Spanish FA condemns anti-Muslim chants that marred Egypt friendly

The Atlas Lions continue their preparations with a 2-1 friendly win over Paraguay following a 1-1 draw with Ecuador.

The Italian FA backs Gennaro Gattuso as the Azzurri miss out on a third straight World Cup after a shootout defeat to Bosnia.

Hajime Moriyasu’s side head to the tournament buoyed by a five-match winning streak, including a first-ever victory over Brazil.

Steve Clarke’s side slump to a second 1-0 defeat as a lack of goals raises concern ahead of their first World Cup return in 28 years.

The national men’s team will also have to contend with England and Finland.

The 27-year-old lost 21-18, 21-14 to China’s Dong Tian Yao after beating India’s S Subramaniam 21-12, 21-18 in the qualifying round.

The unseeded Malaysians had upset two top Indonesian pairs en route to the quarter-finals.

The Malaysian duo defeat Indonesia’s third-seeded Leo Rolly Carnando-Bagas Maulana to book a quarter-final berth.

Haas driver Oliver Bearman’s high-speed crash sparks calls for the sport’s regulator to make safety-related changes to the new rules.

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen finished eighth, ending his four-year reign as Japanese Grand Prix champion in ruthless fashion.

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli led home McLaren’s Oscar Piastri by 13.722 seconds and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc a further 1.548 seconds back in third.

Starting seventh, the Aprilia rider won a dramatic sprint as Marco Bezzecchi crashed out and Marc Marquez slid off, taking pole-sitter Fabio Di Giannantonio with him.

The world number one from Belarus became the fifth woman — and the first since Iga Swiatek in 2022 — to win both of the elite early-season hardcourt WTA 1000 titles.

Jannik Sinner is targeting the ‘Sunshine Double’, seeking to become the first man since Roger Federer in 2017 to win Indian Wells and the Miami Open.

World number two Jannik Sinner stretched his win streak over fourth-ranked Alexander Zverev to seven matches with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) semi-final win.

Jiri Lehecka dominated Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-2 to reach the men’s final in 75 minutes.