I was afraid to return from injury, admits Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted he was afraid to return in Real Madrid's 1-0 win over Bayern Munich, but insists he was fit enough to return to Champions League action.

The Portugal international has not featured since the Blancos' 3-0 home leg win over Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-final - exactly three weeks prior to his start at Santiago Bernabeu against the European champions.

Real Madrid 1-0 Bayern

The Frenchman turned home Fabio Coentrao's cross in the first half to seal a win against Pep Guardiola's side, who dominated possession but failed to find a breakthrough
The France international poked home Fabio Coentrao's cross in the first half for the only goal of the game to inflict only a second defeat in the competition for Pep Guardiola's side, and his first as a coach at Santiago Bernabeu.

Ronaldo completes Real Madrid training session - but Bale sits out

The Portugal star and Sergio Ramos were fit enough to practice as normal with the rest of the squad, but the €100 million man is suffering with an illness
Cristiano Ronaldo was fit enough to complete a full training session on Monday for Real Madrid as they prepare for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final with Bayern Munich.

Bale back in full training ahead of Bayern clash

The Wales star missed Monday's session due to illness but was able to work as normal with the Real Madrid squad as they prepare to take on Pep Guardiola's side
Real Madrid attacker Gareth Bale returned to full training on Tuesday ahead of the Champions League semi-final first-leg with Bayern Munich.

Moin to serve as chief selector and manager: PCB

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed former captain and coach Moin Khan as chief selector and Zaheer Abbas as adviser to the chairman.
Khan was the coach and Abbas was the batting consultant of the teams which recently could not defend its Asia Cup title and also could not make it to the semifinals of World Twenty20.
The PCB says in a statement on Monday that Khan will also be the team manager, with permission from his employer, Pakistan International Airlines.

Blow to Delhi, KP Out; Karthik to Lead

Delhi Daredevils suffered a big jolt ahead of their IPL campaign as captain Kevin Pietersen was Wednesday ruled out of their opening match against Royal Challengers Bangalore Thursday due to a finger injury.     
Pietersen, who was bought by Daredevils for USD 1.5 million (Rs 9 crore), had sustained an injury on his right hand little finger during fielding drills with Surrey at The Oval last month.  

Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid: Brilliant Bale breakaway heaps more misery on Martino's men

A fine Marc Bartra header cancelled out Angel di Maria's early opener but the Wales international settled a gripping encounter in Los Blancos' favour
Gareth Bale scored a stunning solo goal to earn Real Madrid a dramatic 2-1 victory over Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final on Wednesday night.

After Angel Di Maria's first-half opener was cancelled out by Marc Bartra, the Wales international stormed down the left wing - running half the length of the pitch before poking the ball past Blaugrana goalkeeper Jose Pinto with just five minutes to play.