Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga will miss the remainder of the season, including Saturday's Copa del Rey final against Barcelona, because of a left adductor injury.

Camavinga, 22, came on in the second half of Wednesday's 1-0 LaLiga win at Getafe but left Madrid with 10 men when he was unable to continue after getting hurt.

Although Madrid have not specified a recovery time, a source has told ESPN that Camavinga will miss Madrid's last five league games, with the player expected to be sidelined for more than one month.

The France international is a doubt for the Club World Cup.

"Following tests carried out today on Eduardo Camavinga by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a complete tear of the tendon in his left abductor muscle. His recovery will be assessed," the club said in a statement on Thursday.

Ancelotti revealed after the game that it was difficult that both Camavinga and David Alaba, who also got hurt, would recover in time for Saturday's game.

Madrid begin the Club World Cup against Al Hilal on June 18 and also take on Liga MX club Pachuca and RB Salzburg in the group stages.

Camavinga has scored two goals in 35 games in all competitions for Madrid this season.

He missed Madrid's 2-0 win against Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup in August with a knee injury and was sidelined with a hamstring problem earlier this year.

It has not been a vintage year for some fairly big names in the Premier League. After sharing my ranking of stars last week, I've compiled a list of the biggest disappointments in the top flight this season -- here's hoping they can rebound ahead of 2025-26.

Phil Foden, MF/FW, Manchester City

Last season's Player of the Year has, by his own high standards, lost his mojo and ability to impact matches. Foden has cut a sorrowful figure, including being subbed in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford. He has not fired for England either, his form perhaps a reflection of the broader downturn at City. No surprise if he returns to his best next term if all parties can agree on his best position.

Rasmus Højlund, FW, Manchester United

Three goals in 27 Premier League matches tells its own story, as it just does not seem to be happening for him at Old Trafford. Højlund has little chemistry with United's other attackers and service to him has been sparse. It's possibly close to the time when United cut their losses and move him on, albeit with no hope of reclaiming the fee of around 70m they spent to acquire his contract from Atalanta in 2023.

Raheem Sterling, FW, Arsenal

The ex-England winger has had a fine career, but has never looked the same player since he left Manchester City, where Pep Guardiola turned him into a prolific scorer (91 Prem goals in seven seasons.) This year Sterling has been a bit-part player on loan from Chelsea at Arsenal, where his Premier League return is 13 appearances, zero goals and two assists.

Eddie Nketiah, FW, Crystal Palace

Nketiah's move from Arsenal to Palace seemed like a new lease of life. In reality, he's swapped one bench for another. He had to wait until Feb. 25 for his first league goal in Palace colours given that he's in the shadow of the impressive Jean-Philippe Mateta, and he was sent off within 10 minutes of coming on as sub against Brighton & Hove Albion earlier this month. He needs to be someone's No.1 centre-forward, but where?

Son Heung-Min, FW, Tottenham Hotspur

Son has been a superb servant for Spurs for a decade, but his impact on matches has waned since his partner in crime Harry Kane left for Bayern Munich. His downturn is just one of many reasons Spurs have struggled, with his seven league goals and nine assists this season way down on the 17 and 10 he managed last term.

James Maddison, FW, Tottenham

On his day a superb creator and visionary passer, those days are too few and far between. He has been in and out of Ange Postecoglou's team this season, and while his returns (nine goals, six assists across 30 appearances) in the Premier League is not all bad, the feeling persists that a player of his undoubted class could be doing so much more to help his club in a difficult year.

Jack Grealish, FW, Man City

Something of a non-season with starts few and far between, which followed his exclusion from England's Euro 2024 squad. His career is at a crossroads and it would be no surprise if he was moved on from the Etihad this summer, preferably somewhere he can be freed from the tactical constraints he faces out on the left in Pep Guardiola's system and can get back to being the maverick talent we saw at Aston Villa.

Kalvin Phillips, MF, Ipswich Town

Seems a long time ago that he was a key member of England's team that reached the final of Euro 2020. You hope things pick up for this very likable character, but his confidence has been rocked by rejection at Manchester City and losing his place on loan at seemingly doomed Ipswich.

Jan Bednarek, DF, Southampton

Someone from relegated Southampton's terrible defence -- 77 goals conceded in 32 games -- has to be on this list and as the most experienced member of it, Bednarek, has to be that man.

Aro Muric, GK, Ipswich Town

Bought from Burnley to be Ipswich's No.1, the Kosovo international proved to be a "calamity keeper" thanks to a series of costly howlers. No surprise, then, to see him dropped and replaced first by the unreliable Christian Walton and then by the solid Alex Palmer, who was signed from West Bromwich Albion.

Mason Mount, MF, Manchester United

It's perhaps unfair to include him given that he's experiencing yet another season decimated by injuries, but you do wonder about burn-out. Did he play too often at too young an age? Will we ever again see the brilliance of his youthful days with Chelsea and England? I really hope so. He deserves a break.

Northampton flanker Henry Pollock's breakout season has been rewarded with a nomination for the Champions Cup Player of the Year.

The 20-year-old has scored six tries in six games during Saints' run to a second consecutive semi-final.

Leinster and New Zealand centre Jordie Barrett also makes the eight-strong shortlist, along with Toulouse's English back row Jack Willis.

Ireland and Leinster pair Caelan Doris and Jamison Gibson-Park are nominated, with Willis' club team-mate Thomas Ramos and Bordeaux-Begles pair Maxime Lucu and Damian Penaud also in the running.

Northampton face Leinster in Dublin on Saturday, 3 May before holders Toulouse face Bordeaux Begles in an all-French face-off the following day.

Pollock had made only one Premiership appearance before the start of this season, spending much of last campaign on loan at Championship side Bedford.

However, the departure of back rows Courtney Lawes and Lewis Ludlam has accelerated his progress, and, after winning the under-20 World Cup with England last summer, he has become a key part of the first team.

Pollock scored two tries off the bench on his Test debut against Wales at the end of England's Six Nations campaign and has been touted as a possible bolter for British and Irish Lions squad selection in May.

World Rugby says it is extending an online protection scheme for all players, coaches and officials at the upcoming 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup after already detecting more than 2,000 accounts posting hateful messages.

The governing body partnered with an online monitoring agency before the 2023 Men's World Cup and the service is set to be extended for the women's tournament in England later this year.

World Rugby says greater visibility of female players, who receive 30% more abuse than their male counterparts, is likely to lead to more online trolling and hate speech.

Since working with monitoring agency Signify Group, World Rugby has:

World Rugby says it is taking a "proactive stance" to protect its "rugby family".

"Online abuse is a pervasive issue that affects the mental wellbeing of our players," said World Rugby chief of women's rugby Sally Horrox.

"England 2025 is poised to be a transformative moment and the largest global celebration of women's rugby to date.

"By extending our partnership to encompass all participating players, we are taking a proactive stance to protect our rugby family and ensure a safe and supportive environment, underscoring our commitment to fostering respect and inclusivity within the sport."

BBC Sport has exclusive rights to broadcast every game of the tournament, which begins on 22 August.

It's not just the Los Angeles Kings who are beating the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers are also beating themselves.

That was the response Wednesday from Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch after he watched his team allow six goals for the second straight game in a 6-2 loss to the Kings in Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals.

"The last two games, [the Oilers have allowed] five on the special teams, so that's a problem," Knoblauch said. "The other one is just mistakes. I don't necessarily see us -- I don't see L.A. making plays to beat us. Mistakes, gift-wrapping opportunities. That's different. If they make a heck of a play and [are] able to score goals, you just tip your hat and say, 'There's not much we're able to do.' But I don't think I've seen very much of that. I think it's been mostly gaffes that have cost us."

Entering the postseason, the defending Western Conference champions were already facing questions about how their defensive structure would perform against the Kings. Most of those concerns were centered around their goaltending, which finished the regular season in the bottom 10 in team save percentage, according to Natural Stat Trick. The concerns were further amplified by the fact that one of their best players, defenseman Mattias Ekholm, would miss the first round with an undisclosed injury.

Game 1 against the Kings saw the Oilers fall into a 4-0 deficit before a late second-period goal from Leon Draisaitl sparked a comeback that saw them tie game with 88 seconds left in the third before Phillip Danault scored the game winner with 42 seconds remaining in L.A.'s 6-5 victory.

In Game 2, the Kings jumped out to a 3-0 lead before goals from Draisaitl in the second and former Kings winger Viktor Arvidsson in the third cut the lead to 3-2 before the Kings scored three unanswered goals in less than five minutes.

Knoblauch pulled goaltender Stuart Skinner after the fifth goal before his replacement, Calvin Pickard, allowed a goal on three shots in a little more than a minute worth of work.

"We're down 5-2, give him a break, but also sometimes when the goalies change, there's a little boost to our team, an immediate spark," Knoblauch said. "That's a stretch, it's a long shot after the TV timeout, give it a try."

Knoblauch was asked by reporters how he'll assess who will start in Game 3 between Skinner, who has allowed 11 goals on 58 shots through two games, or Pickard.

The second-year Oilers coach said he'll get together with his coaching staff and decide.

But Knoblauch added that he believed Skinner was not at fault for the team's defensive troubles.

"I don't think there's been any bad goals. There's been a lot of goals but the chances that we're giving up are Grade A's," Knoblauch said. "I'm not sure that are many, 'Geez, where's the save there?' It's been very difficult for a goaltender playing. More structure and the less we're giving up those opportunities, it's a lot easier for Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard playing."

Brandt Clarke scored the Kings' first goal on the power play as he was able to get open in the slot for a tip-in on an odd-skater rush. Quinton Byfield pushed it to 2-0 when he walked in on net and fired a point-blank attempt that beat Skinner while Andrei Kuzmenko's goal saw him get behind the Oilers on the power play.

"When you're making that gaffe and a guy is all by himself in the slot and we've seen probably three of those in the last two games, that's not giving your goaltender much help," Knoblauch said.

With Clarke, Kuzmenko and Anze Kopitar all scoring power-play goals, it led to Knoblauch addressing why the Oilers have struggled whenever the Kings have been on the extra-skater advantage.

Edmonton's penalty kill was among the factors in its run to the Stanley Cup finals last season. The Oilers were an NHL-best 94.3% in short-handed situations.

Through two games this postseason, they've already allowed five goals on 10 power-play opportunities.

"They made a change at the end of the season, and it's a good power play," Knoblauch said. "There's a lot of good moving parts there and it's difficult to check all five of those guys. They bring a different element. It's exactly what we expected from them. We saw a lot of penalty kills in our last regular-season game against them, and obviously, we've looked at the other games they've played against other teams. I don't think there's anything that's unexpected."

Knoblauch's recollection of what the Oilers saw from the Kings toward the end of the regular season plays into what could become part of a larger narrative throughout the series.

In their last four combined regular-season and playoff games against the Kings, the Oilers have allowed 20 goals. That includes a 3-0 loss on April 5 followed by a 5-0 loss on April 14.

With the series set to resume Friday in Edmonton, the Oilers will try to find the cohesion that has eluded them against a team they've faced in the first round for what is now a fourth consecutive season.

Over their previous three encounters, they've split the first two games with the Oilers going on to win the series. But with the Kings leaving L.A. with a pair of victories, they now stand two wins shy of advancing to the second round for the first time since the 2013-14 season, when they won their most recent Stanley Cup.

Arsenal kept Liverpool's Premier League title-winning champagne on ice but only just as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

First half goals by Jakub Kiwior and Leandro Trossard looked like being enough for a lacklustre Arsenal against a lively Palace side who equalised with an Eberechi Eze volley.

But there was a late twist as Palace substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta produced a superb chipped finish over Arsenal keeper David Raya in the 83rd minute.

The draw left second-placed Arsenal on 67 points from 34 games with Liverpool on 79 from 33.

Had Arsenal lost, Liverpool would have won the title on Wednesday but they can now seal it with one point against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Both Arsenal and Palace have huge cup semi-final games looming -- Arsenal in the Champions League at home to Paris Saint-Germain next Tuesday and Palace this Saturday against Aston Villa in the FA Cup.

Twelfth-placed Palace could have been excused if they were distracted by what will be the biggest game of their season.

Instead, it was Arsenal who were off the pace as they drew for the 13th time in the league this season and fifth time in eight -- a statistic that has allowed Liverpool to all but mathematically wrap up a record-equalling 20th English title.

Palace, who left key players Mateta and Ismaïla Sarr on the bench but still fielded Eze, will have taken great heart from their display as they prepare for Villa on Saturday.

Eze took his goal brilliantly, connecting with Adam Wharton's corner to bounce a volley in off the post past Raya.

But the best was saved to last as Mateta, still wearing the protective covering on his ear badly gashed in the FA Cup fifth round tie against Millwall, lofted a sensational shot over Raya after a bad ball from William Saliba had put Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard in trouble.

HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets' 109-94 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs Wednesday featured a total of six technical fouls, a flagrant 1, minor scuffles and multiple "F--- you, Draymond!" chants at Toyota Center.

In other words, coach Ime Udoka and the Rockets felt right at home.

"If it gets chippy, we've seen over the last two years that's worked in our favor for the most part, gets us amped up," Udoka said. "But when you have a lead, [and you're] up 20, and things start to happen, you understand why. That's kind of the last resort by teams. You've got to keep your composure at that point and just stay calm."

A Fred VanVleet steal led to a Jalen Green layup with 5:23 remaining that gave the Rockets a 19-point lead. In the immediate aftermath, VanVleet and Draymond Green stood toe to toe jawing near the Rockets bench. As the conversation escalated, players from both sides gathered and pushed and shoved in a scrum while Warriors officials worked to separate Green from the crowd.

Green downplayed the incident, saying he and VanVleet were "just talking" and "everybody came and surrounded and started pushing."

As Green started to head for Golden State's bench, officials assessed Tari Eason a technical foul for a hostile act, after the Rockets forward threw a towel during the scuffle.

"I'd say my emotions just got the best of me," Eason said. "In between the lines, you've just got to keep it basketball. I'm going to just be better for my team moving forward in controlling my emotions. I know that with some of the guys they have over there, their thing is to kind of try to beat you mentally. If you know basketball, basketball is 90% mental."

Rockets fans heckled Green constantly throughout the game, in addition to chanting on multiple occasions, 'F--- you, Draymond!"

Warriors coach Steve Kerr took exception to some of the antics from the sellout crowd of 18,055.

"Draymond, he's been around forever," Kerr said. "He's an instigator. He's always going to be in the mix and because of his career, his championships, his fire. He's going to be a lightning rod, and that's all part of it.

"I would prefer if fans could use a little more discretion and remember the guy has kids. I don't know, maybe I'm old school. But I'm all for fans cheering for their team and if they want to yell at the opponents, great. But I just think 'F you' is a little much."

Green pointed out that Houston fans copied Wednesday's chant from Boston Celtics supporters, who heckled the Warriors forward similarly during the 2022 NBA Finals in games at TD Garden.

"It's not original," Green said. "I've been there before. Won a championship while it was happening. So yeah, it's not really original. Can't steal other people's s---; that belongs to Boston. So, I kind of just kept pushing."

As for the Rockets, the extracurricular activities and chippy banter served as somewhat of a galvanizing force.

"It seems to always do that," Udoka said. "That's who we are. It's our identity for the most part. Like I said at the start of the playoffs: We don't have to flip a switch and try to get tough or get more aggressive. So, that carries over into the playoffs. I don't mind it. It's good for us. It's who we kind of are, minus the towel throw. You'd like to keep your composure at that point. I told Tari that. He's not even in the game, so he shouldn't be over there. But it's what we've built ourselves on, the identity, and everybody's bought into that. It makes us who we are. So, I think our guys all kind of thrive on that. We've just got to keep our composure, especially when you've got a lead."

ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk contributed to this report.

CHICAGO -- Most players are happy to be done facing the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong might not be one of them.

The Los Angeles native has torched his childhood team this season, including Wednesday night at Wrigley Field when he went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases and a career-high four RBIs, helping the Cubs to a 7-6 win. It came one night after Chicago beat L.A. 11-10, with Crow-Armstrong contributing another home run.

He was asked Wednesday whether his production has special meaning coming against the team he used to root for.

"Absolutely," he said. "I mean, they are regarded as the best, and I think we've enjoyed being able to show that we're right there with them, and yeah, it's always a little extra special for me getting to do it against the team I grew up going to see."

Crow-Armstrong erased a 2-0 Cubs deficit with an opposite-field, three-run homer in the fourth inning, then added a run-scoring single an inning later, which turned out to be the final run of the night for the Cubs.

Overall, he had four home runs and nine RBIs in the seven-game season series against the Dodgers, which the Cubs won 4-3 after losing the first two games in Japan in mid-March. But that was before the Cubs' offense took off. They're averaging an MLB-high 6.3 runs per game.

Crow-Armstrong's season took off as well, starting over a week ago when the teams met in Los Angeles. In the 10 games since, the 23-year-old is hitting .400 with five home runs.

"He needs to send me a bottle of wine or some golf balls with all the success he's had," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts quipped before Wednesday's game.

Roberts and Crow-Armstrong exchanged pleasantries before the first game of the series, as the second-year player is friends with Roberts' son, Cole. The two played against each other growing up.

"I got a couple different connections to Doc," Crow-Armstrong said. "He's so great."

That's the same word Crow-Armstrong's teammates are using about him as he continues to impress both at the plate and in the field. According to ESPN Research, he's the fastest player in Cubs history to reach five home runs and 10 stolen bases, doing it in 26 games.

Plus, his pitchers love seeing him patrol center field.

"Defensively, I got to say he's probably the best," Wednesday's starter, Matthew Boyd, said. "And what he's doing at the plate is no surprise."

Crow-Armstrong showed signs of breaking out late last year but then struggled early this season before locking in during the Cubs' most recent road trip. He said he got "on-time" with his swing while learning how to deal with failure better. He was asked how satisfied he is with his game right now.

"If it comes out in a win, it's very satisfactory," he said. "It makes me feel very content. I love being able to impact it in any way I can."

So does his manager, who called Wednesday a "wonderful game" for Crow-Armstrong.

"He made his presence felt in a big way for sure," Craig Counsell said.

Crow-Armstrong is quickly becoming a fan favorite, as the Cubs faithful are taking to his aggressive style of play. He was asked what it's like to hear his name chanted when he comes to the plate after producing in previous at-bats.

"I've tried to tune that out," he said with a laugh. "I was actually thinking about it yesterday and I was like, I got to be 0-for-20 when they've chanted my name. But they continue to chant and they get behind every one of us and it's the coolest thing."

LOS ANGELES -- Veteran forward Evander Kane made his season debut for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

Defenseman John Klingberg also returned from a lengthy injury absence as the Oilers attempted to even the series.

Kane is a 15-year NHL veteran who hasn't played for the Oilers since Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final last June. He had surgery last September to repair a sports hernia, and he underwent knee surgery in January.

Kane was slotted on to the Oilers' second line alongside Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman.

Klingberg hasn't played since suffering a lower-body injury while blocking a shot March 27 in Seattle. The Swedish veteran signed with Edmonton in January after going unsigned early in the season, but he played in only 11 games while dealing with multiple injuries.

The Oilers are hoping Klingberg can help their blue line, which frequently struggled in the Kings' 6-5 victory in Game 1.

Jeff Skinner was scratched by the Oilers to make room for Kane. The 15-year NHL veteran forward made his Stanley Cup playoff debut in Game 1, recording an assist.