Novak Djokovic will face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Internazionali d’Italia final after beating Casper Ruud in straights sets to claim his 1,000th ATP Tour win.

Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann has refused to be drawn on speculation linking star striker Robert Lewandowski with a move to Barcelona and says the Polish forward is in his plans as normal ahead of the Bundesliga conclusion Saturday.

Alfred Schreuder has been appointed coach of Ajax in succession to the Manchester United bound Erik ten Hag, the Dutch champions said Thursday.

Leicester City had the better of their Europea Conference League semi-final first leg with Roma on Thursday but needed an own goal equalizer to rescue a 1-1 draw.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists “nothing has happened yet” despite a 2-0 Champions League semi-final win over Villarreal giving them a significant advantage for next week’s second leg in Spain.

Manchester City were two goals up on three occasions as they beat record winners Real Madrid 4-3 in a Champions League semi-final first leg thriller on Tuesday which leaves the tie wide open.

Moise Kean came off the bench to score a late winner as Juventus took a big stride towards securing a Champions League place with a 2-1 victory at Sassuolo.

Barcelona suffered a shock 1-0 home defeat to Rayo Vallecano that means Real Madrid can step up plans for a title party.