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Slovakia to face Italy in rare Billie Jean King Cup final appearance after beating Britain

Slovakia rallied to beat Britain 2-1 Tuesday, reaching its first Billie Jean King Cup final in more than two decades. Italy, last year's runner-up, will provide the competition on Wednesday in Malaga, Spain.

Nadal, Alcaraz to play doubles tennis together for Spain at Paris Olympics this summer

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will play doubles together for Spain at the upcoming Paris Olympics, the Spanish tennis federation said Wednesday.

'A dream come true': French soccer star Kylian Mbappe joins Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappe is finally a Real Madrid player. Madrid said on Monday it reached a deal with the France star for the next five seasons, bringing together one of soccer's top talents and its most successful club.

Barcelona wins Women's Champions League title for 3rd time in 4 years

Barcelona ended its losing streak against Lyon to clinch its third Women's Champions League title in four years on Saturday in Bilbao, Spain.

World No. 8 Rublev ruins Auger-Aliassime bid for 1st Masters title

Andrey Rublev rallied to beat Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets on Sunday and win the Madrid Open for the first time.

Canada's Shapovalov defeated by 4th-seeded Zverev in 3rd round of Madrid Open

Alexander Zverev of Germany defeated Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday in the third round of the Madrid Open.

Soccer star Dani Alves posts $1.2M US bail, released from Spanish jail

Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves was released from prison Monday after paying 1 million euros ($1.2 million US) in bail to be set free while appealing a rape conviction, a Spanish court said.

Jenni Hermoso testifies in sexual assault case after kiss at Women's World Cup final

The Spanish player kissed on the lips by the soccer president at the Women's World Cup final appeared in court on Tuesday to testify in the sexual assault case against the former official.

Jenni Hermoso returns to Spain squad for 1st time since World Cup kiss

The Women's World Cup-winning player kissed on the lips by the former president of the Spanish soccer federation was called up again by the national team on Wednesday.

Europe retains Solheim Cup on consecutive Carlota Ciganda birdies

It took the home crowd favourite to help Europe do just enough to keep the Solheim Cup. With a big finish by Spaniard Carlota Ciganda on Sunday, the Europeans retained their title after securing a first-ever tie, 14-14, with the United States.