China defeated France 3-1 in a dramatic semifinal on Saturday to book its place in the men's final of the 2026 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals.
Borussia Dortmund sealed second place in the Bundesliga with a 3-2 home victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, whose push for a place suffered another damaging setback, on Friday.
Lionel Messi believes Neymar still belongs among football's elite and said he hopes the Brazil forward returns in time for next month's FIFA World Cup.
The 36th round of Premier League matches this weekend is set to have a major impact on both the title race and the relegation battle, with league leader Arsenal traveling to third-bottom West Ham United on Sunday in a match both sides need to win.
Real Madrid is in crisis just days ahead of the El Clasico away to FC Barcelona as a result of the training ground incident between midfielders Aurelien Tchouameni and Fede Valverde, which ended with Valverde needing stitches in a nearby hospital on Thursday.
China's Wang Xinyu lost to Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-4, 6-3 in the second round of the WTA Italian Open on Friday, failing to reach the last 32 after a match lasting 1 hour and 26 minutes.
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka and defending champion Jasmine Paolini advanced to the third round of the 2026 Italian Open on Thursday, while Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas and Italian favorite Matteo Berrettini suffered early exits in the men's singles draw.
SC Freiburg reached the Europa League final for the first time in the club's history after beating Sporting Braga 3-1 in the second leg of their semifinal to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit and set up a meeting with Aston Villa in Istanbul on Thursday.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board on Thursday approved qualification systems for boxing, water polo and curling mixed doubles for upcoming Olympic and Youth Olympic Games, while signaling a potential reduction in the size of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic program.
This season's La Liga title could be decided in Sunday's Clasico, when Barcelona hosts Real Madrid at Camp Nou in the standout match of the 35th round.
With three days to go until the meeting between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, which could see Barcelona crowned La Liga champion with a draw at home, forward Kylian Mbappe has become the focus of attention.
Shanghai will host one stop of the expanded Olympic Q-Series in 2028, the International Olympic Committee announced on Thursday, as the qualification event makes a return to the city that hosted the inaugural edition in 2024.
Tensions spilled over at Real Madrid training on Thursday as midfielders Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni were involved in a physical altercation that left Valverde requiring stitches for a cut above his eyebrow.
China beat South Korea 3-0 on Thursday to advance to the women's team semifinals at the 2026 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals, with world No. 1 Sun Yingsha surviving a five-game scare in the second match.