Fernando Llorente came back to haunt his old side Juventus as Sevilla sealed their shot at another Europa League title with a 1-0 win over the Italian champions on Tuesday.

Victory for Unai Emery's men allied to Manchester City's come-from-behind 4-2 win against Borussia Moenchengladbach propelled Sevilla into third place in Group D and a place in the competition they have won for the past two years.

Raheem Sterling marked his 21st birthday with a decisive brace as Manchester City secured top spot in Champions League Group D by overpowering in-form Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-2 on Tuesday.

With 10 minutes left City trailed, goals from Julian Korb and Raffael having canceled out David Silva's 16th-minute opener, but a stunning late surge by the hosts saw Sterling strike twice in two minutes to put City in charge before substitute Wilfried Bony added a fourth.

Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was released on bail Tuesday after his conviction for his girlfriend's murder, as his lawyers said they would launch an appeal to South Africa's constitutional court.

"The case is postponed until April 16 2016. The applicant is released on bail of 10,000 rand ($690)," judge Aubrey Ledwaba told Pretoria High Court.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers said Tuesday they have received more than 14,500 suggestions for a new logo after the original choice was withdrawn because of a plagiarism scandal.

The organizing committee in August dropped the emblem put forward by Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano following allegations it too closely resembled that of a theater in the Belgian city of Liege created by designer Olivier Debie.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points as the Dallas Mavericks put rookie Kristaps Porzingis and the New York Knicks in their place with a 104-97 victory at Madison Square Garden on Monday.

Latvian rookie Porzingis -- who idolized German star Nowitzki as a schoolboy -- top scored with 28 points in a furious late onslaught for New York but it was not enough to overhaul Dallas.

Gary Neville will be handed a baptism of fire as Valencia boss when the Spanish side host Lyon in the Champions League on Wednesday hoping to seal their place in the last 16.

The match will be Neville's first as a head coach after he was surprisingly hired by business partner and Valencia owner Peter Lim until the end of the season despite his lack of managerial experience.

Jose Mourinho faces a decisive moment in his fight to save his job as the beleaguered Chelsea manager bids to avoid a catastrophic exit from the Champions League against Porto on Wednesday.

Mourinho is on the brink of being sacked by Blues owner Roman Abramovich after Saturday's stunning 1-0 home defeat against lowly Bournemouth left the crisis-torn Premier League champions languishing just two points above the relegation zone.

Bayer Leverkusen must break their six-match losing streak against reigning champions Barcelona on Wednesday if they are to have any chance of reaching the Champions League's knock-out stages.

Leverkusen lost 2-1 at the Camp Nou in October, despite taking a shock lead, and want to avoid a repeat of the 6-1 pounding Barcelona dished out to Roma a fortnight ago when Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi ran riot in the home match.

Scottish football's winter break will be reinstated next season after the governing body agreed a radical overhaul of the League Cup.

The Scottish Professional Football League's plan for the new-look League Cup features a summer group stage and means the 12 top tier clubs will be given a two-week break following the 2017 New Year's Day fixtures.

Romelu Lukaku extended his red-hot streak as the Everton striker's late equalizer rescued a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace on Monday.

Lukaku has been in superb form over the last month and Palace were unable to subdue the Belgium international, who poked home from close-range with nine minutes remaining at Goodison Park.