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Inter skipper Martinez facing month out with thigh injury

Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez has picked up a left thigh injury, the Serie A champions confirmed on Thursday, with Italian media reporting he will be sidelined for a month.

Zverev cruises past De Minaur to reach Shanghai semi-finals

Top seed Alexander Zverev took "a huge step up" to dismantle Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday and roll into the Shanghai Masters semi-finals.

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Hovland, Rahm and Koepka move clear in Masters first round

Norway's Viktor Hovland, Spain's Jon Rahm and American Brooks Koepka shared the clubhouse in the first round of the Masters on Thursday after taking advantages of easier-than-usual conditions to card seven-under par rounds of 65.

England beat Brazil on penalties to win Women's Finalissima

England beat Brazil 4-2 in a dramatic penalty shootout to win the first-ever Women's Finalissima at Wembley on Thursday between the European champions and the winners of the Copa America Femenina.

Youngster Chaibi sends Toulouse into French Cup final

Fares Chaibi scored late as Toulouse beat second-tier Annecy 2-1 on Thursday to reach the French Cup final.

Hovland and Rahm move clear in Masters first round

Norway's Viktor Hovland and Spain's Jon Rahm shared the early clubhouse in the first round of the Masters on Thursday after taking advantages of easier-than-usual conditions at Augusta National to card seven-under par rounds of 65.

Tiger fights through constant pain to fire 74 at Masters

Tiger Woods battled through constant leg pain to fire a two-over par 74 in Thursday's opening round of the 87th Masters, his worst 18-hole start at Augusta National since 2005.

LIV's Pieters on arbitration ruling: 'We had it coming'

Thomas Pieters never expected he might be banned from playing his home-nation DP World Tour event when he jumped to the LIV Golf League, but fears that's what could now happen.

Couples turns back the clock at age 63 in Masters

Fred Couples reeled off four birdies in six holes on the back nine at age 63 to make a thrilling run up the leaderboard in Thursday's opening round of the Masters.

Thakur blitz, Kolkata spin downs Bangalore in IPL

All-rounder Shardul Thakur blitzed a half-century off 20 balls to rally the Kolkata Knight Riders in Thursday's 81-run Indian Premier League win over Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Na and Zalatoris withdraw from Masters

Americans Kevin Na and Will Zalatoris withdrew from the 87th Masters during the opening round on Thursday.

Hovland sets the pace as Tiger toils at the Masters

Norway's Viktor Hovland set the early pace at the 87th Masters on Thursday, reaching the turn at five-under par while five-time champion Tiger Woods toiled with three early bogeys.

Stellini defends Kane after Doucoure red card row

Cristian Stellini has defended Harry Kane after the Tottenham striker's controversial role in Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure's red card.

Woods on course as Masters gets under way

Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods got his round under way at Augusta National on Thursday as the 87th edition of the tournament started in warm conditions.

LIV's Na withdraws from Masters after nine holes due to illness

Kevin Na withdrew from the 87th Masters due to illness on Thursday after playing the first nine holes at 4-over par 40 at Augusta National.

Ex-rebel Nicklaus says LIV issues aren't like PGA's start

Jack Nicklaus recalled his 1968 days as a breakaway rebel who helped create the PGA Tour on Thursday at the Masters but said that split wasn't comparable to today's LIV Golf-PGA dispute.

Mbappe angered by PSG's use of his image in advertising campaign

Kylian Mbappe on Thursday complained about Paris Saint-Germain's use of video and images of him for their season-ticket advertising campaign.

Lampard returns to Chelsea as caretaker boss

Frank Lampard made a surprise return to Chelsea as caretaker manager until the end of the season on Thursday, just over two years after he was sacked by the Premier League club.

Masters gets under way at overcast Augusta

The 87th Masters got under way on Thursday with the world's top golfers, from both sides of the sport's PGA Tour-LIV Golf divide, set to do battle at Augusta National.

Tucker's debut hundred leads Ireland fightback in Dhaka

Debutant Lorcan Tucker became only the second Irishman to hit a Test century, ably assisted by Andy McBrine's unbeaten 71, to lead a tenacious fightback against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Thursday.

European tour wins legal battle to punish LIV Golf rebels

The Europe-based DP World Tour has won its legal battle against a group of rebel golfers who committed "serious breaches" of its code of behaviour by playing in LIV Golf events without permission.

French army fears overstretch at 2024 Paris Olympics

Like past Olympic host nations France plans to deploy soldiers for securing the 2024 summer games in Paris, but army and government sources have told AFP that they fear the forces being overloaded.

Debutant Tucker becomes only second Irish Test centurion

Debutant Lorcan Tucker on Thursday became only the second Irishman to hit a Test century, leading a tenacious fightback against Bangladesh in Dhaka.

European golf tour wins legal battle against rebel LIV players

The DP World Tour has won its legal battle against 12 players who committed "serious breaches" of its code of behaviour by playing in LIV Golf events without permission.

Six World Cup stadiums to be used for Asian Cup

Six of Qatar's eight World Cup stadiums will be used for the Asian Cup to be staged in the Gulf state next January, the AFC has announced.

Scheffler readies for Masters repeat bid

Scottie Scheffler will launch his bid to become just the fourth golfer to win back-to-back Masters on Thursday when the 87th edition of the tournament gets under way at Augusta National.

NZ captain Williamson set to miss World Cup after knee injury

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson looks set to miss the one-day World Cup in India later this year after rupturing a knee ligament, it was announced Thursday.

Napoli try to bounce back at Lecce with Milan showdown looming

Napoli travel to Lecce on Friday trying to bounce straight back from their crushing home defeat at the hands of AC Milan with the all-Italian Champions League quarter-final between the two looming.

South Africans storm Champions Cup quarters with added bite

South African sides the Stormers and the Sharks will compete in Champions Cup quarter-finals on Saturday, in a first for the country.

Benzema hits treble as 'complete' Madrid smash Barca to reach Copa final

Karim Benzema struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid hammered Barcelona 4-0 at Camp Nou to reach the Copa del Rey final on Wednesday, progressing 4-1 on aggregate.

Hoge risks Masters curse, edges LIV's Bubba in Par-3 Contest win

Tom Hoge overtook LIV Golf's Bubba Watson with an ace-birdie finish to win Wednesday's Masters Par-3 Contest, risking an Augusta National curse on the eve of the 87th Masters.

Holders Nantes down Lyon to reach French Cup final

Nantes reached a second straight French Cup final as Ludovic Blas' brilliant goal gave the holders a 1-0 last-four victory over Lyon on Wednesday.

Benzema hits hat-trick as Madrid smash Barca to reach Copa final