French prosecutors and British police on Wednesday pledged to investigate footage of self-proclaimed "racist" Chelsea supporters preventing a black man from boarding a Paris subway train.

Amateur footage obtained by The Guardian newspaper captured the incident in a Metro station shortly before Chelsea's 1-1 Champions League draw with Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital on Tuesday evening.

As Afghanistan's national anthem rang out around Manuka Oval in Australia's national capital of Canberra, players on the country's proud cricket team stood with their hands of their heart, making history.

Afghanistan started its first Cricket World Cup in the 50-over format on Wednesday — taking on Bangladesh — a huge achievement considering the team comprises many players who picked up the game in refugee camps outside their war-torn country.

A United Arab Emirates team composed largely of expatriates and semi-professionals will meet Zimbabwe on Thursday in its first Cricket World Cup match in two decades, determined to show it isn't at the tournament merely to make up numbers.

UAE last played at a World Cup in 1996, beating the Netherlands by seven wickets for its only win. But it comes into the current tournament with a mature squad — captain Mohammad Tauqir and leading batsman Khurram Khan share the distinction of being the World Cup's oldest players at 43 — and with a solid preparation.

Striker Edinson Cavani gave Paris Saint-Germain a Champions League lifeline on Tuesday with a second-half equalizer as his team battled to a 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the last 16.

After defender Branislav Ivanovic put Chelsea ahead in the 36th minute of the first leg match with a looping header, Cavani equalized with a downward header in the 54th.

Xabi Alonso was sent off in his 100th Champions League game as 10-man Bayern Munich was held to a 0-0 draw by Shakhtar Donetsk in their last 16 first-leg match on Tuesday.

On a freezing night in Ukraine, Bayern had the better chances but was thwarted by determined defending from Shakhtar and some poor shooting. Both coaches said they had emphasized defense.

Italy's Andrea Guardini (Astana) sprinted to victory on Tuesday's opening stage of the 2015 Tour of Oman.

Guardini crossed the line first in the mass sprint to claim his first win of the season ahead of Belgium's Tom Boonen (Etixx-QuickStep) and Italy's Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling).

Australia's greyhound racing industry was in damage control Tuesday after graphic footage showed live piglets, rabbits and possums used as bait to train some of the country's most successful dogs.

An Australian Broadcasting Corporation investigation showed the animals being fixed to mechanical lures before being chased and torn apart during training sessions.

Athletics global governing body is to launch a doping crackdown on elite marathon runners after scandals involving top Kenyan and Russian stars.

Organisers of the top races in London, New York, Boston, Chicago, Tokyo and Berlin have agreed to finance extra testing of top runners by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Australia will be going for a fifth men's team pursuit gold in six years when the Track Cycling World Championships begin near Paris on Wednesday.

To help boost their efforts, Jack Bobridge is taking a break from road cycling to try to claim gold on the track.

Former AC Milan and Italy coach Arrigo Sacchi has hit out at Italy's youth set-up by claiming it features 'too many blacks' and 'too many foreigners'.

Sacchi, a renowned football coach and innovator who notably helped Milan to back-to-back European Cups in 1989 and 1990, was speaking at an awards ceremony in Montecatini Terme on Monday evening.