A full-strength Manchester City took command of their Champions League last-16 tie against Dynamo Kiev with an impressive first-leg win in Ukraine.

City dominated the first half and Sergio Aguero slotted in an opener before a slick move let David Silva side-foot in a second.

Vitaliy Buyalsky pulled one back with a deflected shot before he had another effort superbly saved by Joe Hart.

Yaya Toure curled in a superb shot late on to restore City's two-goal lead.

City boss Manuel Pellegrini fielded a weakened side in the FA Cup defeat by Chelsea on Sunday.

But the City boss made 10 changes as he restored his side's stars to the starting line-up on Wednesday and they put the club within reach of the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time.


Source : http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35643752

Calf tightness keeps Spurs' Kawhi Leonard out of Clippers game

LOS ANGELES -- The San Antonio Spurs announced Thursday that All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard will miss the team's matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers because of tightness in his left calf.

Kyle Anderson will take Leonard's place in the starting lineup.

A four-year veteran, Leonard is averaging a career-high 20.2 points to go with 6.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists, and he's shooting 51 percent from the field and 48.2 percent from 3-point range.

 Leonard's injury comes on the heels of the team welcoming back forward Tim Duncan, who had missed eight games because of soreness in his right knee. Duncan returned to the lineup on Feb. 10 in the team's 98-86 win over the Orlando Magic.

San Antonio is also without veteran guard Manu Ginobili, who is recovering from testicular surgery and expected to return in approximately three weeks.

Source(s) : http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14803771/san-antonio-spurs-scratch-all-star-forward-kawhi-leonard-due-calf-tightness