Football/Soccer 24-Hour Briefing
×Champions League Drama
Atletico Madrid routed Tottenham espn.com 2-1 in Madrid as Spurs imploded with critical errors, while Barcelona snatched a late draw skysports.com at Newcastle thanks to Lamine Yamal's stoppage-time penalty. The night delivered contrasting fortunes as Arne Slot's 100th match in charge of Liverpool ended in defeat espn.com to Galatasaray in Istanbul, while Arsenal's Mikel Arteta urged his team to prove their credentials espn.com ahead of facing Bayer Leverkusen. Real Madrid's Álvaro Arbeloa insisted his team shouldn't feel inferior espn.com to Manchester City despite missing Kylian Mbappé, with Gianluigi Donnarumma acknowledging the absence gives City an advantage espn.com.
Managerial Turmoil
Igor Tudor's Tottenham reign hangs by a thread espn.com after a sixth consecutive defeat for the first time in the club's 144-year history, with the beleaguered manager admitting "everything is going wrong." Meanwhile, Arsenal are lining up a free transfer move bbc.com for Bayer Leverkusen's Julian Brandt, while Manchester United, Spurs and Crystal Palace are all interested in Iraola skysports.com. Sheffield Wednesday face a 15-point deduction skysports.com next season after failed takeover attempts, and Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson criticized his team for feeling sorry for themselves espn.com following their 2-1 home defeat to Hull.
International Football
The United States announced Irvine as their World Cup training base espn.com, while Mexico began granting visas espn.com to Iraq's national team players ahead of their World Cup playoff. Spain's FA president expects a Finalissima decision espn.com within 48 hours regarding the Argentina-Spain match in Qatar. Jamaican side Mount Pleasant will be without 10 first-team players bbc.com for their Champions Cup tie against LA Galaxy after visa denials, and Iran's squad faces uncertainty espn.com after one asylum seeker changed her mind about seeking refuge in Australia.
Player Injuries and Transfers
Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies exited in tears espn.com with a fresh injury against Atalanta, while Club América's Luis Ángel Malagón suffered an Achilles injury espn.com jeopardizing his World Cup hopes. Wrexham striker Kieffer Moore is a big doubt bbc.com for Wales' World Cup play-offs, and Rory McIlroy faces a late arrival skysports.com at The Players Championship after a stubborn back injury. In transfer news, Atlético Madrid's Diego Simeone welcomed Griezmann's decision to stay espn.com but remains uncertain about Julián Álvarez's future.
Indian Wells Tennis
Jannik Sinner advanced to the quarter-finals skysports.com with a thrilling win over Joao Fonseca at the BNP Paribas Open, while world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka dismissed Naomi Osaka skysports.com 6-2 6-4 to reach the last eight. Jack Draper relishing facing Djokovic skysports.com after continuing his title defense by reaching the last, and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz withdrew due to injury skysports.com ahead of his scheduled match.
Other Sports Highlights
In golf, Scottie Scheffler dismissed suggestions of a form slump skysports.com as he targets a third Players Championship win in four years, while Justin Rose revealed Ryder Cup captaincy talks skysports.com and urged Jon Rahm to pay his DP World Tour fines. Formula 1's new era returns to immediate action skysports.com in China this weekend, with Martin Brundle offering his verdict skysports.com on the opening Melbourne Grand Prix. In boxing, Frank Warren intends to open negotiations skysports.com for Oleksandr Usyk to face the winner of Wardley-Dubois, while Moses Itauma gears up for a landmark year skysports.com aiming to establish himself among the world's best heavyweights.