WTA ranking: Swiątek started her 103rd week as a leader

Today, Iga Świątek began her 103rd week as the leader of the world ranking of tennis players and ranks ninth in the classification of players who have been opening the WTA ranking for the longest time.more

AS Roma, whose player is Nicola Zalewski, lost away to Atalanta Bergamo 1:2 in the 36th round of the Italian top league and was eliminated from advancing to the Champions League. After Juventus Turin's 1-1 draw with Salernitana, AC Milan can be sure of the runner-up title.more

Bayer Leverkusen players won away against VfL Bochum 5-0 in the penultimate round of the German top league and remain undefeated after 50 competitive matches this season, including all competitions. They have been assured of the championship title for several weeks.more

Arsenal London, whose player is Jakub Kiwior, defeated Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford and returned to the lead in the English Premier League table. This means that the national champion will be selected only in the last round.more

Real Madrid players won 4-0 away against Granada, who was sure of relegation, in the 35th round of the Spanish top league. Kamil Jóźwiak and Kamil Piątkowski played in the defeated team.more

Seeded number seven, Hubert Hurkacz won against Spaniard Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-3 in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament on clay courts in Rome. It was the first fight between both players.more

Iga Swiątek defeated Kazakh Julia Putintseva 6:3, 6:4 in the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament on clay courts in Rome. The match lasted one hour and 47 minutes. The next rival of the world ranking leader will be German Angelique Kerber (WTA 331st).more

The Austrian tennis player will end his career at the end of this season, having reached his peak in 2020, but injuries have prevented him from developing any further.more

"This is my last year at Paris Saint-Germain, on Sunday I will play my last match at the Parc des Princes," wrote Kylian Mbappe on social media. The media had already reported about the French footballer's departure to Real Madrid.more

Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta Bergamo will play in the Europa League final in Dublin on May 22. "Aptekar" extended their series of unbeaten matches to 49, drawing with AS Roma 2-2 (they won the aggregate 4-2), while the Italian club confidently defeated Olympique Marseille 3-0 (4-1 on aggregate).more

Iga Swiatek advanced to the third round of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on clay courts in Rome. Last night she defeated American Bernarda Pera 6-0, 6-2. The next rival of the world ranking leader will be the representative of Kazakhstan, Yulia Putintseva.more

Robert Lewandowski will earn at least EUR 58 million in the Catalan club until the end of his contract with Barcelona, ​​the Spanish broadcaster Cadena SER reported, citing the details of the Polish footballer's contract.more

Organisers of the Newport Marathon have apologised after discovering this year's course was almost 300 metres too long. Run 4 Wales said it had looked into "reports around the accuracy" of the marathon run on Sunday, 28 April.more

Andrzej Gołota is visiting the country at the invitation of the Polish Boxing Association. As he admitted, his greatest regret from his professional career was the defeat against Puerto Rican John Ruiz in the fight for the WBA world champion belt.more

Real Madrid advanced to the final of the Champions League. In the return match, they defeated Bayern Munich at home 2-1 (0-0). In the first match there was a draw 2:2. On Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund advanced to the final, which will be played at Wembley in London on June 1.more

Diego Maradona’s Golden Ball trophy from the 1986 World Cup has resurfaced. The award, which had been missing for decades, will be auctioned in Paris next month, the Aguttes house said Tuesday.more

UEFA's revenues from this year's European Championships should amount to approximately EUR 2.4 billion - according to the organizers' estimates. In turn, the European headquarters and its daughter companies established to prepare and conduct the tournament will leave at least EUR 65 million in taxes in Germany.more

Veteran defender Thiago Silva will return to Brazilian club Fluminense after leaving Chelsea at the end of the season. The 39-year-old Silva said last week he was not extending his contract with Chelsea and Fluminense announced Tuesday that the center back is joining on a free transfer.more

Borussia Dortmund advanced to the final of the Champions League. In the return match, she defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 (0-0). The German team also won the first match 1-0. The second finalist will be selected by Wednesday's Real Madrid-Bayern match. In Munich it was 2:2.more

The British media have recently been full of information from the border between the worlds of film and sports. According to anonymous sources cited by "The Sun" newspaper, the new shareholder of the Leeds United club was to be the popular comedian, Will Ferrell. The actor is a famous fan of English football and a friend of Ryan Reynolds, who is doing well as the director of the Welsh club Wrexhammore

David Moyes returned for a second spell in charge of West Ham in December 2019; manager helped club avoid relegation in first season and won Europa Conference League last summer; Moyes set to be replaced by former Wolves boss Julen Lopeteguimore

Iga Świątek is still the leader of the world ranking of tennis players. After the Polish woman's triumph in the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid, her advantage over her second final rival in this event - Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus, increased to 3,412 points. Meanwhile, Hubert Hurkacz is still in ninth place, and Serbian Novak Djokovic remains the leader.more

Szymon Marciniak will be the main referee of the second leg of the semi-final match of the Champions League between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, which will take place on May 8, UEFA informed. The first meeting between these teams ended in a 2-2 draw in Germany.more

Bayer Leverkusen, already confident of the first championship title in the club's history, defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 away in the 32nd round of the German top league. Two matches before the end of the season, the "Aptekarzy" record is 26 wins and six draws.more

After two winless matches, Liverpool players won against Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 in the 36th round in front of their home crowd and theoretically they still have a chance to win the English championship. Egyptian Mohamed Salah scored a goal and had two assists.more

Bayern Munich lost away to VfB Stuttgart 1:3 in the 32nd round of the German top league. The goal for the Bavarians was scored by Englishman Harry Kane, who with 36 goals is chasing Robert Lewandowski's season record (41).more

Real Madrid players secured the Spanish championship. In the 34th round of the Premier League, they won at home against Cadiz 3-0, and two hours later Barcelona lost away to Girona 2-4 and neither team is able to catch up with the "Royal".more

Manchester City's players defeated Wolverhampton 5-1 at their own stadium thanks to four goals from Norwegian Erling Haaland and defended the title of English champion in their hands. With one game in hand, they are in second place in the table, one point behind Arsenal London.more

World no 1 wins epic 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7) in three hours and 11 minutes. Swiatek saves three match points to earn first title in Madrid.more

Iga Swiatek will face the chance to win her 20th career title and her first at the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid. In today's final, the world number one will face defending champion Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka (No. 2), against whom she has won six of their nine matches to date.more

The teams that finish fifth in the Italian and German football premier leagues will gain direct qualification for the league phase of the Champions League. This is due to both countries' positions in the European Football Union (UEFA) rankings.more

Three champions are already known in the five strongest football leagues in Europe: Bayer Leverkusen, Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain. They could be joined tomorrow by Real Madrid, who face Cadiz, but also need a favourable result in the Girona - Barcelona match.more