Man City show Newcastle class required to be champions
Manchester City laid down an early-season marker in the Premier League title race as Julian Alvarez's stunning strike earned a 1-0 win over Newcastle at the Etihad on Saturday.
Read moreEngland, Spain pursue history in Women's World Cup final
History will be made at the Women's World Cup on Sunday when England and Spain clash in the final in Sydney, with both bidding to win the tournament for the first time.
Read moreNienaber wants more from Springboks after Wales rout
South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber urged his side to even great heights after the Rugby World Cup holders impressed in a 52-16 warm-up win over Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.
Read moreTsegay and USA benefit from double Dutch pain at world championships
The Netherlands proved the maxim of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory as two of their most famed athletes, Sifan Hassan and Femke Bol, fell metres from the line with world championship golds within their grasp on Saturday.
Read moreMbappe returns for PSG as substitute against Toulouse
Kylian Mbappe came on as a substitute for Paris Saint-Germain early in the second half of Saturday's Ligue 1 game at Toulouse after being reinstated to the first team following a contract dispute.
Read moreUN condemns deadly Russian attack on Ukraine city centre
A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded more than 100 on Saturday, in what the UN denounced as a "heinous" attack.
Read moreHassan fall hands Tsegay world 10,000m title
Sifan Hassan's quest for a trio of world titles went up in smoke Saturday as she fell within sight of the finish line to hand Ethiopian rival Gudaf Tsegay victory in the 10,000m.
Read moreCrouser retains shot title despite blood clot scare
Ryan Crouser retained his shot put world title on Saturday despite being affected by blood clots in a lower leg taking gold in style with a championship record throw of 23.51 metres.
Read moreW.African delegation meets ousted president in coup-hit Niger
A delegation from West Africa's ECOWAS bloc arrived in Niger and met ousted president Mohamed Bazoum on Saturday, as they sought a peaceful rather than military solution to the country's woes after army officers seized power in a coup.
Read moreBellingham hits brace to earn Madrid comeback win at Almeria
New arrival Jude Bellingham struck twice for Real Madrid to help them come from behind to beat Almeria 3-1 in La Liga on Saturday.
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