Javier Hernandez sinks Atleti
Real Madrid are through to the Champions League semi-finals after Javier Hernandez’s late strike sank city rivals Atletico and gave Carlo Ancelotti’s side a 1-0 win on the night and on aggregate.
As in the first leg Real dominated proceedings at the Bernabeu and after Arda Turan was sent off Atletico's resistance was finally broken, as on-loan Manchester United striker Chicarito scrambled the ball home following brilliant work by Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez.
Juventus are also into the last four after a stalemate away at Monaco put them through 1-0 on aggregate following their first leg win in Turin.
It’s the first time The Old Lady have reached the semi-finals of the competition since 2003, where they reached the final and were beaten by AC Milan at Old Trafford, and they join Real, Bayern Munich and Barcelona in a stellar last four line-up.
Bowe flourishing back with Ulster
A win over Leinster on Friday night would secure Ulster a Pro 12 play-off berth and put them a step closer to a first league title since 2006 - a trophy Tommy Bowe is desperate to win again.
The Six Nations winning Ireland wing spoke to Gavin Cummiskey about the need to bring silverware to Ravenhill and his reasons for returning to Ulster after four years at the Ospreys.
Meanwhile Cian Healy is a doubt for Leinster with a shoulder injury as Matt O'Connor looks to name a similar side to the one which lost narrowly to Toulon last weekend.
O’Driscoll keeps it in the family
Cork will be looking to their defence to try and steer them towards an Allianz League final win over Dublin at the weekend and helping keeps thing tight will be sweeper Colm O'Driscoll who has found himself playing alongside his brothers Brian and Kevin for much of this season, writes Ian O'Riordan.
A GPA report has revealed 55 per cent of student county players feel under pressure to represent their college, while 50 per cent feel overwhelmed by their commitments.
Carlow will be without Brendan Murphy for a second consecutive season as the midfielder has opted to travel to America for the season in order to find work.
Augusta the worst Lowry played in a year
Shane Lowry missed the cut at the Masters by a single shot, and he feels his performance at Augusta was the worse he had produced in a year.
Martin withdraws in Belgium
Elsewhere Dan Martin's search for a win in the Fleche Wallonne continues after he was forced to withdraw from the classic yesterday after falling victim to one of a number of crashes which occurred throughout the race in Belgium.
What to watch out for:
Golf
Shanghai China Open, Sky Sports 4, 5.30am-10.30am
Zurich Classic, Sky Sports 4, 8pm-11pm
Snooker
World Championship BBC 2, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-6pm, Eurosport, 1pm-4.30pm, 7pm-11pm
Tennis
ATP Barcelona Open, Sky Sports 3, 12.30pm-6.30pm
Cricket
2nd Test, D3 West Indies v England, Sky Sports 2 from 2.30pm
Football
Europa League quarter-final 2nd leg
(8.05) Zenit St Petersburg v Sevilla, 3e from 7.30pm
(8.05) Napoli v Wolfsburg, BT Sport 1 / BT Sport 1 HD
(8.05) Fiorentina v Dynamo Kiev, ITV4 / ITV4 HD
(8.05) Dnipro v Club Brugge, ESPN / ESPN HD
