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.

Mourinho's men go into the Premier League clash on the back of a 3-0 Champions League win against Schalke on Wednesday, but Mourinho is still smarting after their lacklustre 2-0 defeat at Newcastle last weekend.

Arsenal and Manchester United face off for the 217th time on Sunday, with the London club bidding to establish an 11-point lead over the champions in the Premier League.

Their rivalry has produced some of the most memorable matches in English football history and here, Agence France Presse Sports selects the pick of those encounters:

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini will keep "his trust" with goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon for their trip to Sunderland on Sunday.

Pellegrini controversially dropped number one Joe Hart last weekend for their comprehensive win over Norwich after a number of costly errors this season and replaced him with the Romanian.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will on Sunday host the country's team who won the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

Nigeria beat Mexico 3-0 in Friday's final in Abu Dhabi to win a record fourth U17 World Cup after they previously triumphed in 1985, 1993 and 2007.

Bastian Schweinsteiger is to undergo another operation on his right ankle, ruling the Germany midfielder out indefinitely.

The 29-year-old Schweinsteiger, who underwent surgery on the troublesome ankle in July, needs another operation after failing to recover as planned from the previous one, Bayern Munich announced on its website on Friday.

Seven concussions in 18 months ended Shaun Valentine's rugby league playing career, and the lingering effects concerned him so much he decided to donate his brain to a man he's never met and rarely spoken to.

He understands that he'll die without knowing the full impact of those concussions, but hopes his decision will help future generations of athletes.

Los Angeles' Steve Blake hit a 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds remaining to lift the Lakers to a 99-98 victory over Houston and ex-teammate Dwight Howard on Thursday.

Also Thursday, Miami held off the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver edged Atlanta.