Real Madrid attacker Gareth Bale has declared his interest in moving to the MLS and questions continue to be asked about his future in Spain.

Bale has long been loathed by Madrid supporters and targeted as a scapegoat when the Spanish giants underperform, with Bale nearing the exit door this summer.

The Mexican hitman has fired 22 goals for Nuno Espirito Santo's side in all competitions, backing up his fine debut season in English football when he joined on loan from Benfica.

France's Ligue 1 was cancelled earlier this week with Rennes officially being granted third place, meaning they will go into the qualifying round of next season's Champions League.

Willian, 31, is out of contract in June and appears set to leave Stamford Bridge after failing to agree a new deal. Arsenal, Juventus and a host of top clubs have been linked with Brazilian.

Marcelo has no plans to surrender his Real Madrid left-back slot to Ferland Mendy just yet, rubbishing rumours he is set for a switch to Juventus.The Brazilian is Real's second longest serving player.

It's been a year to forget for Hazard who has gone from being a global star to almost a forgotten entity, but how did other ex-Premier League starts fare in their debut Bernabeu seasons?

Lucas Vazquez has revealed his love of the Premier League, hinting that curiosity could get the better of him and see him leave Real Madrid for England, as Chelsea keep an eye on the winger.

Los Blancos were previously been linked with the 19-year-old around the time of his move to Monaco in the winter, however no bid was ever made by the Spanish giants.

While there has been much talk of Kylian Mbappe leaving PSG, it now seems he could be staying in Paris by accepting a contract extension.

With LaLiga ramping up their plans to resume the season next month, stars from both clubs were allowed to finally get back to their respective training bases on Wednesday.

Dutch legend hung up his boots last summer after an illustrious 19-year career. But Robben hinted at performing a U-turn recently, revealing the idea of playing again 'tickled' him..

Venus Williams was watching her sister Serena's doubles match with Sir Andy Murray at Wimbledon when she pulled out her camera.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT WIMBLEDON: The American came into Wimbledon having not played since the French Open, when she was hampered by knee problems.

Andy Murray and Serena Williams were knocked out of Wimbledon yesterday. 'Dark horses' Eden Silva, 23, and Evan Hoyt, 24 (pictured), will play in the mixed doubles quarter-finals.

England fans poked fun at arch-rivals Australia after watching their team thrash them at Edgbaston in Birmingham today to reach the final of the Cricket World Cup on Sunday.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: All the reasons for not taking the Open to Royal Portrush are now similarly advanced for keeping it away from Royal Porthcawl.

Three-time grand slam winner Andy Murray said his singles return may be closer than he originally thought. The 32-year-old has been restricted to doubles action since returning from injury.

Andy Murray and brother Jamie have fallen at the quarter-final stage of the Citi Open in Washington to Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus after a closely fought three-seat encounter.

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The news, which was announced by the Scot on his Facebook page, comes seven months after his tearful revelation in Australia that his career could be over.

Murray announced on Friday that he will compete next week in Cincinnati, seven months after his revelation in Australia that his career could be over, and is already planning further events.

Murray has confirmed that he won't play in the men's singles at the US Open later this month. Murray resumed his singles career on Monday night but lost in straight sets to Richard Gasquet in Cincinnati.

Murray, 32, made his long-awaited singles return at the Cincinnati Masters on Monday - his first singles match since an opening-round Australian Open exit in January.

Andy and partner Feliciano Lopez beat Ryan Harrison and Jack Sock 2-6, 6-3, 10-7 to reach the last eight, after Jamie and Neal Skupski beat French pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3, 6-3.

The 32-year-old Murray, who underwent hip surgery seven months ago in a bid to save his career, returned to singles action last week, when he lost to Richard Gasquet in Cincinnati.

Andy Murray continued his singles comeback with a straight-sets defeat by Tennys Sandgren at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina on Monday night.

The former World No 1 put together a good performance during the first set but went on to lose it on a tie-break 10-8, while he was broken towards the end of the second set and lost 7-5.

Andy Murray has entered the European Open in October as his comeback schedule continues to take shape. The Scot has already committed to two tournaments in China at the end of September.

The former world No 1 has lost both of the singles matches he has played since returning from January's hip surgery and, with the US Open starting on Monday, is dropping down a level.

MIKE DICKSON: Andy Murray took just 42 minutes to register his first singles win since his second hip operation on Monday night at the home of a great rival.

Andy Murray defeated Norbert Gombos of Slovakia 6-3, 6-4 in the second-round of a second-tier Challenger Tour tournament hosted by Rafael Nadal's tennis academy on Tuesday.

In order to qualify, GB are reliant on him using up one of his 'protected ranking' entries. Murray is counted as a world No 2 for these purposes under the scheme that helps the long-term injured return.

The former world No 1 is stepping up his singles comeback following hip surgery in January and will return to the ATP Tour at the Zhuhai Championships beginning on September 23.

It was not just his recent award for having Britain's 'Rear of the Year' that was giving Andy Murray cause for celebration yesterday. He also added another tournament to his hectic schedule.

MIKE DICKSON IN GENEVA: John McEnroe has backed Andy Murray to regain a place among the world's top ten as the 32 year-old Scot prepares to make his comeback at tour level next week.

The Scot displayed both agility and stamina in defeating America's Tennys Sandgren, the world number 72, 6-3 6-7 6-1 in a gruelling battle that lasted two hours and 41 minutes.

Andy Murray scored arguably his best singles win since the onset of his hip issues when he knocked US Open semi-finalist Matteo Berrettini out of the China Open this morning.

Former world No 1 Andy Murray will play at next year's Australian Open in what will be his first Grand Slam singles appearance since undergoing hip surgery, organisers confirmed on Tuesday.

MIKE DICKSON IN ANTWERP: The attraction of being just a three-hour train ride from home was a persuasive argument for Andy Murray to wrap up his mini comeback tour at the European Open.

MIKE DICKSON IN ANTWERP: Andy Murray has admitted that his expected dream team partnership with brother Jamie may not materialise in the forthcoming glut of team competitions.

MIKE DICKSON: Having witnessed Andy Murray emerge from a Scottish backwater to break the mould of underachieving British tennis I should have known better.

The baby, born in London this month, inherits the middle name which has passed down the Murray (pictured, Andy and Kim) family's male line for generations.

Tim Henman's return to top level performance tennis as captain of Britain's team for the ATP Cup was confirmed on Thursday night after the new competition was launched.

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has raised a few eyebrows after unveiling his plan, via his marketing company, to rejuvenate the Davis Cup by giving it a fresh twist to broaden its appeal.

Andy Murray, Kyle Edmund and Team GB were challenged to insert lines from the new Disney film, Frozen 2, into their answers at a Davis Cup press conference on Tuesday.

MIKE DICKSON IN MADRID: From Andy Murray there was the unprecedented confession that he had let his high standards slip when it came to preparing for this Davis Cup finals week.

Andy Murray said he neglected to think about the feelings of those close to him and insisted his wife Kim, who he married in 2015 in Dunblane had been 'brilliant' through the ordeal.

Kyle Edmund produced one of his most impressive performances in recent months to push Great Britain one step closer to a quarter-final berth at the Davis Cup in Madrid.

MIKE DICKSON IN MADRID: Andy Murray was reduced to the role of courtside spectator as his brother Jamie and Neal Skupski put Great Britain through to the quarter finals of the Davis Cup.