The 33-year-old Juventus forward is expected to plead guilty after he struck a deal last year with authorities in Spain to settle the case by paying an 18.8 million euro ($21.4 million) fine and accepting a suspended jail sentence.
The Rams secured their berth in the Super Bowl after a controversial 26-23 overtime win over the New Orleans Saints in the National Football Conference title game.
Man City’s goal tally is now 100 in all competitions this season, making them the only club in Europe’s top five leagues to reach that total.
Defending champion Roger Federer, world number two Angelique Kerber and five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova were all crashed out of the Australian Open.
In other games, Arsenal dented Chelsea’s increasingly fragile title pursuit with a 2-0 derby win while Manchester United continued their stirring revival under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 2-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.
Experienced batsman Mohammad Hafeez secured victory for Pakistan with 71 not out as his side finished on 267-5 to win with five balls to spare.
Serena Williams crushed Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-1 as she marched towards an eighth Australian Open title.
Dubbed the ‘blockade derby’, the Qatari team was booed by the crowd as they sang their national anthem and each time they cruised toward the Saudi goal, but the team also found some interesting 'neutral' backers.
Russia's Maria Sharapova screamed in delight after converting her third breakpoint in the seventh game of the third set with a scorching forehand to break defending champion Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki and seal victory.
Lebanon's football team for the ongoing Asia Cup comprises players from Sierra Leone to Bulgaria to Norway, a striking mix of different nationalities who are trying to communicate better and build a sporting camaraderie.
English Premier League club Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech will retire at the end of this season. The 36-year-old ex-Czech Republic international joined Arsenal in 2015 from Chelsea, where he played 11 years.
Serena Williams was relentless in her first appearance at Melbourne Park since winning the title in 2017, losing only five points in the opening set on her way to a 6-0, 6-2 win over Tatjana Maria in just 49 minutes.
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