Roger Federer is skipping the Davis Cup this year after leading Switzerland to its first title in 2014.

Federer played the entire Davis Cup season last year, with Switzerland beating France 3-1 in the final. The Davis Cup was the only major competition the 17-time Grand Slam champion had not won.

Two referees who were criticized for their performances in Premier League matches over the weekend will not take charge of games in the next round in the English top flight.

Martin Atkinson and Kevin Friend have been appointed as fourth officials for games on Saturday.

Napoli beat Sassuolo 2-0 at home to move to within three points of second-placed Roma in Serie A on Monday.

Duvan Zapata and Marek Hamsik linked up for the goals, with both getting on the scoresheet in the second half.

Luis Suarez's life has changed considerably since his last appearance in an English football stadium, when he paraded Anfield holding his son in his arm after Liverpool missed out on the league title on the final day of last season.

In the intervening seven months, he has bitten another opponent — this time at a World Cup — to get a four-month worldwide ban, changed clubs to become the third most expensive footballer of all time, and gone from the main man at Liverpool to one of the supporting cast at Barcelona.

Romanian Simona Halep has climbed one place to third in the latest WTA rankings published on Monday on the strength of her weekend win in Dubai.

The list continues to be dominated by Serena Williams, whose sister Venus dropped from 11th to 17th.

Rafael Nadal has slipped a place to four in the latest ATP Rankings published on Monday after losing his first semi-final on clay in 12 years in Rio.

The third spot previously occupied by the Spaniard is now filled by Andy Murray, last in action when losing in the quarter-finals in Rotterdam 10 days ago.

A FIFA task force meets in Qatar this week to try to set dates for the 2022 World Cup -- with a groundbreaking but highly controversial winter tournament likely.

Officials from football's global governing body, top leagues and players' representatives will meet in the Gulf state on Tuesday to try to seek agreement.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was again on target as Borussia Dortmund moved further clear of the relegation zone in the German Bundesliga on Friday with a 3-2 victory at VfB Stuttgart.

It was a third consecutive win for Jurgen Klopp's side, who will travel to Italy to face Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie next Tuesday with confidence restored.

Monaco gave themselves a boost ahead of their trip to play Arsenal in the Champions League by beating Cote d'Azur rivals Nice 1-0 at the Allianz Riviera in Ligue 1 on Friday.

Substitute Bernardo Silva was the hero for the principality side, coming off the bench to net the only goal of the game five minutes from time.

Hugo Lloris says the visit of West Ham United to White Hart Lane on Sunday marks a crucial stage in Tottenham Hotspur's bid to claim a top-four finish in the Premier League.

Mauricio Pochettino's side head into the latest round of matches in sixth spot, three points behind fourth-placed Southampton, after undoing their good work in beating Arsenal by slumping to a narrow defeat at Liverpool.