Hamburg  - Germany's SV Hamburg were unable to overcome a 10-man Galatasaray in a 1-1 draw in the first leg of UEFA Cup's last 16 on Thursday.

The Turkish side, who won the competition in 2000, had Emre Asik sent off in the 53rd minute for a professional foul on Mladen Petric.

The dismissal came four minutes after Marcell Jansen had levelled a 32nd-minute goal from captain Ayhan Akman.

Collin Benjamin came close to a winner for the Bundesliga side with a shot headed off the line and onto the bar by Mehmet Guven.

Hamburg  - Nemanja Vidic and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored as Manchester United booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Inter Milan Wednesday, while a brace from Thierry Henry helped Barcelona past Olympique Lyon.

Arsenal needed penalties to make to the next round at the expense of Roma and Porto progressed via the away goals rule after their scoreless draw with Atletico Madrid left the tie level at 2-2 on aggregate.

Hamburg - A deadly dozen for the biggest aggregate victory in Champions League history has brought the smile back on Bayern Munich's face.

Munich may be inconsistent in German action, but have impressed in Europe. Their form reached new heights on Tuesday night when they demolished hapless Sporting Lisbon 7-1, which, coupled with a 5-0 win in Portugal, resulted in a staggering 12-1 from both games.

"We sent clear signals that we are a force to be reckoned with. We are among the top eight in Europe, are hungry and want more!" said coach Juergen Klinsmann.

The big win was duly noted abroad on Wednesday.

Hamburg  - Will millions of electric eco-cars one day solve our climate and energy problems? If batteries are charged with renewable wind and solar energy, electric cars are currently the cleanest on the road. But most batteries are made of lithium, a finite and expensive natural resource, which prompts sceptics to question the ambitious plans of many car makers.

Some analysts are already sounding warnings that the latest lithium-ion battery technology will at best occupy a small niche market. Lithium is a limited natural resource with most deposits in Bolivia, Chile and some in Australia and Tibet.

Hamburg  - Liverpool cruised into the quarter-finals of the Champions League Tuesday with a 4-0 victory over Real Madrid, while Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Villarreal also progressed.

Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard, Ryan Babel and Andrea Dossena were all on target for Liverpool at Anfield to ensure a 5-0 aggregate win and it could have been even more against a poor Real side but for some goalkeeping heroics from Iker Casillas.

Hamburg  - Janne Ahonen announced Monday that he is to return to ski-jumping less than a year after announcing his retirement from the sport, the Finnish STT news agency reported Monday.

Ahonen called time on his career in March 2008, just two and a half months after claiming a record fifth title at the prestigious Four Hills tour, saying he no longer had the drive to train and wanted to call it a day at the peak of his powers.