While Torres scored twice on his final appearance for Atletico Madrid, Andre Iniesta's 22-year association with Barcelona also ended with a victory with his successor, Philippe Coutinho, proving to be the difference in a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad.
While Nadal dropped a set to win the mens titles, Elina Svitolina defended the women's title, scorching through to her title in a mere 67 minutes.
Turkey launched its cross-border Operation Olive Branch in late January to clear Syria's Afrin of the YPG terror group. The region is now under the control of the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army and things are changing there.
Chelsea reign on the field against Manchester United at Wembley to salvage a campaign in which they failed to even qualify for the Champions League after finishing fifth in the Premier League.
The victory sealed a triumphant return to the club for veteran coach Fatih Terim, who took the reins for the fourth time last December.
Nadal, still unbeaten in semi-finals at the Foro Italico, unleashed a trademark clay-court attack after winning a tight first set lasting well over an hour in the 51st clash between the two players.
Nadal and Djokovic have played each other 50 times, but their last meeting came more than a year ago, when Nadal won in the Madrid Open semifinals. Djokovic leads Nadal 26-24 overall, but Nadal holds a 13-7 advantage on clay.
Turkey's football teams Galatasaray, Fenerbahce, and Basaksehir are in the running for the league title, with final matches on Friday and Saturday.
Jupp Heynckes takes charge of Bayern for the final time in the German Cup final against Eintracht Frankfurt and has told the club not to call on him again. He is retired.
Gianluigi Buffon, widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of all time, is expected to announce his retirement at a news conference with Juventus president Andrea Agnelli at Allianz Stadium on Thursday.
The Spanish side outclassed hapless Olympique de Marseille 3-0, a scoreline which has cemented their status as one of the most consistent teams on the continent since Atletico manager Diego Simeone transformed their fortunes.
Nassar, the former doctor of the USA Gymnastics team was sentenced to 175 years behind bars, after being found guilty of sexually abusing dozens of young female athletes.
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