Frenchwoman Alize Cornet was at the center of a Roland Garros cheating storm Friday after she was accused of faking injury by an opponent.

Cornet called for a medical timeout and required treatment during changeovers in the final set of her second round clash against Germany's Tatjana Maria.

Taking on what he called the "mystique" and "romance" of Manchester United adds to one of the most most stellar CVs in football.

But the 53-year-old Portuguese -- who has won eight league titles in four countries with Porto, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Chelsea as well as two Champions League titles with Porto and Inter Milan -- knows he is taking on a new risk.

Manchester United on Friday anointed Jose Mourinho as their new manager to launch a third bid in less than three years to transform the Red Devils into a title-winning force again.

After three days of talks, Mourinho agreed a three-year contract on a bumper salary reportedly worth more than $20 million (19.5 million euros) a year.

Stephen Curry scored 31 points as the defending champion Golden State Warriors kept their record-setting season alive with a 120-111 win over Oklahoma City in game five of their Western Conference playoff.

Curry, who has been plagued by injuries throughout the postseason, saved his best game of the series for Thursday night as he also had seven rebounds and six assists.

Andy Murray will be hoping he can see off giant Ivo Karlovic in straight sets as the French Open third round gets underway at Roland Garros on Friday having battled hard to get through his first two rounds.

The second-seed, seeking a first tournament win in Paris to go with his 2012 U.S. Open and 2013 Wimbledon wins, has spent on court a total of 7 hours 15 minutes spread over two five-setters against Czech veteran Radek Stepanek and French wildcard Mathias Bourgue.

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid clash in the Champions League final for the second time in three years in Milan on Saturday.

AFP Sports selects five of the best Madrid derbies of all time between the first two sides ever to compete a Champions League final from the same city:

On the eve of his second Champions League final since joining Real Madrid, Welsh star Gareth Bale admitted he is more at home with the fame and demands at the world's richest club.

Bale's time in the Spanish capital has been marked by severe highs and lows.

Cristiano Ronaldo insists personal goals will be put to one side as Real Madrid seek to embellish their incredible European record with victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday.

Ronaldo, a three-time world player of the year, has never scored a goal at the San Siro but has the chance to match and surpass his own record of scoring 17 Champions League goals in a season.

Galatasaray beat city rivals Fenerbahce 1-0 in the Turkish Cup final at Antalya on Thursday thanks to a first-half goal from German striker Lukas Podolski.

It was Galatasaray's third straight Cup victory and the 17th time they have won the competition in all.

The prospect of Jose Mourinho becoming Manchester United's next boss has unleashed hopes across Europe of a mega-spending spree by the English giants to get back into the elite.