Real drew with Girona, denting their title hopes

Real Madrid drew 1-1 at home against Girona in the 31st round of the Spanish top flight. ‘Los Blancos’ are six points behind Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczęsny’s Barcelona, who host Espanyol today.more

The Italian newspaper *La Gazzetta dello Sport* reported that Robert Lewandowski has offered his services to AC Milan. Yesterday’s front page carried the headline: “Lewandowski proposes: take me”. According to the newspaper, preliminary talks are underway, and Juventus Turin are also interested in the Barcelona player.more

Jacek Magiera, a former footballer and later a coach, has died at the age of 49, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) has announced. Since July 2025, he had served as assistant coach of the Polish national team under head coach Jan Urban.more

FC Porto, with Jan Bednarek in the line-up, drew 1–1 at home against Nottingham Forest in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final. Aston Villa, featuring Matty Cash, won 3–1 away at Bologna. The second legs will take place on 16 April.more

Magda Linette's match against Marta Kostjuk will kick off the Polish-Ukrainian tennis match in Gliwice today, seeking a spot in the Billie Jean King Cup finals. The draw took place on Thursday.more

Barcelona lost 2-0 at home to Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Robert Lewandowski was substituted at half-time. In Wednesday's other match, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Liverpool 2-0.more

Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the round of 16 of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament on clay courts in Monte Carlo. In the second round, the Polish tennis player comfortably defeated Hungarian Fabian Marozsan 6-2, 6-3. The match lasted one hour and 12 minutes.more

Arsenal’s 1–0 victory over Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday in the Champions League quarter-finals has secured England an additional place in the next edition of the prestigious competition. In the 2026/27 season, at least five Premier League teams will feature in the Champions League, and there could be as many as seven.more

Robert Lewandowski, who has been the oldest goalscorer in the Champions League knockout stages since the previous round, could extend that record to 37 years and 230 days in today’s quarter-final against Atlético Madrid.more

Real Madrid lost 1–2 at home to Bayern Munich, whilst Arsenal won 1–0 away at Sporting in Lisbon in the first legs of the Champions League quarter-finals. The return legs will take place on 15 April.more

Every week, hundreds of people queue up to fill a plastic container with food at an unusual location – a modest house in Villa Fiorito, a poor neighbourhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, where the legendary Argentine footballer Diego Armando Maradona was born.more

The first quarter-final match of the Champions League between Sporting Lisbon and Arsenal London will be marked by the rivalry between the Gunners' striker, the Swede Viktor Gyokeres, and his former teammates from the Alvalade Stadium.more

Napoli defeated AC Milan 1-0 at home in a matchday 31 Serie A clash. The victory propelled the defending champions to second place in the table. Matteo Politano scored in the 79th minute.more

Iga Świątek retained fourth place in Monday's world rankings for tennis players. There were no changes at the top, with Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka still leading by a significant margin. Spain's Carlos Alcaraz remains top of the ATP rankings, although Italian Jannik Sinner has a chance to overtake him after the tournament begins in Monte Carlo. more

Arsenal suffered a surprise exit in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. The Premier League leaders lost 2-1 away to bottom-of-the-table Southampton. Shea Charles secured the victory for the hosts in the 85th minute.more

Robert Lewandowski scored as Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1 away in a matchday 30 clash in the Spanish top flight, strengthening their lead at the top. The 37-year-old scored in the 87th minute, sealing the victory. It was his 12th goal of the season.more

Kamil Grosicki has announced the end of his international career. The 37-year-old footballer is bidding farewell to the national team for the second time. He first did so in June 2024. ‘101 appearances for the Polish national team. Pride, emotion and immense gratitude,’ he wrote on Instagram.more

The Polish national team dropped from 34th to 35th place in the FIFA rankings. France regained the top spot for the first time in almost 10 years, following a draw between leaders Spain and Egypt.more

Manchester City’s Norwegian footballer Erling Haaland is investing not only in material possessions, including luxury cars, but also in… chess. He is backing the new Total Chess World Championship Tour series, which will have an annual prize fund of $2.7 million.more

Iga Swiatek is expected to reinforce her coaching team with the addition of Francisco Roig, following the Spaniard’s departure from Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s camp. The move comes as part of a broader reshuffle across both tours, with Roig switching from the ATP Tour to a leading role within the WTA.more

After losing 3-2 to Sweden in the World Cup play-off final, Polish national team captain Robert Lewandowski emphasized that he is currently unable to make any further commitments regarding his future with the national team. "I need to think about a few things," he noted.more

Iraq became the final participant in the FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. They defeated Bolivia 2-1 in the intercontinental play-off. For the first time since 2014, Poland will miss the World Cup, having lost 3-2 away to Sweden on Tuesday.more

The Polish national football team lost 3-2 to Sweden in the play-off final in Stockholm and will miss the World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Italy will also be absent, having failed to qualify for a third consecutive edition of the tournament.more

Just one match stands between the Polish national team and qualification for the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico. This evening, Jan Urban’s players will face a Sweden side weakened by the absence of several key players in Stockholm – a team they defeated four years ago in the play-off final for the previous World Cup.more

The Dutch athlete Sifan Hassan, an Olympic champion, winner of the 2023 London Marathon and third-place finisher in 2025, will not be competing in this year’s 42.195 km race in the British capital. She has announced that she has been unable to recover from an Achilles tendon injury.more

Slovenian Slavko Vincić will be the main referee of Tuesday's match in Stockholm between Sweden and Poland in the final of the play-offs for qualification to this year's FIFA World Cup, UEFA announced.more

In Monday's world rankings for women's tennis players, Iga Świątek dropped from third to fourth place, overtaken by American Coco Gauff. Meanwhile, Kamil Majchrzak rose from 57th to a career-high 53rd, and Hubert Hurkacz rose from 75th to 72nd.more

The Netherlands, who could be Poland's World Cup rivals, defeated Norway, who were without their star player Erling Haaland, 2-1 in a friendly match in Amsterdam. On Friday, Spain and Germany, among others, claimed victories, while England drew 1-1 with Uruguay.more

Jannik Sinner creating a moment of history by adding the Miami Open title to his Indian Wells victory will certainly not have escaped Carlos Alcaraz's notice.more

Kamil Stoch finished 30th in the final Ski Jumping World Cup competition of his career at the Planica Ski Flying Arena. The winner was Norwegian Marius Lindvik, who had been waiting for his victory since March 2022.more