Football

Berlin: Bundesliga club UnionBerlinhave named Marie-Louise Eta as manager, making her the first female head coach in Bundesliga history, after Steffen Baumgart was sacked on Sunday. Eta becomes the first female top-flight coach of a men's team in a major European league. The 34-year-old, who was the first female assistant coach in the Bundesliga, will take over for the remainder of the season. "I am delighted the club has entrusted me with this challenging task," Eta said in a statement. Baumgart was sacked early on Sunday morning after the club's form flatlined in the second-half of the season, with Saturday's 3-1 defeat by last-placed Heidenheim the final straw. Union have won just two games since the winter break and sit seven points above the relegation play-off spot. "We've had an absolutely disappointing second-half of the season," sporting director Horst Held said in a statement. "Our situation remains precarious and we desperately need points to stay in the league. "The performances in recent weeks don't give us the confidence we could turn things around with the current set-up." As a player with Turbine Potsdam, Eta won the Champions League in 2010 along with three Bundesliga titles. She has already committed to take over UnionBerlin's women's Bundesliga team from summer. Women have managed men's football teams in the lower divisions but never in the top flight. German third tier Ingolstadt FC are currently coached by Sabrina Wittmann, while French second-flight club Clermont were managed by Corinne Diacre for three seasons until 2017.

Tennis

Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco: Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time Sunday and reclaim the world number one ranking from his Spanish rival. Sinner downed Alcaraz 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 to capture his third ATP 1000 title of the year after completing the "Sunshine Double" last month with victories in Indian Wells and Miami. Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates with the trophy after winning the Monte Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament final tennis match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz on Court Rainier III at the Monte-Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, south-eastern France on April 12, 2026. (Photo by Valery Hache/ AFP) The 24-year-old Sinner joins Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as only the third player to win four successive ATP 1000 titles, having also triumphed in Paris at the end of last season. It was the first meeting between Sinner and Alcaraz since the Italian prevailed at the ATP Finals in November. Sinner, who is now 7-10 in his career against Alcaraz, will return to the top of the rankings Monday for the first time this year. He has won his last 17 matches and becomes the first man since Djokovic in 2015 to win the first three ATP 1000 titles of the season.

Football

Parma, Italy: Napoli's Serie A title defence suffered a blow with Sunday's 1-1 draw at Parma which gave league leaders Inter Milan the chance to move nine points clear. Napoli'sScottish midfielder #8 Scott McTominay reacts at the end of the Italian Serie A football match between Parma and Napoli at the Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma on April 12, 2026. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) Scott McTominay's drilled finish on the hour mark gave Napoli a draw which may well not be enough for the champions to claim a third Scudetto in four seasons. Napoli trail Inter by six points, a gap which could increase following the late match between the Milan giants and Champions League chasers Como. Napoli's Danish forward #19 Rasmus Hojlund reacts during the Italian Serie A football match between Parma Calcio 1913 and SSC Napoli at the Ennio Tardini Stadium in Parma on April 12, 2026. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) Parma'sItalian defender #14 Emanuele Valeri (L) fights for the ball with Napoli痴 Belgian midfielder #11 Kevin De Bruyne (C) and Napoli痴 Italian forward #21 Matteo Politano (R) during the Italian Serie A football match between Parma Calcio 1913 and SSC Napoli at the Ennio Tardini Stadium in Parma on April 12, 2026. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) Antonio Conte's team were on the back foot within 36 seconds. That was how long it took for Gabriel Strefezza to race on to Nesta Elphege's knock-on and beautifully curl home Parma's opener. Napoli struggled to break down the hosts who were content to sit deep and soak up the pressure and deny the away team a sixth straight league win. Last weekend's win over AC Milan had reopened the prospect of retaining the title but a draw at the Stadio Ennio Tardini has made that feat less likely with six matches remaining in their season. "I told the boys that there is a very thin line that separates winners and losers," said Conte. "If you concede a goal after 30 seconds it's inevitable that a match which was already going to be against a deep-lying team was going to become even more like that. Napoli's Italian coach Antonio Conte gestures during the Italian Serie A football match between Parma and Napoli at the Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma on April 12, 2026. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) Parma'sSpanish coach Carlos Cuesta shouts instructions to his players from the touchline during the Italian Serie A football match between Parma Calcio 1913 and SSC Napoli at the Ennio Tardini Stadium in Parma on April 12, 2026. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) "They rightly put up the barricades and tried to hit us on the counter... in the end I can't really criticise the team for their desire and commitment." Parma are level on 36 points with Genoa, who also took a step towards safety with a tumultuous 2-1 win over Sassuolo in the day's early fixture. Both teams were down to 10 men for the second half following a tunnel bust-up. Caleb Ekuban tapped home Genoa's winner with six minutes remaining in front of a typically passionate crowd at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris who watched their team move nine points clear away from the relegation zone in 13th. Genoa midfiedler Mikael Ellertsson and Italy international Domenico Berardi were sent off after a row blew up just after the half-time whistle, with the hosts leading through Ruslan Malinovskyi.