Tottenham have not won any silverware since they beat Chelsea in the 2008 League Cup final.
Manchester City and Chelsea both secured their Champions League places with victories on the final day of the English Premier League season and Newcastle United joined them despite stumbling to a last-day defeat.
Martinez struck inside two minutes before Domenico Berardi equalised, but Lukaku gave Inter breathing space with a powerful strike and a penalty before half time.
Beyond the handball incident, the Belgian champions were the better side on the night. Villa's World Cup-winning keeper Martinez was pressed into action early by Brugge, who had seven shots on target to the Premier League club's one, and made several key saves to keep his team in the game.
Argentina beat Ecuador 4-2 on penalties to move into the semi-finals of the Copa America on Thursday after goalkeeper Emi Martinez made two saves for the reigning champions in the shoot-out following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Images from the Champions League semi-final first leg between Barcelona and Inter Milan at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the South American World Cup qualifiers played on Tuesday.
Aston Villa newcomer Marco Asensio struck twice in the second half to lead the Premier League team to a 2-0 victory over second-tier Cardiff City on Friday and into the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 10 years.
Fenix's first game of the season on September 21 ended with a 19-0 defeat. But for its fans and players, trans men having the right to play their favourite sport on equal terms is far more important than the score.
The buzz around talented teenagers Mirra Andreeva and Joao Fonseca continued at Indian Wells on Wednesday.
No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain was pushed to three sets before finishing off Dutch wild card Botic van de Zandschulp in the first round of the ABN AMRO Open.
Amad Diallo struck a late equaliser as Manchester United made a mockery of their recent form to hold Premier League leaders Liverpool
Top seed Vera Zvonareva beat Germany's Anca Barna, while Spain's Conchita Martinez knocked out Croatia's Silvija Talaja in the second round of the Thailand Open.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
United host seventh-placed Forest on Saturday, days after their defeat to Arsenal.
Local hero Burn gave Newcastle a deserved lead in the 45th minute when the defender thumped in a header from a corner.
The legendary British actress Dame Maggie Smith passed into the green room of eternal performers up in Heaven on Friday, September 27, 2024. She would have turned 90 on December 28.
All the action from football matches played in Europe on Wednesday
Barcelona snapped their four-match winless streak in LaLiga with an emphatic 7-1 victory over Valencia on Sunday.
Inter Milan missed the chance to go top of Serie A as they fell to a 1-0 loss at Juventus on Sunday.
Liverpool resumed their march to a second Premier League title on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over West Ham United.
Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to win a WTA 1000 title when the 17-year-old beat Clara Tauson in the Dubai Tennis Championships final
Magnificent Martinez helps Inter defeat Sparta Prague 1-0
Argentina host Chile at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on September 5 before facing Colombia five days later in Barranquilla.
All the action from La Liga and Serie A matches played on Sunday.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen completed a golden double by capturing the men's 1,500 metres title on the final day of the World Indoor Athletics Championships
If Beijing succeeds in this multipronged effort to challenge the current dominant power, it will have not just economic but political and security consequences. There is no let-up in the South China Sea nor any de-escalation moves on the India-China border. This portends to ominous signalling from Beijing, observes China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.
The loss ends five-time major champion Swiatek's bid to become the first woman to win the tournament in the Southern California desert three times.
Martinez's team face the 1998 World Cup winners in St Petersburg on Tuesday for a place in the final
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the Premier League.
Postecoglou moves a step closer to making good on his reputation for securing silverware in his second season at clubs and delivering a first cup for Spurs since they won the League Cup in 2008.
A stunning bicycle kick from Antonio Sanabria and a second-half header from Omar Alderete gave Paraguay a well earned 2-1 home win over Argentina.
Defending Copa America champions Argentina beat Canada 2-0 in the opening match of the tournament on Thursday.
Defending champions Inter Milan secured a 2-1 home win against Udinese in Serie A on Sunday with first-half goals from Marko Arnautovic and Davide Frattesi.
Thousands of people gathered in Washington to protest against Donald Trump's policies ahead of his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States. The People's March, a coalition of nonprofit bodies, organized the demonstration to voice their opposition to Trump's policies and values. The protesters, displaying anti-Trump posters and banners, chanted slogans against Trump and his supporters, including Tesla owner Elon Musk. Similar protests, though on a smaller scale, were also held in cities like New York, Seattle, and Chicago.
Arsenal snapped a season-long jinx against Newcastle United with a nervy 1-0 win in their last Premier League home game on Sunday.
A phone call with his therapist after a worrying semi-final helped propel Noah Lyles to the top of the Olympic podium on Sunday.
