Novak Djokovic announced his arrival at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga with a victory that secured Serbia a semifinal clash against Italy.The world No.1 won his 40th Davis Cup singles match with a 6-4 6-4 Win over Britain's Cameron Norrie, paving the way for...

Rafael Nadal on Thursday pulled out of the French Open 2023 after failing to recover from a hip injury, that he suffered in January.The 14-time champion will not play in the season's second major for the first time since his tournament debut in 2005.The French...

FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta said on Monday that the club has re-established good relationships with Argentine legend Lionel Messi, but it would not pay any price to bring him back to the Camp Nou Stadium.Speaking on Catalan TV network, TV3 after...

The Indian-Australian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden rallied from a set down on Thursday to reach the final of Madrid Open -- their second ATP Masters 1000 final of the season, here.Bopanna and Ebden ousted eighth seeds Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard...

With a win against the mighty Real Madrid and a draw with Real Betis, their close rivals for a spot in European competitions, Real Sociedad have cemented their hold on the fourth place in the La Liga standings.Real Sociedad were on the road last week for...

Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open after beating Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the early hours of Wednesday morning, here.The Greek conceded three service breaks to World No. 42 Zapata Miralles but remained in charge throughout...

No.9 seed Maria Sakkari advanced to the semifinals at the Madrid Open after she outlasted No.31 seed Irina-Camelia Begu 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals, here on Tuesday night.Sakkari had to come from behind to win against the Romanian. After losing...

The No.2 seed Aryna Sabalenka overcame a surging Mayar Sherif 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 in a two-hour-long quarterfinal at the Madrid Open to reach her fifth semifinal in seven tournaments this year, here on Tuesday.Australian Open champion Sabalenka trailed the unseeded...

Former champion Aryna Sabalenka ended 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva's 16-match winning streak in the fourth round of the Madrid Open. winning their fourth-round match in straight sets.The No.2 seed Aryna Sabalenka ended wild card Andreeva's run with a 6-3, 6-1...

Daniil Medvedev fought back from a set down to qualify for the last-16 stage of the Madrid Open for the first time in his career in the Monday morning session.The 27-year-old, who is the second seed in the tournament, lost the opening set 6-4 to Alexander Shevchenko,...

Real Betis legend Joaquin Sanchez has announced he will retire at the end of the current season, putting an end to a 23-year career in elite football.The 41-year-old, who has made 680 La Liga appearances, as well as a further 49 for Italian side Fiorentina,...

Franck Kessie's 92nd-minute goal gave FC Barcelona a 2-1 win over Real Madrid at Camp Nou Stadium on Sunday night to give Xavi Hernandez's side a 12-point lead over their nearest rivals as we go into the international break.Here are some things we learned as...

Real Madrid put the pressure on La Liga leader FC Barcelona on Sunday with a relatively comfortable 3-1 win at home to Espanyol. Joselu's powerful finish in the eighth minute put Espanyol ahead, but Vinicius Jr scored an individual goal to equalize just 14...

Sevilla look as if they could be the only Spanish side in the quarterfinals of the Europa League after the first leg of the round of 16 on Thursday night. The La Liga strugglers gave a boost to under-pressure coach Jorge Sampaoli with a 2-0 home win over Turkey's...

A 47th-minute goal from Moroccan international winger Abde Ezzalzouli gave Osasuna a 1-0 win in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final against Athletic Club Bilbao, here.The winger found space on the left and after beating Athletic defender Dani...

FC Barcelona can go 10 points clear at the top of La Liga on Sunday if they win away to Almeria after Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Atletico Madrid. After a dull first half, where the main incident was a cruciate ligament injury suffered...

Ace shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam made a good start in the Spanish Para-Badminton International 2023 Level 2 tournament here, scoring convincing wins to reach the semifinals of the singles tournament.The Padma Shri-winner defeated Thailand's Mongkhon...

FC Barcelona opened an 11-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table thanks to a 1-0 win away to Villarreal. Pedri's first-half goal on Sunday night, which came after a neat flick from Robert Lewandowski, was enough to exert pressure on...

Real Madrid are facing an increasing injury crisis as their season continues without let-up. Central defender Eder Militao and striker Karim Benzema both had to limp out of their 2-0 win at home to Valencia on Thursday night.Militao, who has been in excellent...

Real Madrid moved back to within five points of La Liga leaders FC Barcelona after a 2-0 win at home to Valencia. Real Madrid were always on top of a side that parted ways with coach Gennaro Gattuso on Monday, with stand-in coach 'Voro' Gonzalez unable to...