Organizers announced last Friday that Venus Williams has accepted a wild-card invitation to the Madrid Open, which begins on April 29. The 40-year-old American last competed in the tournament in 2018 and in 2010, when he lost to Aravane Rezai in the final. She and her sister Serena shared the doubles event that year.

During his tenure as president of Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu led Super League talks for many years, with the Blaugrana joining Juventus, Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Arsenal as frontrunners in a five-year campaign to create the new competition.

Liverpool stars such as Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold have tweeted their displeasure with Super League plans, writing: 'We don't like it and we don't want it to happen.' This is our collective position'.'

The Enstone outfit struggled to score a point in the first race for the former Renault team under their current brand, with the A521 proving to be no faster than the sixth-fastest car around a Sakhir circuit that also hosted pre-season racing.

Dan Evans, the British No. 1 had not won a match on clay at any stage since a qualifying victory over Dusan Lajovic in Rome in May 2019, but he broke the string on Tuesday at the Monte Carlo Masters, defeating the Serbian.

The defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers have done an excellent job of holding their core intact this offseason, but Bruce Arians and Jason Licht aren't done yet. Buccaneers running back Giovani Bernard was allegedly signed to a one-year contract by the Buccaneers on Monday.

For Twins center fielder Byron Buxton, it seems that the stars have now aligned. Buxton was selected with the second overall selection by the Minnesota Twins nine years ago. Early in the 2021 season, it seems that Buxton will eventually break through.

Ducati is interested in continuing to field six bikes in MotoGP after the 2021 season and has spoken with Gresini Racing about a possible partnership.