Barbara Walters, who in 1976 became the first woman to anchor one of the daily network television news shows, announced late on Sunday that she will retire in 2014.

Tiger Woods shook off a double bogey at the 14th hole on Sunday and held on to win the US PGA Tour Players Championship, setting another career milestone in the process.

Barcelona’s fourth La Liga title in five seasons — and the 22nd of their history — was confirmed on Saturday after Real Madrid could only manage a 1-1 draw with Espanyol.

Two-time champion Fernando Alonso thrilled a massive 95,000 flag-waving home crowd on Sunday when he drove his Ferrari to a dominant victory at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Substitute Ben Watson scored an injury-time winner to give Wigan Athletic a sensational 1-0 win over Manchester City at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday in the biggest FA Cup final upset in 25 years.

Monaco, on the verge of promotion from the French second division, are ready to pull off a huge transfer coup and land Colombian international striker Radamel Falcao from Atletico Madrid, media reports in Spain and France said on Saturday.

Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova expects Lionel Messi to be fit for his side’s trip to Atletico Madrid on Sunday as the Catalans go in search of the win that would seal their fourth title in five years.

South Korean Ryu Hyun-woo scrambled to a five-under-par 67 on Saturday to take a one stroke lead going into the final round of OneAsia’s GS Caltex Maekyung Open.

Frank Lampard scored twice to become Chelsea’s outright record goalscorer as Rafael Benitez’s team fought back to beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Saturday and effectively ensure Champions League football next season.

Alex Ferguson will bid an emotional farewell to Old Trafford on Sunday as he takes charge of Manchester United for the final time on home turf after 26 years of unparallelled success in the English game.