Over 650 people were killed when the Syrian Army bombarded Damascus suburbs with chemical weapons on Wednesday, rebel groups claimed, branding it a “massacre” and seeking global intervention.

Former European champions Celtic and AC Milan were left with work to do to reach the Champions League group stage after their play-off first leg games on Tuesday.

World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were confirmed Tuesday as the top seeds for the 2013 US Open.

World number one Serena Williams enters the US Open as a heavy favourite to defend her title, but second-ranked Victoria Azarenka leads a host of rivals looking to dethrone her.

London, Aug. 21: Shane Watson scored just the third hundred of his Test career as England checked Australia’s progress on the first day of the Ashes finale at the Oval on Wednesday.

Troubled spinner Monty Panesar “let the England shirt down” with the unsavoury incident that sparked his exit from Sussex, captain Alistair Cook said, but insisted the bowler could revive his Test career.

Australia coach Darren Lehmann has accused England’s Stuart Broad of “blatant cheating” and urged fans in Australia to make sure the all-rounder “cries and goes home” during the return Ashes series.

A chance to make history, albeit of different sorts, will confront England and Australia when the final Test of this season’s Ashes starts at The Oval in south London on Wednesday.

Caroline Wozniacki found another way to win at the New Haven Open, where she has lost just one match in six years.

Atletico Madrid began life without Radamel Falcao with a 3-1 win away to Sevilla on Sunday, but they face a far more daunting task against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup on Wednesday.