With the LaLiga title race heating up between rivals Madrid and Barcelona, the duo have exchanged views publicly, mostly about refereeing decisions. But Ramos wants to put that behind them on international duty, with Spain preparing to face Israel in a World Cup qualifier before a friendly against France. Fernandez certain Messi will renew “It’s the way it is between Real Madrid and Barcelona and that will not change,” he told a news conference on Monday, via AS....

Police were called to Liddell’s home in the early hours of Monday, according to TMZ. Upon arrival, officers were said to have determined an argument between Liddell, 51, and his wife, Heidi, had turned physical. An inmate report from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department showed Liddell was held at the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station in Agoura Hills, and his bail had been set at $20,000. Heidi Liddell did not need medical attention, TMZ reported....

The Gunners suffered a 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with a humbling setback against capital rivals all but ending their Premier League title challenge for another year. Chamberlain ‘didn’t mean’ to like tweet Arsene Wenger’s side are now 12 points off the pace and glancing over their shoulder at those chasing down a top-four finish. Oxlade-Chamberlain concedes that the top-flight crown is now probably out of reach, but has urged everyone at Emirates Stadium to continue pulling in the same direction and not get downhearted....

The Sunday incident was caught on video and has been viewed more than 220,000 times on TikTok in a post by user @dancerkid1010. The video, at first, captures an unrelated traffic stop between a driver on a motorbike and a police officer at an intersection. The officer then sees the ATV driver coming toward the intersection, approaches the motorist, takes out a baton in an attempt to stop him. The driver passes the police officer and a woman can then be seen on the ground in the middle of the street....

Chelsea are champions in everything but name Saturday’s resounding 3-1 win over Arsenal established a 12-point lead at the top of the table – one that remained after Liverpool slipped to a shock 2-0 defeat at Hull City. Conte, formerly a player and head coach for Juventus and Italy, knows triumph and despair at the sharp end of the game well. He recalled Juve’s Champions League final defeats at the hands of Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan in 1997 and 2003 respectively, having overcome Ajax on penalties to conquer Europe in 1996....

Only weeks after returning from cruciate ligament damage, the 23-year-old suffered a similar problem, which could see him sidelined for the best part of a year. The former England Under-21 international managed only six matches before suffering a relapse in a 2-2 draw with Millwall last month, but the Santiago Bernabeu club have apparently helped to ease some of the mental pain by sending the player a letter of support....

The runaway La Liga leaders were 18 minutes from a first top-flight defeat of the campaign after John Guidetti gave the struggling visitors a shock first-half lead at Camp Nou. But goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi turned the game on its head and secured a 2-1 win for Barca, restoring their 11-point advantage at the summit. An impish dribble and delicate cross from Iniesta made the Uruguayan striker’s goal possible and Valverde was keen to pay tribute to the 33-year-old Spain great afterwards...

In her most popular video so far, with over 31.6 million views, Trompita has a nasty prank played on her. In the clip, captioned “Es una injusticia… me tienen a dieta”, or “It’s an injustice… they have me on a diet,” in English, Trompita watches as her owner opens a McDonald’s box containing a Big Mac. Trompita’s got her own Big Mac box, but when her owner opens it for her, it’s not big at all—and Trompita’s not amused....

“It’s irresponsible to ask the National Park Service to absorb the costs of an additional and political event when there are so many unmet needs in the parks,” Phil Francis, chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, which represents current, former and retired Park Service employees and volunteers, said in a statement to The Washington Post. “The men and women of the National Park Service have been asked to do more with less for too long,” he continued....

The England international drew another blank on Wednesday as the Reds crashed out of the EFL Cup at the semi-final stage. Carragher slams Sturridge display Sturridge was singled out for criticism by some sections of the Anfield support, while former defender Jamie Carragher told Sky Sports of his midweek performance: “When he plays and he does not score you are basically down to 10 men because he does not offer anything else....

Kane made amends for squandering a golden opportunity early in the second half with a superb header late on at Selhurst Park, with the 1-0 victory taking Tottenham into the top four in the Premier League. It also marked the England forward’s 150th goal in club football, and Dier was full of praise for his record-breaking team-mate. “It’s getting boring isn’t it, he just keeps getting the records. But he’s a class act, he just keeps getting the goals at vital moments,” Kane told BBC Sport....

So was I. Standing about 100 yards in front of the M-60, I heard the explosion, which flung the 2,000-pound steel tank track into the air, turning it into a pretzel. At first light, I saw the blast site: a hole nearly big enough to stash a VW Beetle. This bleak, muddy road cuts down the middle of the Zone of Separation (zos), a garbage-strewn, trench-pocked 1.2-mile swath of no man’s land between Serbs and Muslims....

The Argentine goalkeeper was involved in a complicated transfer situation in the close-season, whereby he was bought by City from Deportivo Maldonado in July, only to be loaned back to Sociedad – where he had spent the previous two years on loan – and then sold to the San Sebastian club in January. WATCH: City’s inflight fitness video It is reported that City retain a buy-back option on the 24-year-old and speculation continues to mount that Pep Guardiola will look for another goalkeeper following a poor first season for Claudio Bravo, with Benfica’s Ederson Moraes also thought to be on their radar....

The Eredivisie giants dominated the Europa League quarter-final first leg from start to finish in Amsterdam, Davy Klaassen’s double handing them a significant lead. Pochettino looking to be like Fergie But for Schalke’s Ralf Fahrmann, Ajax would have been out of sight. The goalkeeper made a string of fine saves in the second half to keep his side in with a chance ahead of next week’s return in Gelsenkirchen....

Aubameyang, 28, has been widely linked with a move away from Dortmund, with Real Madrid, Arsenal and Liverpool among those reported to be interested. Dortmund 11/2 to win Bundesliga The Gabon international was the top scorer in the Bundesliga last season, scoring 31 goals in 32 games. Schmelzer, who is set to miss the start of the season due to an ankle injury, is delighted to see Aubameyang remain at the club, saying the forward was crucial for Dortmund....

RUMOURS: Pique could leave Barcelona Atleti have endured an inconsistent campaign in LaLiga this season and sit fourth after 18 matches with 34 points, six adrift of leaders and rivals Real Madrid who have a game in hand. The capital club stumbled to a 1-0 win over Real Betis last week before comprehensively beating Eibar 3-0 in the Copa del Rey on Thursday. Head coach Simeone concedes Atleti have not yet reached his desired level of consistency, but remains unperturbed by criticism ahead of Sunday’s trip to Athletic Bilbao....

City & Monaco show why we love football The striker had an eventful night on Tuesday, scoring twice – including a brilliant chip – but also seeing his second-half penalty saved by Willy Caballero. Despite his miss from 12 yards, Monaco were 3-2 ahead before City scored three times in the final 19 minutes to claim the advantage. And Falcao felt Monaco did not handle the closing stages of the last-16 tie well....

City clinched a £26.5 million move for the Brazilian on Sunday after beating off rival interest from the Premier League champions. Get City at 15/8 to win the league Chelsea had approached the right-back after a move to Juventus fell through, but it was City who won the race thanks to Guardiola’s intervention. “It happened very fast, I was training with Real Madrid, Pep called me and I was very motivated to make this change and start to work with him,” Danilo told reporters at the launch of City Football Group’s joint venture with Goals in the United States and Canada....

Amodio has enjoyed a phenomenal win streak on the syndicated quiz show, with his 14-day total standing at $440,600—making him the fourth-highest earner in regular-season play in Jeopardy! history. However, while he has stuck to the show’s rules of answering clues in question form, the computer science Ph.D. Yale student has raised eyebrows for starting each of his answers with “what is”—even when the answer pertains to people. And in an interview with the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science, Amodio has revealed that he has kept his answers consistent in style so that he can focus on the meat of the clue....

A group of 467 people who claim to be former Jeopardy! participants issued an open letter on Medium on Wednesday, demanding an apology from the show’s producers. “A recent contestant has caused concern among Jeopardy! viewers for two separate occurrences, and we, as former contestants, feel the need to speak out against the messaging that these choices communicated—either intentionally or unintentionally—by the contestant Kelly Donohue and, implicitly by association, the producers of Jeopardy!...