napoli were held to a 2—2 draw by torino last weekend.ranteed a champions league spot, after inter milan lost to sassuolo on saturday. now to a real shock in la liga. barcelona's dream of going the whole season unbeaten is in tatters after an incredible 5—4 defeat to strugglers leva nte. the hosts moved into a 5—1 lead in the match, emmanuel boateng scoring hat—trick, with enis bardhi on the scoresheet twice. but the unthinkable comeback almost became a reality — phillipe coutinho scored a hat—trick of his own. and a luis suarez penalty, with around 20 minutes to go, ensured a tense finale to the game. but it wasn't to be for ernesto valverde‘s side without top scorer lionel messi who was rested, barca falling to a first league defeat in 44 games. in tennis, alexander zverev has won his third masters title after beating dominic thiem 6—4, 6—4 in the final of the madrid 0pen. in a match between two of the game's rising stars, the german was able to prevent thiem winning his first masters title, claiming a straight sets victory, suggesting

while pep guardiola's side are also expected to bring in the napoli midfielder georgeinho.e's a 26—year—old italian international, and he's expected to cost city around £a2 million. this day two weeks, after all the months and indeed years of build up, the world cup in russia will get underway. and, here on sportsday, we'll be taking an in depth look at some of the issues facing the teams and nations competing there. let's start with a look at those making their first appearance at a world cup finals. iceland go into this tournament off the back of their incredible success at euro 2016. joe lynskey has more. iceland go into theirfirst iceland go into their first world cup finals, knowing they can compete with the world's best. they bring the memories of their first major tournament two years ago and that historic win over england that cost roy hodgson hisjob. iceland celebrated on the pitch with the iconic thunder clap celebration and now one hospital in iceland said it reported a record—breaking baby boom. you can get a sense of their achievements that night. iceland's pop

in italy, withjuventus already champions, 2nd placed napoli ended their season with a win over crotonefiorentina. and matia vecino got the winnerfor inter, as they pipped lazio for the last champions league spot. thousands of football fans will be descending on the ukranian capital kiev this week, for the champions league final between liverpool and real madrid. it's one of the most prestigious competitions in football, and tickets are highly sought after. but, as our correspondent jonah fisher reports, finding accommodation there can be an expensive business. this is where the champions league final will take place on saturday night. 63,000 fans will be packed inside the olympic stadium. i am vitali klitschko, mayor of kiev. former heavyweight champion of the world. for all sports fans, welcome to kiev. it will be amazing. there are certainly amazing sights, but the choice of kiev has also proved somewhat controversial. the moment real madrid and liverpool were confirmed as the two teams in the final, hotel prices really went through the roof. most places are full. others are trying t

carlo ancelotti is back in football after being named as the new head coach of napoli.8—year—old has been out of work, since being sacked by bayern munich — and has signed a three year contract. ancelotti takes over from maurizio sarri — whose side pushed juventus for most of last season in the serie a title race. ancelotti has won league titles in four separate countries, including italy, where he won his only title in 2004 with milan. toulouse have the advantage, in their battle to stay in the french top flight next season. they won 3—0 against ajaccio on ligue deux. max gradel, christopherjullien and yaya sanogo with the goals. the sides will meet again on sunday in toulouse for the second leg. the ligue un side will no doubt be feeling confident of staying in the division. teams in the nfl will be fined, if players kneel for the american national anthem. it's under a new policy set out by commissioner roger goodell. last season, players knelt during the star spangled banner, saying the protests were against police brutality of african americans. the movement began w

while pep guardiola's side are also expected to bring in the napoli midfielder georgeinho.city around £112 million. this day two weeks, after all the months and indeed years of build up, the world cup in russia will get underway. and, here on sportsday, we'll be taking an in depth look at some of the issues facing the teams and nations competing there.

the managing us left napoli, another name, and arsene wenger, leaving arsenal after all those years, national team manager if they don't have a world cup, cars if they don't have a good world cup. it's a decision lots of people didn't see coming, real madrid now looking to the future. richard conway, thanks very much. nick grimshaw is stepping down from the radio1 breakfast show, after six years presenting it. audience figures have been declining. the show lost 600,000 listeners in the first three months of this year. his fellow radio 1 presenter greg james will take over the slot. the world's largest known freshwater pearl, which once belonged to catherine the great, is up for auction in the netherlands. called "the sleeping lion" because of its shape, it's believed to be about 300 years old. in that time it has changed hands between colonial merchants, nobles and european royals. now lots of brits are in action in the french open today — cameron norrie, kyle edmund and heather watson. but what aboutjonathan pinfield? he's a reporterfor an online radio station — and stole all the he

pep guardiola's side are also expected to bring in the napoli midfielderjorginho.—old italian international, and he's expected to cost city around £42m. chelsea have abandoned plans to redevelop their stamford bridge stadium. and say that have not set a time frame as to when they may revisit the plans. they say it's down to an unfavourable investment climate. britain's heather watson has been knocked out in the second round of the french open, ending british interests in the women's singles. she lost in straight sets to belgium's elise mertens. it continues a bad run for watson, who lost eight straight matches in the lead up to roland garros. kyle edmund is two sets to one up against marton fuchovic, cameron norrie resumes his match later. england have not yet named their team to face pakistan in teh second test tomorrow as they continue to assess ben stokes's injury. the all—rounder has been in the nets this morning ahead of a scan on his calf injury this afternoon. surrey bowler sam curran has been put on standby, but it would be a blow to lose stokes with englan

saturday event as occurred to be crowned champions on sunday that fifth taddeo beat second place napoli with seven points behind. the melbourne victory is celebrating a record fourth australian a league title they be newcastle jets in a controversial grand final at his home and records the old the city of new console north of sydney hosted the pinnacle of a strongly in football for the first time. there tame the jets and finished bottom of the tie believe you earlier and were looking to complete the ultimate turnaround but a murder celebration lasted just minutes. cost a bob or assist with the strike for the melbourne victory but it wasn't without controversy there were media claims of offside but the goal stuart the jets had sixty four percent of possession in the first half but were frustrated by victory goalkeeper lawrence thomas who was the game's biggest star. he was also involved in a nasty incident in the dying stages copping a boot to the face from roy donovan the irish strike a lashing out in the ninety second minute he received a red card for his efforts. the open to victory w