David Ferrer knocked out sixth seeded Serb Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 in the third round.
The European Commission will begin disciplinary action against seven Spanish clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona over possible illegal state aid, Spanish foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo said on Monday.
Atletico Madrid crashed out of the Copa del Rey to Girona on Wednesday following a highly entertaining 3-3 draw at home to the Catalan side, who sneaked through to the quarter-finals on away goals after the tie finished 4-4 on aggregate.
Villarreal set up a King's Cup semis against Barca after Gerard Moreno gave them a 1-0 win
New world number one Ashleigh Barty has suffered a pre-Wimbledon injury scare, withdrawn from this week's Eastbourne grasscourt tournament with a recurrence of a right arm injury.
'There are reports of political dissent mounting on Xi Jinping's handling of the Wuhan fallout.'
Iranian cyclist Sarafraz Bahman Golbarnezhad has died after crashing in the C4-5 event at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, the first such death at the Games since they began in 1960, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has said.
Djokovic, the ninth seed, was originally scheduled to play Australian Open semi-finalist Chung Hyeon but the 22-year-old South Korean withdrew with a back injury about an hour before the match was due to start.
Barcelona wasted a chance to go top of the Spanish Primera Liga by slumping to a 3-1 defeat at city rivals Espanyol.
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza fought through a gruelling schedule to enter the last 16 of women's doubles and quarterfinals of mixed doubles by winning both her respective second-round matches on an all-win day for Indians in the US Open in New York.
Murray, who is attempting to return to the top of the tennis world after undergoing hip surgery in January, was out of sorts in the first set of the rain-delayed match, losing three service games behind some uncharacteristically soft second serves.
Atletico Madrid's Brazilian striker Diego Costa scored twice as they came from behind to beat Levante 3-2 at home on Saturday to go three points clear at the top of La Liga.
The 'Big Four' of men's tennis have made it into the second week of Wimbledon unscathed and largely untroubled while the women's draw remains wide open, but "Manic Monday" could offer major clues as to the destination of this year's titles.
Diego Costa scored twice as Atletico Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 to maintain their winning home run this season and keep pace with Barcelona at the top of the La Liga table.
India usually exports around 100,000 tonnes of skimmed milk powder annually, but the drop in international milk prices has forced it to cut exports
Neymar scored the opener to continue his rich vein of form as 10-man Barcelona won a one-sided La Liga derby against Espanyol.
Espanyol put aside relegation worries to clinch a scintillating 4-1 win over favourites Real Zaragoza in the final.
Archaeologists have discovered the long lost remains of Miguel de Cervantes -- the author of Don Quixote -- in a Madrid chapel.
Former Liverpool players will return to Anfield for a special one-off charity match to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster in April, the club has announced.
First win for Liverpool manager Klopp, City thrash Palace 5-1
IMAGES from matches played on Day 7 of the French Open at the Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday
Liverpool's Spanish manager Rafael Benitez has agreed to a new four-year deal with the club
Russia's Elena Vesnina ousted German second seed Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California on Tuesday.
In a nationwide crackdown, over 103 members of Mara Salvatrucha, an international gang involved in murder, narcotics trafficking and human smuggling have been arrested.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
A Spanish judge upheld a complaint from three club members that president Joan Laporta had already served four years.
Morientes was one of four Liverpool players named in the 22-man squad for a friendly against Uruguay.
He will skip the two Masters series events in Shanghai and Paris next month.
Spain's players reckon the secret to beating France will be to keep their opponents' ageing midfield on the move.
Francesco Totti was left out of AS Roma's squad for Sunday's Serie A match against Palermo after the talismanic playmaker complained about a lack of playing time in a television interview.
Fiorentina tore apart Italian rivals AS Roma to reach the Europa League quarter-finals with a 3-0 win that left their opponents' season in tatters and under-fire coach Rudi Garcia tottering on the brink of the sack.
Liverpool beat West Ham United 2-1 to keep alive their chance of finishing second in the English Premier League
Coco Gauff claimed the biggest win of her young career on Friday with a stunning upset of defending champion Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open to reach the fourth round. Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams also lost their respective matches earlier in the day. Images from Day 5 of the Australian Open played at Melbourne Park on Friday.
Australia's Jamie Dwyer and Argentina's Augustina Garcia were named young men's and women's players respectively in the list of awardees, announced by the FIH on Thursday.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Tiger Woods appears to be unmatchable in appeal, even when he does not play well as at this year's Masters.
The American ace lost 6-4, 6-2 to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in his comeback tournament in Florida
Under the lights on the stadium court, Williams smashed 39 winners to defeat Azarenka 7-5, 6-3 in a rematch of the 2016 final, which the Belarusian won.
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