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Manager Zinedine Zidane has resigned from Real Madrid for the second time in his coaching career. Real failed to win a trophy this season and were pipped to the La Liga title by city rivals Atletico Madrid on a dramatic final day on…

The Tokyo Olympics are due to start in less than two months, despite a surge of Covid cases in Japan. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) insists the games will go ahead, even though Tokyo is currently in a state of emergency.…

Anthony Davis scored 34 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Phoenix Suns 109-102 to level their NBA Western Conference first round play-off series. Davis, 28, also served up 10 rebounds, while LeBron James added 23 points for the…

Former world number six Carla Suarez Navarro will play at the French Open, a month after announcing she had recovered from cancer. The Spaniard, 32, revealed last September she had early stage Hodgkin lymphoma and was having…

Christophe Galtier has stepped down as head coach of Lille just two days after they won the French league title. The 54-year-old helped Lille secure their first Ligue 1 championship in a decade on Sunday, finishing one point ahead of…

Phil Mickelson became the oldest man to win a major title as he claimed the US PGA Championship at Kiawah Island amid extraordinary scenes as thousands of fans swarmed on to the final fairway to witness the winning moment. It was a…

River Plate had to play midfielder Enzo Perez in goal because of a coronavirus outbreak but still beat Independiente Santa Fe 2-1 in the Copa Libertadores. The Argentine side had 20 players test positive for Covid-19 and, along with…

Manchester City defender Ruben Dias has been named men's footballer of the year by the Football Writers' Association. The 24-year-old Portugal international was signed by City for about £65m from Benfica last summer. He has helped the…

Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 50 points as the Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 118-100 to secure their place in the NBA play-offs. Boston won the play-in contest on Tuesday to secure the seventh seed in the Eastern…

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been named in France's 26-man squad for this summer's European Championship after an absence of nearly six years. He has not played for his country since 2015 as a result of his alleged involvement…