Catch up on the overnight sport with Thursday Sports Fix CYCLIST Peter Sagan has been condemned for his bottom-pinching antics but his countrymen are right behind him while accused murderer Oscar Pistorius just wants to run. Cycling: Slovaks have started pinching the bottoms of strangers to show support for cyclist compatriot Peter Sagan, embroiled in a sexism row for pinching the bottom of a podium girl after the Tour of Flanders. More than 4500 people have "liked" a group that popped up on Facebook challenging Slovaks to pinch a stranger's bottom to support Sagan's risque action last weekend and to post pictures of themselves doing likewise. Sagan, 23, smirked towards the camera as he grabbed the bottom of a blonde hostess, one of two giving congratulatory kisses to race winner Fabian Cancellara, who beat Sagan for top spot. The ensuing storm has encouraged some Slovakians to turn the issue on its head. "It's good to know that if someone pinches my bottom tomorrow at work they will do so to support Sagan," Zuzana Kostolnakova wrote on the Facebook group called Assupport Peter Sagan. ON TRACK for return? Oscar Pistorius wants to train again. Athletics: Accused murderer and dual Olympian Oscar Pistorius wants to train again and has been back to visit his regular track in South Africa's capital, the double-amputee athlete's agent has said. There was still no decision on a timeframe for the multiple Paralympic champion's return to regular running, but Pistorius told his agent Peet van Zyl and longtime coach Ampie Louw he was "definitely keen to get back on track to resume training," the agent said. Samantha Stosur returns to Marina Erakovic at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston. Stosur won in straight sets. Picture: Mic Smith Source: AP Tennis: Samantha Stosur has launched her Family Circle Cup claycourt campaign in Charleston, South Carolina, with a straight sets win over New Zealand's Marina Erakovic. Third seed Stosur won 6-1 6-2. Soccer: Real Madrid has taken a huge step towards reaching the Champions League semi-finals for the third consecutive year as they beat Galatasaray 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu. Borussia do, however, remain the only unbeaten team in the Champions League this season, while Malaga continued their good home form with a controlled performance, especially in the second period. Soccer: Paris Saint Germain and gay rights campaigners have criticised controversial English midfielder Joey Barton after he posted "homophobic" insults on Twitter. Barton, who is on loan at Ligue 1 club Marseille from Queen's Park Rangers, took to Twitter to describe Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil captain Thiago Silva as a "pussy" and "a overweight ladyboy." The insults came after Silva criticised Barton in an interview. Soccer: There's a theme here . . . Fans of English second-tier club Brighton and Hove Albion have published a dossier that they sent to the Football Association listing incidents of homophobic abuse from rivals. Brighton, on the English south coast, has a large gay community, and supporters of the town's football club are regularly subjected to homophobic taunts. As a result, the Brighton and Hove Albion Supporters' Club, in conjunction with the Gay Football Supporters' Network, put together a report in which it is claimed they have been victims of homophobic taunts from fans of 72 per cent of the opposition clubs they have faced this season. The report also contains allegations against Blackburn Rovers striker Colin Kazim-Richards, a former Brighton player, who was reported to the police and the FA over alleged homophobic gestures made during a game against his former club in February. Baskebtall: And more of the same . . . A US college basketball coach has been fired after a videotape showed him abusing players and using gay slurs. The videotape of Rutgers coach Mike Rice was broadcast on Tuesday on ESPN and prompted sharp criticism from government officials in New Jersey, including Governor Chris Christie. Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon reacts during the Champions League quarter-final first leg lossto Bayern Munich. Soccer: And pensioners aren't spared either . . . German football legend Franz Beckenbauer has branded veteran Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon "a pensioner" for failing to stop an early goal in their Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich. COUNTY stint: Ed Cowan will be one of 18 Australians playing County Cricket in England. Cricket: When England's County Championship cricket season gets under way next week, it will be hard to avoid a familiar Aussie twang in the middle. Ed Cowan is one of them. The 30-year-old opener was a relative latecomer to Test cricket but looks likely to join David Warner at the head of the innings when the battle for the urn begins at Trent Bridge in July. He will start the season practising and playing at that ground as Nottinghamshire's overseas professional and looks to be the principal beneficiary of county cricket's Australian obsession. Soccer: Manchester City's Carlos Tevez has avoided jail but received 250 hours of community service for two motoring offences. The Argentina forward was also handed a six-month driving ban and ordered to pay $1735 in fines and court costs at Macclesfield Magistrates' Court, near Manchester in northwest England. The 29-year-old pleaded guilty through an interpreter to one count each of driving while disqualified and driving without insurance. Passing sentence, Elizabeth Depares said: "Mr Tevez, you must realise you are a role model to thousands, if not millions, of fans but nobody is above the law. Briefly . . . Soccer: Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona's Spanish league match because of his hamstring injury, but may be fit to play in the Champions League return leg against Paris Saint-Germain. Soccer: Three Lebanese football referees have been dropped from an AFC Cup tie in Singapore and questioned by anti-corruption officers in the city-state's latest match-fixing scare. Referee Ali Sabbagh and assistants Ali Eid and Abdallah Taleb had been scheduled to officiate in Tampines Rovers' fixture with East Bengal. Replacement officials were brought in for Wednesday's game, which was won 4-2 by the Indian team. Carmelo Anthony reaches an astounding 50 points as New York Knicks beat a Miami Heat side missing LeBron James.