Real draw La Liga opener

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Defending champions Real Madrid had an underwhelming return to La Liga as they could only draw 0-0 away to Real Sociedad. Real looked rusty and particularly toothless up front, barely creating any chances of note as Karim Benzema found little support in Brazilian teenage forwards Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo.

Turin
Pirlo enjoys winning start
Andrea Pirlo got his coaching career off to a winning start as his Juventus side began their quest for a 10th successive Serie A title with a 3-0 win over Sampdoria. Dejan Kulusevski, Leonardo Bonucci and Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Juve. Former Milan and Juventus midfielder Pirlo had no senior coaching experience before he was chosen to replace Maurizio Sarri in August, and only got his coaching badge last week.

Leicester
Leicester fight back
Leicester City came from behind to secure a 4-2 home win over Burnley, which was also a milestone 100th Premier League victory for their manager Brendan Rodgers.

Paris
Nagal loses in qualifiers
Indian tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran overcame a sluggish start to advance to the second round of the French Open men’s singles qualifying event but Sumit Nagal bowed out.

Barcelona
Suarez cuts Barca contract
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has agreed a deal with the club to end his contract and settled on personal terms with Atletico Madrid, according to reports.

New York
NBA: Lakers take 2-0 lead
Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 105-103 to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. Agencies