Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona has been appointed as head coach of Al-Fujairah FC, the United Arab Emirates club said on Sunday.

Zamalek returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Arab Contractors in the Egyptian Premier League on Sunday, finally finding the net after two straight goalless draws. New Portuguese coach Augusto Inacio was credited for improving Zamalek's defensive displays but the team looked largely toothless upfront in his first few games in charge, often struggling to create chances.

A Spanish court on Thursday ordered Barcelona's Brazilian star Neymar and his parents to stand trial over alleged fraud and corruption in the player's transfer from Santos in 2013. The National Court also ordered Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his predecessor Sandro Rosell, as well as the two clubs, Barcelona and Brazil's Santos, to be sent to trial over the affair.

Real Madrid are aiming to remain in pole position for a first La Liga title in five years when they travel to relegated Granada on Saturday night. Fresh from their 3-0 Champions League semi-final first leg victory over Atletico, the Merengues will be confident of keeping pace with Barcelona at the top of the table.

Ahly and Zamalek have been informed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of the final dates for their kick-off of the Champions League group stage round.

Madrid rivals Real and Atletico were locking horns for the fourth successive season in the Champions League. Much like their previous meetings, Real came out on top, with Cristiano Ronaldo once again the match winner.Real Madrid 3-0 Atletico Madrid

Ahly coach Hossam El-Badry has been hit with a two-game suspension and a 5,000 EGP fine for his "unacceptable way of objecting" to a referee at Sunday's El-Entag El-Harby game.

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid faced off in the Champions League each of the previous three seasons – twice in the final – and the Galacticos triumphed every time. Will this semifinal be any different?Though their city rivals have caught up to them in recent years, Real Madrid have maintained their dominance over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. They prevailed over their neighbors in the 2014 and 2016 finals and eliminated them from the quarterfinals the year in between.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insists his team do not have a psychological advantage over Champions League semi-final opponents Atletico Madrid despite beating them in two finals in three years. As well as their victories in Lisbon (2014) and Milan (2016), Real knocked out Atletico in the 2015 quarter-finals. Atletico have never lifted European club soccer's most prestigious trophy while Real have won it a record 11 times.

Mercedes pilot Valtteri Bottas has won the Russian Grand Prix ahead of German driver Sebastian Vettel, who had started in pole. The duo delivered an enthralling race after Bottas took the lead on the first lap.In a spectacular opening lap, Mercedes pilot Valtteri Bottas got off to the perfect start to take an immediate lead. Ferrari had held the top two positions on the grid, but four-time champion Sebastian Vettel and his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen were surprised as third-placed Bottas overtook them straight away. Bottas held on to the lead in a dramatic end to the race. With ten laps to go, Vettel began to close the gap and with fresher tires in blistering heat, looked to set to strike.But when Bottas, lapped Felipe Massa, Vettel was slowed down trying to squeeze back past.

Tottenham Hotspur beat local rivals Arsenal with second-half goals from prolific pair Dele Alli and Harry Kane on Sunday to maintain their Premier league title challenge.

Anthony Joshua has knocked down ex-champ Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round to retain his heavyweight crown in front of 90,000 at Wembley in London. It was Britain’s largest attendance for a boxing event since 1939.The 41-year-old Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko was down on the canvas in round five before sending Britain’s Anthony Joshua to the mat for the first time in his career in round six.

After a season that promised so much, Bayern Munich have been sent packing from two Cup competitions in the space of eight days and Carlo Ancelotti's side are determined to take a step closer to the league title when they travel to VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday. A Bayern win combined with defeat for second-placed RB Leipzig against relegation candidates Ingolstadt would give them an unassailable 11-point lead with three games remaining.

A slick second-half brace from Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah sealed a 4-1 Roma romp at Pescara that virtually sent the Serie A strugglers back to Italy's second division on Monday. The Pharaohs star is enjoying a fine run in his second season with the Giallorossi, scoring 13 goals in 26 Serie A games so far this term.

Cristiano Ronaldo was left out of the Real Madrid squad for Wednesday's trip to Deportivo la Coruna as coach Zinedine Zidane maintained his rotation policy despite defeat by Barcelona on Sunday.

Eintracht Frankfurt have booked their place in the final of the German Cup after a penalty shootout win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. Frankfurt will face Bayern Munich or Borussia Dortmund in the May 27 showpiece.Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt (Frankfurt win 7-6 on pens) It may have taken 120 minutes plus the drama of 16 penalties, but Frankfurt have made their first German Cup final since 2006 – with Branimir Hrgota’s penalty sealing victory at the end of a long night in Mönchengladbach.

Gareth Bale's run of injury misery continued on Tuesday as Real Madrid said their record signing had picked up a calf injury that rules him out for up to four league games and their Champions League semi-final tie with Atletico Madrid. Bale was forced off injured in the 35th minute of Sunday's 3-2 defeat to arch rivals Barcelona that blew the La Liga title race wide open and took the champions ahead of Madrid in the standings due to their superior head-to-head record.

Egyptian winger Ramadan Sobhi says he is trying to avoid the mistakes of Egyptian players who have been taken on by European clubs, insisting that performing well with Stoke City in the English Premier League is more important for him than scoring goals. The 20-year-old joined Stoke late last summer from Cairo giants Ahly and now seems to have settled in; in recent matches he has been one of the most consistent choices of coach Mark Hughes.

Lionel Messi on Monday hailed Barcelona's dramatic 3-2 Clasico victory over arch-rivals Real Madrid as an "important step" in the race for the La Liga title. Messi's last-gasp goal marked his 500th for Barcelona and blew the La Liga title race wide open at Real Madrid on Sunday.

The 35-year-old won the London Marathon for a third time and broke the women’s only record of Briton Paula Radcliffe, completing the 42.2-kilometer race in two hours and 17 minutes.Mary Keitany won the London Marathon for a third time and broke the women’s only record of Paula Radcliffe. The 35-year-old shaved 14 seconds off Radcliffe’s record with a time of 2:17:01, but the Briton still holds the best time in a mixed gender event.

Lionel Messi scored his 500th Barcelona goal with the last kick of the game to snatch a stunning 3-2 win at Real Madrid and put the two teams level on points at the top of La Liga on Sunday. James Rodriguez appeared to have rescued a point for the hosts with an 86th-minute strike to make it 2-2 after goals by Messi and Ivan Rakitic had overturned Casemiro's opener. Madrid captain Sergio Ramos was sent off for a two-footed lunge on Messi in the 77th minute and that left Barcelona in a strong position, until Rodriguez fired home at the near post.