Club football returns from a three-week break with some Ligue 1 action on Friday night, as high-flying Lyon travel to face a struggling Lens side who have faced backroom upheaval.
A’ja Wilson was crowned MVP of the WNBA regular season for a record-extending fifth time, following a season in which the Las Vegas Aces center led the league with a points average of 26.2.
In tennis, Mirra Andreeva needed two tie breaks to edge past her compatriot Ekaterina Aleksandrova and into the China Open semi-finals in Beijing. Her next opponent, Nikola Bartůňková, sprung a surprise by breezing past Karolína Muchová in the all-Czech quarter-final tie.
