Barcelona outclassed Mallorca 3-0 at home on Saturday to increase their lead at the top of the LaLiga standings.
IMAGES from football matches played on Monday.
Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid, extending their lead in La Liga after Real Madrid's loss to Mallorca. Key goals from Lewandowski and Rashford secured Barcelona's victory, while Muriqi's late goal sealed Mallorca's win against Real.
Iga Swiatek has hired Francisco Roig, formerly with Rafael Nadal, as her new coach to improve her performance on clay courts, starting at the Stuttgart Open.
South African golfer MJ Daffue wins the DP World PGTI Open, finishing ahead of Jhared Hack and Saptak Talwar.
Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Girona, allowing Barcelona to potentially extend their lead in LaLiga.
Barcelona to return to Camp Nou on Saturday after two years
On debut, substitute Marcus Rashford became the first Englishman to play a first-team game for Barcelona since former England striker Gary Lineker in 1989.
Real Madrid got their LaLiga title defence off to a limp start as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Mallorca.
Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi overcame China's Zhang-Qian Wei to enter the second round of the junior girls' singles event at the US Open.
Atletico Madrid extended their unbeaten run in LaLiga to nine matches with a 2-0 victory over hosts Real Betis on Monday.
Sevilla ended defending champions Barcelona's unbeaten streak in the Spanish League with a crushing 4-1 defeat, in Madrid, on Sunday.
Roger and Mirka was also seen speaking with a few students of the Academy.
IMAGES from football matches played across European Leagues on Saturday.
Barcelona stripped Marc-Andre ter Stegen of the captaincy on Thursday as a feud escalated between the Germany goalkeeper and the club over his injury status amid the Catalans' attempts to register new signings.
Real Madrid fight back to beat Mallorca and put Barca party on hold
Kylian Mbappe's second-half penalty earned Real Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Osasuna in their opening LaLiga game of the season
'But it's not something that I really focus on. That's not really my goal.'
Spain's King Felipe VI on Thursday granted tennis great Rafa Nadal the noble title of marquis, recognising his contribution to the nation through sporting prowess, according to a royal household statement.
Nacho left his team mates stunned as he tried to clear a cross in the 13th minute and headed the ball into the net.
Lopez was cheered on by 22-time Grand Slam champion Nadal during his final event as a professional.
Rashford, one of Europe's top talents before falling out of favour at United and spending the latter part of last season on loan at Aston Villa, joins a stellar attacking cast featuring Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres.
Yuki Bhambri claimed his maiden ATP title as he along with South Africa's Lloyd Harris of South Africa won the doubles title in the ATP tennis tournament in Mallorca
Five-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek crushed second seed Jasmine Paolini 6-1, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Bad Homburg Open final and stay in the hunt for her first career title on grass.
Sierra, who had already checked out of her accommodation, learned only at lunchtime on Monday that Belgium's Greet Minnen had pulled out of the tournament and that she had been selected in the draw for a lucky loser spot in the main draw.
Safiullin upsets Muller, Moutet through in Mallorca
Real outclass Majorca, to meet Barca in Super Cup final
Carlo Ancelotti will become Brazil manager after leaving Real Madrid at the end of the season, the Brazilian FA (CBF) said on Monday.
The Catalan side said they will be presented with the league trophy on Friday during a special celebration in the city.
Marin Cilic had never beaten a Top-5 player on grass in his entire career before Thursday.
Raphinha scored twice as Barcelona overcame a two-goal deficit to secure a crucial 4-3 home victory against rivals Real Madrid in a pulsating Clasico on Sunday, edging them closer to the LaLiga title.
The 45th ranked Kyrgios came back from a set down to beat Serbia's Laslo Djere 5-7, 7-6(1) 7-6(1) on Tuesday and was scheduled to play Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut next.
A fan who racially abused Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr and Villarreal player Samuel Chukwueze in two games at Mallorca last year has been found guilty and handed a suspended prison sentence.
The result means Real, on 49 points, are one point clear of Atletico Madrid, who beat Mallorca 2-0, ahead of next weekend's Spanish capital derby at Santiago Bernabeu.
Barcelona captain Raphinha scored twice as they returned to winning ways in LaLiga for the first time in a month with a 5-1 victory at Mallorca on Tuesday.
World No 1 Novak Djokovic has taken an unusual route to prepare for his title defence at Wimbledon by confirming his participation in doubles at next week's ATP grasscourt event in Mallorca, Spain.
Madison Keys was dumped out of the Miami Open third round on Sunday, falling 6-4, 6-2 to Philippine wild card Alexandra Eala
Messi's fitness was a major concern ahead of the resumption -- the talismanic forward was dealing with a quadriceps injury. But he has suffered no further setbacks since returning to training with the rest of the squad at the start of the week.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is looking for a big improvement from his side when they play their first home game of the LaLiga season, against Valladolid on Sunday, with Kylian Mbappe making his Santiago Bernabeu debut
Alhassane Keita's goal gave struggling Real Mallorca a 1-0 first-leg advantage over Real Betis in their King's Cup quarter-final on Thursday. The Guinean forward evaded two defenders chasing a long ball over the top to score midway through the second half.
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