* 29-year-old Michelle Wie believes a rebuilt wrist and a remodelled swing can power her to the top of golf's world rankings for the first time as she sets out to defend her title at "Asia's Major" this week.
* Barcelona, Real Madrid and two other Spanish football clubs will not have to pay back taxes after a court on Tuesday annulled an EU state aid ruling in a second setback for regulators seeking to tackle tax avoidance.
* Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino humbly chastised himself for unacceptable behaviour towards referee Mike Dean and accepted the misconduct charge levelled at him by the Football Association (FA) on Tuesday (Feb 26).
* Young Southampton striker Michael Obafemi will miss the rest of the Premier League season due to a hamstring injury, manager Ralph Hasenhuttl said on Tuesday.
* Referee Oden Charles Mbaga has been banned for life and fined 200,000 Swiss francs (£150,962) for accepting bribes to manipulate football matches, governing body FIFA said on Tuesday (Feb 26).
* Crystal Palace centre back Mamadou Sakho is out of Wednesday's Premier League game with Manchester United after limping off in their last match, manager Roy Hodgson said on Tuesday.
* Juventus goalkeeper Emil Audero has officially joined Serie A rivals Sampdoria for EUR20 million (17 million pounds) after completing a successful loan spell with the Genoa club. Italian champions Juventus said on Tuesday that the transfer fee for Audero will be paid by their Serie A rivals over the next four years.
* Leicester City appointed Brendan Rodgers as their new manager with the 46-year-old signing a deal to June 2022, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
* Scottish champions Celtic have named Neil Lennon as manager until the end of the season after Brendan Rodgers left to take over at Premier League club Leicester City on Tuesday.
* Lazio and AC Milan played out a turgid 0-0 draw in the first leg of their Italian Cup semi-final as both sides failed to create any clear-cut chances at the Olympic stadium on Tuesday.
* Indonesia won the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-22 Championship 2019 on Tuesday after defeating Thailand 2-1 in a thrilling final at Phnom Penh's Olympic Stadium.
