AMSTERDAM — Striker Darwin Nunez headed home a 77th-minute winner as Benfica grabbed a shock 1-0 victory away at Ajax Amsterdam on Tuesday to secure a surprise Champions League quarterfinal place.

MANCHESTER, England — Atletico Madrid knocked Manchester United out of the Champions League and moved into the quarterfinals after a 41st minute header from Brazilian Renan Lodi gave them a 1-0 (2-1 aggregate) win at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

Kyrie Irving scored 41 of his career-high 60 points during Brooklyn’s record-setting first half, leading the Nets to a 150-108 victory over the host Orlando Magic on Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive win.

ONE Championship is swinging for the fences to make ONE X its biggest show in history. That said, the entire card has been divided into three parts, with five world championships on the line.

FOR second seed NLEX and No. 3 TnT, the time is ripe to cash in on the win-once quarterfinal incentives that they worked so hard to clinch back in the eliminations and advance.

TAGAYTAY CITY — Ronald Oranza of Navy Standard Insurance used the first five stages to size up his rivals in the 11th LBC Ronda Pilipinas. When had taken everyone’s measure, he knew no one could stop him.

STAR spikers Alyssa Valdez and Jaja Santiago banner the 16-strong Philippine women’s volleyball team for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam this May.

LOOKING every inch the star of the show in her aptly-colored gold dress, Hidilyn F. Diaz proudly accepted her third Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Athlete of the Year accolade and fondly recalled how a dream pushed her to this path of excellence.

DEFENDING champion Chery Tiggo begins its quest for a title repeat while F2 Logistics makes its highly-anticipated debut against different opponents in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Open Conference on Wednesday at the Paco Arena.

THE country will be without Tokyo Olympian karateka Kiyomi Watanabe in the Hanoi Southeast Asian (SEA) Games slated for May 12 to 23.

LONDON — Leader Manchester City was held to a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on Monday as the Premier League title race took yet another dramatic twist.

CAMERON Smith survived a wild week and a roller-coaster final round to claim a one-shot victory over Anirban Lahiri at the Players Championship on Monday and collect the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour’s biggest payout, pocketing the winner’s check of $3.6 million.