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Pulisic strikes, Giroud saves as Milan move top in thriller at Genoa

Christian Pulisic shot AC Milan top of Serie A with a late goal in Saturday's dramatic 1-0 win at Genoa in which both teams had their goalkeeper sent off in stoppage time, after Inter Milan threw away a two-goal lead in their 2-2 draw with Bologna.

Impressive Ireland crush Scots to reach World Cup last eight

Ireland cruised into the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals by demolishing Scotland 36-14 in a clinical performance in their final Pool B match at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Red Bull boss hails Verstappen as 'most competitive ever'

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner hailed newly-crowned three-time world champion Max Verstappen as "the most competitive driver I've ever seen" on Saturday after he clinched his third title at the Qatar Grand Prix.

South Africa record can be beaten at this World Cup, says Markram

South Africa's Aiden Markram confidently expects his record-breaking century, as well as his team's all-time tournament best total, to be broken before this World Cup is over.

Samoa 'brillant' in loss to Borthwick's England

England head coach Steve Borthwick paid credit to a "brilliant" Samoa after Saturda's narrow 18-17 Rugby World Cup win.

Care spares England blushes as Wales see off Georgia

England survived a huge scare in the Rugby World Cup on Saturday, coming from behind courtesy of a late Danny Care try to beat Samoa 18-17.

'Fantastic' Verstappen wins third straight Formula One title

Max Verstappen clinched his third consecutive world title on Saturday when he finished second behind rookie Oscar Piastri in an incident-filled sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix.

Samoa's Mapusua accuses referees of 'unconscious bias' after England loss

Samoa head coach Seilala Mapusua said on Saturday lower-ranked nations suffered from an "unconscious bias" from referees after the narrow 18-17 loss to England in the Rugby World Cup.

Verstappen - the natural born champion

Max Verstappen is a natural born racer, his raw speed and precocious ability plain for all to see from the moment he first clambered into a go-kart aged four and a half.

'Scrappy' England come from behind to beat inspired Samoa

England captain Owen Farrell said his were "scrappy" as they came back to edge Samoa 18-17 in the Rugby World Cup on Saturday after trailing by nine points with half an hour to play.

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