Recovering Nadal to miss Italian Open
Rafa Nadal will miss next week's Italian Open as he has yet to regain full fitness from the hip injury he sustained at January's Australian Open, casting further doubt over his participation in the French Open.
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Birthday boy Alcaraz beats Coric to reach Madrid final
MADRID :Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz celebrated his 20th birthday by storming into the Madrid Open final with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Borna Coric on Friday to stay on track for his fourth title of the season.
Messi says 'sorry' for Saudi trip after being suspended by PSG
PARIS: Lionel Messi on Friday (May 5) apologised for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia that led to Argentina's World Cup-winning captain being suspended by his club Paris Saint-Germain.
Aix-en-Provence Challenger: Andy Murray beats Luca van Assche in straight sets to reach semi-finals
Andy Murray’s clay-court recovery continued as he defeated Luca van Assche 6-2 7-6(6) to reach the semi-finals of the Aix-en-Provence Challenger. The Scot will face Harold Mayor or Alexander Bublik next as he rebuilds confidence and form ahead of Roland Garros in the wake of a shaky start to the clay season. Ad Murray cruised through a confident opening set before recovering from facing two set points to edge a second set tie-break.
Al Hilal not distracted by Lionel Messi rumours in bid for Asian Champions League crown
Al Hilal manager Ramon Diaz would not be drawn on Friday on rumours linking Lionel Messi to the club, preferring instead to focus on this weekend's Asian Champions League title defence.
Messi apologises to PSG teammates over Saudi trip
Lionel Messi has apologised to Paris St Germain and his teammates on Friday after being suspended for making a trip to Saudi Arabia earlier this week. French media reported that Messi was suspended for two weeks after an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia, when he was supposed to train with the squad the day after the Ligue 1 leaders' 3-1 defeat at home to Lorient on Sunday. "I sincerely believed that I would have the day off after the game as had been happening in previous weeks," Messi said in a video on Instagram.
UEFA to improve safeguards for fans attending its club finals
UEFA has brought in new measures to improve safeguards for fans attending finals in the wake of last season's Champions League fiasco.
Injured Nadal out of Rome as French Open fears grow
Rafael Nadal on Friday withdrew from the Rome Masters tournament as he continues his recovery from injury, casting serious doubts over his fitness for the French Open.