An Argentine court on Thursday declared a mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona, the latest soap-operatic turn in the trial that has transfixed the soccer world.

The judges ruled there would be a new trial, without specifying when.

The pivot comes after one of the three judges overseeing the trial stepped down over criticism surrounding her participation in a forthcoming documentary series about the case, “Divine Justice,” which spanned from the aftermath of Maradona’s death, as scandals and suspicions of foul play began to emerge, to the start of the trial.

In calling for the judge, Julieta Makintach, to be recused, the prosecutor on Tuesday presented the trailer for her documentary — a one-and-a-half-minute teaser that intercuts archival footage of Maradona scoring iconic goals with shots of Makintach strutting through the corridors of the Buenos Aires courthouse in high heels and a short skirt as a string soundtrack heightens suspense.

The prosecutor asked judges to investigate allegations that Makintach had violated judicial ethics in allowing a camera crew inside the courthouse to film her overseeing closed-door hearings for the reality TV-style series.

Driver charged in Liverpool car ramming >> A 53-year-old British man who injured nearly 80 people when his car rammed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans celebrating their team’s Premier League championship was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, a prosecutor said.

Paul Doyle was also charged with dangerous driving and other charges, Prosecutor Sarah Hammond said.

Police said 79 people were injured, with at least 50 treated at hospitals.

Tennis

French Open >> Novak Djokovic dealt with a blister on his big left toe that required a medical timeout in the third set, then was one point from being forced to a fourth, before closing out a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (1) victory over Corentin Moutet.

The result put Djokovic in the third round at Roland Garros for the record 20th time — not even Rafael Nadal managed that.

• The second-seeded Coco Gauff, pursuing her first title at Roland Garros, eliminated 172nd-ranked qualifier Tereza Valentova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4 in 75 minutes on a partly cloudy, warm afternoon in Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

• Other winners in the women’s bracket included No. 3 Jessica Pegula, who was the runner-up at last year’s U.S. Open; 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva; and 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, who reached the 2019 final at Roland Garros.

• In men’s play, No. 1 Jannik Sinner ended the career of 38-year-old Richard Gasquet by beating the Frenchman 6-3, 6-0, 6-4. No. 3 Alexander Zverev and No. 14 Arthur Fils wone.

Baseball

Dodgers acquire reliever Díaz from Reds >> The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired former All-Star reliever Alexis Díaz from the Cincinnati Reds in a trade for minor league pitcher Mike Villani.

The Dodgers moved right-hander Evan Phillips to the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster for Díaz, who had a 12.00 ERA in six games for Cincinnati this season.

Hockey

Flyers re-sign Foerster >> The Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Tyson Foerster to a two-year contract worth $7.5 million.

Foerster, 23, set career highs with 25 goals, 18 assists and 43 points this past season.

Kraken hire Lambert as next coach >> The Seattle Kraken hired Lane Lambert as the third head coach in team history.

Lambert replaces Dan Bylsma, fired after one season.

The 60-year-old Lambert was most recently a head coach for the New York Islanders from 2022 until he was fired on Jan. 20, 2024. He was 61-46-20 with the Islanders, and they qualified for the playoffs once during his tenure.

Golf

Griffin leads at Memorial >> Ben Griffin resumed the great play that brought him his first individual PGA Tour victory last week, hitting two shots in the water and still posting a 7-under 65 in the Memorial on a course with rough as dense as a U.S. Open.

Griffin led by two shots over Collin Morikawa, with Max Homa another stroke behind.

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler wasn’t at his best and still managed a 70, his 19th consecutive tournament in which he opened with a round par.

US women’s open features four-way tie >> Jinhee Im, A Lim Kim, Yealimi Noh and Rio Takeda each carded 4-under 68 to tie for the lead after the morning groupings in the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open at Erin Hills.

Those scores are notable because only two players finished under par in last year’s U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania.

Softball

College world series >> Joley Mitchell homered twice and Teagan Kavan allowed just two hits to lead sixth-seeded Texas past No. 3 seed Florida 3-0 to open play at the Women’s College World Series.

• Ella Parker hit a three-run, walk-off homer to lift Oklahoma a 4-3 win over Tennessee in the Women’s College World Series opener for both teams.

Texas (52-11) will play Oklahoma (51-7) on Saturday.