France and Juventus Turin player Paul Pogba, the 2018 world champion, was banned for four years due to a doping case earlier this season. The almost 31-year-old midfielder has been temporarily suspended since September 2023.more

Athletic Bilbao players defeated Atletico Madrid 3-0 at their home stadium in the semi-final rematch and advanced to the Spanish Cup final for the 40th time. They will play for the trophy on April 6 in Seville against RCD Mallorca.more

Seeded three, Hubert Hurkacz lost to the French Ugo Humbert 6:3, 6:7 (8-10), 3:6 and was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 tennis tournament on hard courts in Dubai. The Pole wasted three match points in the second set. This is his second defeat against this rival in three weeks.more

Red Bull's Dutchman Max Verstappen, the 2021-2023 Formula One world champion, is the favourite for the season starting on Saturday in Bahrain. There are a record 24 races on the calendar. The last is scheduled for 8 December in Abu Dhabi.more

Famous Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr has been suspended for one match for making a gesture widely considered indecent after his team's league game against Al Shabab (3:2). The decision was taken by the Saudi Football Federation's Discipline and Ethics Committee.more

Southampton, featuring Jan Bednark, lost 0:3 away to Liverpool in the 1/8 finals of the FA Cup. The teams of Chelsea London, Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers also won promotion to the quarter-finals.more

Inter, leading the Italian Premier League football table, defeated Atalanta Bergamo 4:0 in Milan in an overdue match of the 21st round. There was also a victory for Napoli, who without Piotr Zielinski and Hubert Idasiak in the starting line-up won 6:1 away against Sassuolo.more

Hubert Hurkacz has advanced to the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 hard-court tennis tournament in Dubai. Yesterday he defeated Australian Christopher O'Connell 7:6 (7-5), 6:4. The match lasted one hour and 33 minutes.more

"I'm back to top form" - assured Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland after scoring five goals against Luton (6:2) in an FA Cup match.more

Tens of thousands of tickets for the athletics competition will go on sale on Monday, the organisers of the Olympic Games in Paris have announced. The competition for medals at the Stade de France will run from 2 to 10 August. Entry prices start at €24.more

RCD Mallorca's footballers have advanced to the final of the Spanish Cup. They drew for the second time in the return leg against Real Sociedad, this time away 1:1, but won the penalty shootout 5-4. Their final rival will be determined by tomorrow's match between Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid.more

Erling Haaland scored five goals for trophy defending champions Manchester City, who won 6:2 away against Luton Town in the 1/8 finals of the FA Cup. Four of the Norwegian striker's hits were assisted by Belgian Kevin De Bruyne.more

Iga Swiatek is one step away from moving into the top "10" of the tennis all-time payroll, and her on-court earnings since the beginning of her career have surpassed the $25 million mark. The world ranking leader is closing in on the highest ranked Pole, Agnieszka Radwanska, who is ninth.more

Iga Swiatek, last year's winner of the tennis Grand Slam French Open, was on the list of nominees for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Award in the "Sportswoman of the Year" category for the second year in a row. The awards gala will take place on April 22 in Madrid.more

The disciplinary committee of the Saudi Football Federation has initiated proceedings against Cristiano Ronaldo, local media reported. The famous Portuguese from Al-Nassr club is accused of making a controversial gesture towards Al Shabab fans after Sunday's match between these teams.more

Girona's players won at home against Rayo Vallecano 3-0 in the match ending the 26th round and returned to second place in the Spanish Premier League table, pushing Barcelona to third.more

Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the second round of the ATP 500 tennis tournament on hard courts in Dubai. After an extremely close fight, he defeated German Jan-Lennard Struff 7:6 (7-5), 6:7 (4-7), 7:6 (8-6). The match lasted two hours and 42 minutes.more

English Premier League football rivals Everton will have six points deducted rather than 10 for financial irregularities. The Premier League's governing body reduced the penalty after allowing the Liverpool club's appeal.more

Iga Swiatek continues to lead in the world women's tennis ranking. The Pole's lead over the runner-up, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, is 1,380 points. Magdalena Fręch moved up to a career-best 42nd place and overtook Magda Linette, among others, 53rd on the list. Hubert Hurkacz remained at number eight in the world tennis ranking. He is still led by Serb Novak Djokovic. more

Real Madrid, thanks to a goal by experienced Croatian Luka Modric, beat Sevilla 1:0 at home in the 26th round of the Spanish football league and are eight points ahead of runner-up Barcelona. The defending champions won 4:0 against Getafe on Saturday.more

Marcin Bulka defended a penalty kick in his team Nice's 0:0 tied match against Clermont in the 23rd round of the French Football Premier League. In Paris, leaders PSG happily drew 1:1 with Rennes, saving a point in the final seconds.more

Liverpool's footballers have won the Carabao Cup for the tenth time in their history. "The Reds" beat Chelsea London 1:0 in the final at Wembley after extra time, with Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk scoring the goal in the 118th minute.more

Kamil Stoch finished 11th in the ski jumping World Cup competition on the mammoth facility in Oberstdorf, Germany. Austrian Stefan Kraft won, claiming his 40th career victory and consolidating his lead in the overall ranking of the series.more

Kamil Stoch was 12th, Aleksander Zniszczoł 19th, Piotr Żyła 26th, and Dawid Kubacki 39th in yesterday's Ski Jumping World Cup competition at the mammoth facility in Oberstdorf. The winner was Slovenian Timi Zajc. His compatriot Peter Prevc and Austrian Stefan Kraft also stood on the podium.more

Russian Anna Kalinska, who eliminated top-seeded Iga Swiatek on Friday, lost to Italian Jasmine Paolini of Polish origins 6-4, 5-7, 5-7 in the final of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on hard courts in Dubai.more