Billie Jean King Cup: Italian women beat Slovakia in the final

The Italian women's tennis team defeated the Slovakian women 2:0 in the final of the Billie Jean King Cup team tournament, held in Malaga. This is the fifth ever, and first since 2013, triumph for the team from the Apennine Peninsula.more

The authorities of the football club Barcelona have announced that the team will play its first match at the modernized Camp Nou stadium in mid-February at the earliest. The plans assumed that the return to the facility for the 125th anniversary would take place in November - the fcbarca.com portal reported.more

Tuesday's results in the B division of the Nations League football league caused significant changes in the final tables. In B4, Wales won direct promotion at the last moment, while in B1 the Czech Republic saved the first place. Both matches of the elite - Germany with Hungary and the Netherlands with Bosnia and Herzegovina - ended in 1-1 draws.more

The Spanish team lost 1:2 to the Dutch in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup team tournament in Malaga and was eliminated from the competition. This means that one of the greatest tennis players in history, Rafael Nadal, has played his last official match in his career.more

A draw from the second basket into a five-team group, meaning a possible start as early as March - this is the most likely scenario for Polish players for the World Cup qualifiers after the Nations League results. They will meet their rivals on 13 December, although not necessarily all of them.more

Iga Swiatek has overtaken German of Polish origin Angelique Kerber and is eighth on the all-time tennis payroll, with her on-court earnings since the start of her career surpassing the $33 million mark. American Serena Williams clearly leads the way, with Aryna Sabalenka jumping into the top 10.more

Polish national team coach Michal Probierz admitted after the 1:2 defeat to Scotland in Warsaw, meaning direct relegation to the second division of the League of Nations, that he does not intend to resign. ‘I have an idea for this team. Despite this result we are going in the right direction,’ - He added.more

The Polish women's tennis team lost 1:2 to Italy in the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup final tournament in Malaga. The Red-Whites were forced out of the tournament by the doubles defeat of Iga Świątek and Katarzyna Kawa to Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini 5:7, 5:7.more

The Polish national football team lost 1:2 to Scotland in Warsaw in the 6th round of the Nations League and was relegated from the highest division. In the second match of group A1, Croatia drew 1:1 with Portugal and advanced to the quarter-finals, a place that Portugal had already secured earlier.more

Scotland, which will be the rival of Polish footballers in the Nations League match in Warsaw tonight, is the first foreign team to play at the PGE Narodowy for the third time. They have not lost at this venue yet.more

Polish tennis players defeated the Czechs 2:1 in the quarterfinals of the Billie Jean King Cup final tournament in Malaga. The Polish team's advancement was decided by the doubles victory of Iga Świątek and Katarzyna Kawa over Marie Bouzkova and Katerina Siniakova 6:2, 6:4.more

Italy lost after an interesting match with France 1:3 in Milan, and Israel won 1:0 against Belgium in Budapest. Group A2 in the highest division of the Nations League football was won by the "Tricolors".more

The Netherlands beat Hungary 4-0 in Amsterdam and secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Nations League. The first place in this group (A3) will be taken by Germany, who crushed Bosnia and Herzegovina 7-0 at home.more

Italian Jannik Sinner advanced to the final of the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin. The world ranking leader defeated sixth-seeded Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-2. Earlier, American Taylor Fritz (5th) defeated German Alexander Zverev (2nd) 6-3, 3-6 7-6 (7-3).more

Polish women's tennis players, led by Iga Swiatek, will play today at 5:00 pm (Polish time) against Czech women to advance to the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup tennis tournament in Malaga. The Red and White eliminated the Spanish yesterday, while their rivals are just beginning their participation in the event.more

The Polish national soccer team lost in Porto to Portugal 1:5 in the match of the 5th round of the League of Nations and lost the chance to advance to the quarterfinals. They will play the hosts, who secured first place in Group A1.more

UEFA has appointed an ethics and disciplinary inspector to investigate under-fire referee David Coote. A video has emerged which appears to show Coote, 42, snorting a white powder. The Sun, which published the video, said it was shot during Euro 2024 where he was officiating.more

Polish footballers will play Portugal in Porto in the Nations League this evening. They still have a chance of reaching the quarter-finals, although the fight for survival in the highest division is more realistic. Both teams will play weakened, but the hosts will be the favorites, having won 3-1 in Warsaw in October.more

The French national team drew 0-0 with Israel in the 5th round of the Nations League. The match at the Stade de France caused a lot of emotions due to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. Due to the terrorist threat, four thousand police officers were on duty in Paris.more

The leader of the tennis rankings, Jannik Sinner, defeated the Russian Daniil Medvedev (No. 4) 6:3, 6:4 and won the competition in the Ilie Nastase group with a full three-game series. In addition to the Italian, the American Taylor Fritz advanced to the semifinals of the season-ending ATP Finals tournament in Turin.more

‘It is difficult to find a striker like Robert Lewandowski today, there are maybe two at this level,’ stressed Deco, FC Barcelona's sporting director, in an interview with Catalan daily ‘Mundo Deportivo’.more

The Portuguese media are increasingly covering the subject of tomorrow's football Nations League meeting between Poland and Portugal. They note the injuries to players from both countries, as well as the discussion that Cristiano Ronaldo has caused by accusing some of his colleagues of ignoring the national team.more

Manchester City's Norwegian striker has been heavily criticised by the Norwegian media for the past month, after he spoke not a word to journalists and nonchalantly boarded a bus on 13 October after losing a 1:5 Nations League match against Austria in Linz, in which he was captain.more

Bruno Fernandes has been praised by fellow passengers after coming to the aid of a man who fainted on a flight to Lisbon. The Manchester United footballer was travelling to Portugal to join the team for Nations League matches against Poland and Croatia.more

Bayern Munich have been fined €150,000 by the German Football Association (DFB) for the use of pyrotechnics by their fans in a first-round German Cup match against second-division SSV Ulm, a match the favourites won 4-0 away in August.more

Top-seeded Jannik Sinner defeated top-seeded American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in the second round of the group stage of the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin. It was the Italian's second two-set victory in the "Ilie Nastase" group.more

Miura will turn 58 in February, and the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported this week that he intends to play next season for his fourth-tier Japanese club, Suzuka. It will be his 40th season playing in professional soccer.more

The BBC has confirmed that Match of the Day host Gary Lineker is to step down from the flagship football show at the end of this season, but will host BBC Sport’s coverage of the 2026 World Cup. He will also front the BBC's coverage of the FA Cup 2025/2026.more

French footballer Wissam Ben Yedder, who defended the colours of AS Monaco until the end of last season, has been sentenced to two years in prison with a suspended sentence for sexual assault. The 34-year-old will also have to pay five thousand euros in compensation to the victim.more

Scotland national team player Che Adams will not take part in the Nations League matches against Croatia on Friday and Poland on Monday, the BBC has reported. The 28-year-old Torino striker also did not play against the Red and White in September's match in Glasgow, won by the visitors 3-2.more