Cristiano Ronaldo erupted for his first five-goal game on Sunday, ending all talk of a dry spell as he led a 9-1 demolition of Granada for Real Madrid to stay in touch with Spanish league leader Barcelona.
Barcelona had to work much harder at Celta Vigo, but Jeremy Mathieu scored in the 73rd minute to eke out a 1-0 victory that maintained its four-point advantage with nine rounds to go.
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Paris Saint-Germain moved back above Lyon to the top in a hard-fought French title race after twice coming back from a goal down to win 3-2 away to bitter rival Marseille in a frenzied match on Sunday.
However, the win came at a high price as David Luiz and Thiago Motta went off injured with PSG facing a hectic schedule chasing trophies on four fronts.
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Hot but happy, Novak Djokovic had just begun celebrating his latest championship when he tossed his towel and sweatbands into the crowd. They were soggy souvenirs for sure.
Djokovic earned his fifth Key Biscayne title Sunday, beating Andy Murray for the seventh consecutive time by showing superior stamina in the subtropical heat to win the Miami Open final 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-0.
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Kawhi Leonard matched his career-high with 26 points and set a career-high with seven steals as the San Antonio Spurs rolled past Golden State 107-92 on Sunday, ending the Warriors' 12-game winning streak while extending their own to seven straight.
San Antonio also extended its home winning streak over Golden State to 32 straight, dating back to 1997, the season before Duncan arrived.
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Turkey's top football club Fenerbahce Istanbul called Sunday for the suspension of the national league championship after a gun attack on the team bus as players returned from a match.
"We consider that as long as this attack is not solved in a way that satisfies Fenerbahce and public opinion, a suspension of the championship is inevitable," the club said on its website.
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Colombian World Cup star James Rodriguez will start for Real Madrid against Granada on Sunday after a two month layoff with a foot injury, Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed.
Rodriguez fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during a 2-1 win over Sevilla at the start of February and his absence has coincided with Real's decline in recent weeks as they surrendered a four-point lead over Barcelona at the top of La Liga to now trail the Catalans by four points.
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Jeff Green tallied 22 points and the Memphis Grizzlies moved into a tie for first place on Friday with a 100-92 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Grizzlies posted their second straight win and tied the idle Houston Rockets for first place in the Southwest Division and second place in the Western Conference with six games left in the NBA regular season.
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Andy Murray will try to cap a milestone week, while Novak Djokovic is aiming for another hardcourt double victory when they square off in the Miami Open final on Sunday.
Murray will be gunning for his third Miami Masters title after beating Czech Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to secure his final berth. It marks the fourth trip to the championship match for Murray who earlier this week joined the elite club of players to win 500 career matches.
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Monaco came back to earn a 1-1 draw at home to Saint-Etienne on Friday as both teams lost ground on the leading trio at the top of Ligue 1.
Two-time defending champions Paris Saint-Germain continue to lead Lyon by a point, and Sunday's opponents Marseille by two, while Monaco climb within five of the capital club in fourth, having played the same number of matches.
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Diego Costa will not need an operation to solve his ongoing hamstring problem, Jose Mourinho claimed, as the Chelsea manager also insisted the forward will be selected for Saturday's home match against Stoke City.
Costa sat out Spain's Euro 2016 qualifying win over Ukraine and then the 2-0 friendly defeat to the Netherlands over the last week, but Mourinho insisted that the best way to deal with the situation is with Chelsea's current approach.
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