Cristiano Ronaldo scored from a free kick, then set up Mesut Oezil’s goal as Los Blancos defeated AC Milan 2-0 to grab a morale boosting victory in Europe.

The Blues maintained their perfect record in the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Spartak Moscow, thanks to goals from Yury Zhirkov and Nicolas Anelka.

Cliff Lee improved his unblemished postseason record to 7-0, striking out 13 in eight innings to help the Texas Rangers rout the New York Yankees.

Vitali Klitschko could not produce the knockout that he was expected to deliver but easily defeated Shannon Briggs to retain his WBC heavyweight title.

Michael Bisping defeated Yoshihiro Akiyama by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 120 at London’s O2 Arena.

Chelsea was held to a goalless draw at Villa Park as the Villains maintained their impressive home record against the West Londoners.

The Red Devils threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with West Brom as an error by netkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar gave the Baggies an equalizer 10 minutes into the second half.

The Gunners came back from a goal down to beat Birmingham City 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh gave his team the win, but the victory was soured by Jack Wilshere’s 90th minute dismissal.

The Three Lions were held to a goalless draw at Wembley by Montenegro, a side ranked 40th in the FIFA World Rankings.

Koln striker Lukas Podolski set up two goals and scored another as Germany extended its winning streak in the Euro 2012 qualifiers with a 3-0 win over Kazakhstan.