World No 8 Venus Williams reached the WTA Indian Wells semi-finals for the first time since 2001 on Thursday by routing Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-3, 6-2.

Danny Welbeck's controversial penalty and a Gianluigi Donnarumma howler helped Arsenal beat AC Milan in the Europa League last 16 on Thursday 5-1 on aggregate, while Borussia Dortmund slumped to a shock exit at the hands of Salzburg.

Lý Hoàng Nam easily defeated Singh Karunuday yesterday in Chandigarh City to qualify for the semi-final of the India F3 Futures tennis tournament.

Đồng Tháp won the National U19 Football Tournament after beating defending champions Hà Nội 3-2 in a penalty shootout at Tự Do Stadium in Huế City yesterday.

No 4 seed Mareco Sandro of Argentina won the eighth HDBank International Chess Open Tournament, which closed in Hà Nội yesterday.

Jutatip Maneephan of Thailand secured a second stage win in a row yesterday after she finished first in stage eight of the International Women’s Cycling Bình Dương Television Tournament.

Việt Nam beat Sri Lanka 2-1 in the third-round match at the Junior Davis Cup in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday.

Barcelona hailed Lionel Messi as "The King" and he handed Chelsea the royal punishment by scoring twice to reach 100 Champions League goals and end their quarter-final hopes.

World No 1 Roger Federer's remarkable run continued as he booked his quarter-final berth in the ATP Indian Wells Masters with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Jeremy Chardy on Wednesday.