Novak Djokovic's father decided to stay away from the 21-time Grand Slam champion's semifinal after getting embroiled in a flap involving spectators who brought banned Russian flags to Melbourne Park, Tennis Australia said Friday.

In a release e-mailed to reporters about 2 1/2 hours before Djokovic was scheduled to face Tommy Paul for a berth in the men's singles final, tournament organizers said Srdjan Djokovic "has issued a statement confirming that he will not attend" the match.

European clubs looking for last-minute deals in the January transfer window could find some future stars among Brazil's current crop of young soccer talents.

The focus on Brazilian players is always big during transfer periods and the spotlight only intensified after Real Madrid's signing of teenage sensation Endrick on a deal reportedly worth nearly 60 million euros ($65.3 million).

The days of Barcelona fans jeering Ousmane Dembélé are long gone.

There were only cheers from the crowd at the Camp Nou after the France forward led the hosts to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.

Real Sociedad, a football team based near the French border in northern city of San Sebastian, has been one of the revelations of the Spanish league season.

A revelation that has been building for some time.

Newcastle is close to reaching a first cup final since being bought by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund.

Joelinton scored a 73rd-minute winner as Newcastle beat Southampton 1-0 away in the first leg of the English League Cup semifinals on Tuesday.

Defending champion AC Milan was beaten 4-0 at Lazio in Serie A on Tuesday to extend the Rossoneri's winless streak to five matches across all competitions.

Mattia Zaccagni set up one goal then scored the other as Lazio moved into third and the Champions League places.

Just days after Erik ten Hag questioned his Manchester United players' winning mentality, the Dutch manager has the chance to move a step closer to lifting his first trophy at the club.

United travels to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday for the first leg of the English League Cup semifinals, looking to end a run of nearly six years without silverware.

Real Sociedad will put its nine-game winning streak to the test at a place where it hasn't succeeded in more than three decades.

Sociedad faces Barcelona in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday at the Camp Nou Stadium. It hasn't won there since 1991. Sociedad has lost 26 straight away games against Barcelona — with one draw and 29 losses in the last 30 matches at the Catalan club.

Inter Milan's Italian Super Cup celebration was ruined with a 1-0 home loss to Empoli in Serie A on Monday.

Milan Skriniar was sent off with two yellow cards in the first half to leave Inter with 10 men, and 19-year-old Tommaso Baldanzi scored for Empoli midway through the second half following a poor effort from Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana.

There's a busy February ahead for Paris Saint-Germain.

Next month will be packed with a series of big matches for PSG and likely to set the tone for the rest of the defending French champion's season.