The not-so-little town of Bethlehem is to host the West Bank's first-ever marathon next month in a race starting at the Nativity Church and taking in several refugee camps, organizers said Wednesday.

The brainchild of two Danish women runners, the Palestine Marathon will take place on April 21 and offer runners the choice of three distances: a full marathon of 42.2 kilometers (26 miles), a 21.1 km (13 mile) half marathon or a 10 kilometer (six mile) race.

State overspending on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics amounts to more than half a billion dollars while the government has failed to provide a lasting legacy for sporting venues, according to an official audit report.

Russia's federal audit office gave a damning verdict on preparations for the Sochi Games, as well as plans for dealing with the giant venues once the Olympics are over.

Leandro Domingues scored twice and created another Wednesday as Kashiwa Reysol torpedoed Australia's Central Coast Mariners 3-1 to take a firm grip on their AFC Champions League group.

The Brazilian midfielder cancelled out Dutch defender Patrick Zwaanswijk's headed opener before setting up Kenta Kano in a fine move to put the home side ahead on 67 minutes.

Manchester United great Bobby Charlton has dismissed concerns about the future of striker Wayne Rooney by declaring there is "no way he will ever be allowed to move on".

Rooney was dropped from the United starting XI for last week's Champions League loss to Real Madrid, which sparked media speculation about his future at Old Trafford.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has suffered an ankle injury that will keep him out of action for up to three weeks, manager Arsene Wenger revealed on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old missed the whole of last season with ankle and knee problems, before returning to action in October.

Barcelona's Champions League chances hung by a thread on Tuesday as they prepared to try overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit against AC Milan at the Camp Nou.

But despite the scoreline being heavily in the Italians' favor, there was still confidence among supporters that arguably the best generation of players the club has ever produced could pull off a European night to remember.

Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 19 matches with a 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Fabio Fognini in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday.

Djokovic held serve for a 5-2 lead in the final set, then had a pair of match points after a crisp forehand to the corner.

Mario Chalmers scored 26 points and Chris Bosh added 24 as the Miami Heat won their 18th straight game, easily beating the Indiana Pacers 105-91 on Sunday night.

The 18-game streak equals the seventh longest in NBA history, and is the league's best since the Boston Celtics won 19 straight during the 2008-09 season. Miami will try for No. 19 when it hosts Atlanta on Tuesday night.

Chelsea staged a second-half comeback at Manchester United to earn 2-2 draw in the FA Cup on Sunday and force a replay to determine which team advances to a semifinal against Manchester City.

Javier Hernandez and Wayne Rooney put United ahead 2-0 after just 11 minutes, but substitute Eden Hazard began Chelsea's comeback in the 59th and Ramires equalized seven minutes later.

Faced with a 2-0 deficit against AC Milan, Barcelona must achieve the one feat that has eluded it throughout its unprecedented run of titles — the major comeback.

Barcelona's bid for a fourth Champions League title in eight years will be in the balance Tuesday when it hosts Milan in the second leg of the last 16.