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Pogacar wins Vuelta a Espana opening stage

Lens hammer Auxerre thanks to Thauvin penalty double

Clinical New Zealand shock wasteful South Africa in first Test

No singles for Serena, but she joins Alcaraz for US Open

Joao Pedro extends Chelsea stay with new long-term deal

Swedish police identify 17-year-old girl as victim in school sword attack

Yamaguchi to face An in hunt for fourth badminton world crown

Carrick keeps calm despite Man Utd misery, Sage beaten in first game as Palace boss

Norris clinches pole for Dutch GP

Norris clinches pole for Dutch Grand Prix

Serena Williams and Alcaraz unite in US Open mixed doubles

Pope Leo calls for courage in Rimini visit after stop in tiny San Marino

Man Utd must learn from 'frustrating' defeat at Hull: Carrick

DR Congo capital wary of Ebola nightmare

Spaun clings to PGA Memphis lead as Smith, Zalatoris charge

J.J. Spaun birdied two of the last three holes to shoot a two-under par 68 for a one-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the US PGA Tour's St. Jude Championship.

Hurkacz battles back to topple Ruud in Montreal

Hubert Hurkacz shrugged off a slow start as he recovered to upset fourth seed Casper Ruud 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday and reach the final of the ATP Montreal Masters.

New-look Barca frustrated by Rayo in season opener

Barcelona were held 0-0 by Rayo Vallecano in their opening game of the La Liga season and had captain Sergio Busquets sent off late on.

Champions Milan off to winning start, Dumfries steals show for Inter

AC Milan got off to a winning start in their Italian title defence with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Udinese on Saturday as Denzel Dumfries' stoppage-time strike earned Inter Milan a late win at Lecce.

Seven-try Argentina thrash Australia to top Rugby Championship

Argentina gained revenge on Australia for last week's defeat with a seven-try bonus point 48-17 victory in the Rugby Championship on Saturday.

Neymar scores brace, Mbappe on target in PSG victory

Neymar continued his outstanding run of form at the start of this season with a brace, while Kylian Mbappe marked his return to the side with a goal as Paris Saint-Germain trounced Montpellier 5-2 in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

David Popovici, skinny magician of the water conjures up world record

As David Popovici has accelerated past his older rivals in the pool this summer, it seemed inevitable that the skinny 17-year-old would threaten world records, the only surprise when he broke the 100m freestyle mark in Rome on Saturday was that he got so quick so fast.

Foster hails All Blacks, slams 'vicious' media after sinking Springboks

Under-fire All Blacks coach Ian Foster praised his team and criticised the New Zealand media after a 35-23 triumph over South Africa in The Rugby Championship on Saturday in Johannesburg.

Blame me says Ten Hag after Brentford battering leaves Man Utd bottom

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said he had the "main responsibility" for a humiliating 4-0 loss away to Brentford on Saturday left the one time kings of English football bottom of the Premier League.

Man United bottom of table for first time in 30 years after 4-0 rout

Erik ten Hag's bad start as Manchester United manager descended into an embarrassment as a 4-0 thrashing by Brentford on Saturday left the Red Devils bottom of the Premier League.

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