Villarreal strengthened its grip on third place in La Liga with a 2-1 away win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, moving four points clear of Atletico Madrid and 15 ahead of fifth-placed Real Betis as it closed in on qualification for next season's UEFA Champions League.
Marie-Louise Eta will become the first woman to coach a men's Bundesliga club after Union Berlin appointed her on an interim basis for the final stretch of the season.
Chinese paddlers secured four titles at the WTT Contender Taiyuan, winning the men's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles events as the competition concluded on Sunday.
Manchester City threw the Premier League title race wide open with a 3-0 away win over Chelsea on Sunday, moving to within six points of Arsenal with a game in hand.
Arsenal's title hopes suffered a setback on Saturday after it fell 2-1 at home to a Bournemouth side that stretches its unbeaten run to 12 games in the Premier League.
China's Shi Yuqi and South Korea's An Se-young claimed men's and women's singles titles respectively at the 2026 Badminton Asia Championships on Sunday, each securing their first crown at the continental event.
Rafael Ratao's header gave Shanghai Shenhua a 1-0 win over defending champion Shanghai Port in the Shanghai derby, while Chengdu Rongcheng came from behind to beat Beijing Guoan 2-1 as the fifth round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) concluded on Sunday.
FC Barcelona moved nine points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday
after a 4-1 home win over Espanyol in a Catalan derby and Real Madrid's
1-1 draw at home to Girona on Friday.
China edged Uzbekistan 2-1 at the 2026 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup on
Saturday at Thailand's Thammasat Stadium to advance to the semifinals,
securing qualification for the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup to be held in
Poland.
Shen Yiyao and Yao Qianxun secured a one-two finish in the women's 10m
air pistol final, while Yang Yuhao added gold in the men's 25m rapid
fire pistol on Saturday at the ISSF World Cup in Granada, Spain.
The Shanghai Sharks edged the Fujian Sturgeons 119-116 to stay on top
and the Shenzhen Aviators extended their winning streak to 12 games
after beating the Jiangsu Dragons 93-88 in the 37th round of the 2025-26
Chinese Basketball Association regular season.
Real Madrid all-but said goodbye to this season's La Liga title on Friday night after being held to a 1-1 draw in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium by Girona.
Ai Mori led Japan to a podium sweep in the women's boulder event at the 2026 World Climbing Asia Championship in Meishan on Friday, while Lee Do-hyun of South Korea clinched the men's title.
Germany secured both gold and silver medals in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions at the ISSF World Cup in Granada, Spain on Friday, while Chinese shooters failed to reach the podium.
China's Shi Yuqi and Wang Zhiyi advanced to the men's and women's singles semifinals of the 2026 Badminton Asia Championships on Friday, while their compatriot Gao Fangjie announced her retirement following a hard-fought loss to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi.