Liverpool new boy Darwin Nunez struck first blood in the battle of the super-signings with an encouraging 30-minute cameo which was capped with the final goal in a 3-1 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield.
Atletico Madrid will not be signing Cristiano Ronaldo and that decision is final, according to club president Enrique Cerezo.
Barcelona have announced they have reached an agreement to sign Sevilla defender Jules Kounde, with the Blaugrana seeing off competition from Chelsea.
Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez in a reported €57 million ($57.8 million) deal.
Max Verstappen won the French Grand Prix to extend his advantage in the Formula One world championship after Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed out when leading on Sunday.
Jonas Vingegaard is set to win the Tour de France after finishing second to his Jumbo-Visma team-mate Wout van Aert in the stage 20 time trial to Rocamadour.
The planned pre-season friendly between Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax Amsterdam on Saturday was cancelled due to coronavirus cases in the Dutch side’s squad.
Mohamed Salah is confident he can win more trophies with Liverpool after bringing an end to his long-running contract saga by signing a new three-year deal on Friday.
Serena Williams left her future open to question after her return to Wimbledon ended in a first-round defeat by little-known Frenchwoman Harmony Tan.
World number two Alexander Zverev has not given up hope of playing at the US Open in the wake of his ankle injury at the French Open which required surgery.
North Macedonia beat Gibraltar 4:0 in a Nations League match in Skopje on Sunday.
The Boston Celtics won Game 1 of the NBA Finals 120-108 on the road against the Golden State Warriors, with the teams combining for the most made three-pointers ever in a Finals game.
Chelsea have confirmed an agreement for the sale of the club to Todd Boehly and expect it to be completed on Monday.
Novak Djokovic will face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Internazionali d’Italia final after beating Casper Ruud in straights sets to claim his 1,000th ATP Tour win.
Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann has refused to be drawn on speculation linking star striker Robert Lewandowski with a move to Barcelona and says the Polish forward is in his plans as normal ahead of the Bundesliga conclusion Saturday.
Alfred Schreuder has been appointed coach of Ajax in succession to the Manchester United bound Erik ten Hag, the Dutch champions said Thursday.
Leicester City had the better of their Europea Conference League semi-final first leg with Roma on Thursday but needed an own goal equalizer to rescue a 1-1 draw.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists “nothing has happened yet” despite a 2-0 Champions League semi-final win over Villarreal giving them a significant advantage for next week’s second leg in Spain.
Manchester City were two goals up on three occasions as they beat record winners Real Madrid 4-3 in a Champions League semi-final first leg thriller on Tuesday which leaves the tie wide open.
Moise Kean came off the bench to score a late winner as Juventus took a big stride towards securing a Champions League place with a 2-1 victory at Sassuolo.
Barcelona suffered a shock 1-0 home defeat to Rayo Vallecano that means Real Madrid can step up plans for a title party.
Lionel Messi scored a fine goal as Paris Saint-Germain sealed the Ligue 1 title despite being pegged back late on by 10-man Lens in a 1-1 draw at the Parc des Princes.
Brazilian football great Pelé was discharged from the hospital on Thursday after continuing treatment due to a colon cancer discovered some six months ago.
Cristiano Ronaldo has thanked the Anfield crowd for their show of compassion following the death of his newborn son.
Pep Guardiola claimed any slip would cost Manchester City the title after his side claimed a critical 3-0 win over Brighton.
Ralf Rangnick admitted he was embarrassed after watching his Manchester United side get thoroughly outplayed as Liverpool returned to the top of the table with a 4-0 win.
Barcelona lost at home for the second time in five days as Lucas Perez struck to seal a surprise 1-0 victory for LaLiga strugglers Cadiz.
The Macedonian handball team qualified for the 28th IHF Men’s World Championship, after Sunday’s 27:25 rematch victory over the Czech Republic at the Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena in Skopje.