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Australian Groves wins penultimate Tour stage, Pogacar in yellow
Alpecin rider Kaden Groves won stage 20 of the Tour de France on Saturday after a long-range escape that saw the Australian finish well ahead of the big guns.

Root has no interest in Tendulkar run-record hype
Joe Root has insisted helping England win games rather than surpassing Sachin Tendulkar as Test cricket's all-time leading run-scorer remains his primary motivation after moving into second place in the standings.

Too early to judge Gill and his young India team, says Dev
Former India captain Kapil Dev on Saturday said it is too early to judge new Test skipper Shubman Gill and his young team in England despite two defeats.

Liverpool beaten 4-2 by AC Milan in Hong Kong pre-season friendly
Former Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored as Premier League champions Liverpool were beaten 4-2 by AC Milan on Saturday in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong.

Farrell says win over Australia 'what dreams are made of'
Coach Andy Farrell said the British and Irish Lions' 29-26 comeback win over Australia Saturday was "what dreams are made of", saluting his players for the way they fought back.

Stokes ends two-year wait for Test hundred before India collapse in fourth Test
England captain Ben Stokes ended his more than two-year wait for a Test hundred before India sensationally lost two wickets without a run on the scoreboard as the hosts pressed for a series-clinching win at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Lions stage stunning comeback to beat Wallabies and win series
The British and Irish Lions staged a stunning comeback from an 18-point deficit with a last-gasp try to edge the Wallabies 29-26 Saturday and seal the three-match series with a game to go.

Stokes ends two-year wait for Test hundred as England press for India series win
Ben Stokes ended his more than two-year wait for a Test hundred as England pressed for a series-clinching win against India at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Liverpool to remember Jota with permanent tribute
Liverpool are to create a permanent tribute to remember former player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva who died in a car crash earlier this month, the Premier League champions announced on Saturday.

Verstappen begins new Red Bull era with Belgian sprint win
Max Verstappen won the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday to get Red Bull's post Christian Horner-era off to a flying start.

Howe confident Isak will stay at Newcastle despite transfer talk
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe insisted Saturday that Alexander Isak is still a Newcastle player despite speculation around a move to either Premier League champions Liverpool or Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia.

Top seed Fritz falls as Raducanu and Fernandez win at DC Open
US top seed Taylor Fritz dropped an early Saturday morning marathon to Spain's Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina while Britain's Emma Raducanu and Canada's Leylah Fernandez reached the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA DC Open.

New-look Australia focused on LA 2028 at swimming worlds
Lani Pallister on Saturday urged her young Australian team-mates to "soak in the moment" at swimming's world championships in Singapore with one eye on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

David's century sparks Aussies to T20I clincher over WIndies
Tim David bashed a 37-ball century and Australia defeated the West Indies by six wickets on Friday to clinch an overall victory in their Twenty20 international series.

China prodigy takes on swimming world aged 12
Yu Zidi discovered swimming as a small child in order to cool off and now aged just 12 the Chinese sensation will showcase her prodigious talents at the world championships from Sunday.

Top footballers afraid to speak out against playing too many games: FIFPro chief
Top footballers are afraid to speak out against playing too many matches for fear of the impact it could have on their careers, the general secretary of global players' union FIFPro said on Friday.

Raducanu and Fernandez beat the heat to reach DC Open semis
Britain's Emma Raducanu reached the brink of her first WTA final since winning the 2021 US Open, ousting Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-4, 7-5 on Friday at the DC Open.

'Upset' Messi suspended over MLS All-Star no-show: league
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami team-mate Jordi Alba have been suspended after the duo skipped Major League Soccer's All-Star Game earlier this week, the league said Friday.

Ponting says 'no reason' why Root cannot top Tendulkar's run record
Ricky Ponting is convinced there is "absolutely no reason" why Joe Root cannot surpass India's Sachin Tendulkar as Test cricket's all-time leading run-scorer after the England star leapfrogged the Australian into second place on Friday.

NFL players, employees fined for selling Super Bowl tickets: reports
More than 100 NFL players and dozens of club employees are to be fined or suspended for selling their allocations of tickets for this year's Super Bowl on secondary markets, US media reported on Friday.

Hamilton suffers unprecedented spinning knockout in Belgian GP sprint qualifying
A downcast Lewis Hamilton said he had never before had a spin like the one that knocked him out of sprint qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday, while Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc qualified fourth.

Messi, Alba suspended over MLS All-Star no-show: league
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami team-mate Jordi Alba have been suspended after the duo skipped Major League Soccer's All-Star game earlier this week, the league said Friday.

RB's Permane returns as team boss at Belgian GP two years after sacking
Two years after one of the saddest weekends of his career, Alan Permane returned to the Belgian Grand Prix this week with a spring in his step as the newly-appointed boss of Racing Bulls.

Mekies makes retaining Verstappen his Red Bull priority
New Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies on Friday said his first priority was to improve the car's performance to ensure four-time champion Max Verstappen remains with the team.

Pogacar exits Alps with Tour stranglehold as Arensman edges white-knuckle win
Dutch rider Thymen Arensman picked up a second stage win at the Tour de France on Friday winning stage 19 at La Plagne ski resort as defending champion Tadej Pogacar closed in on a fourth title.

Piastri takes pole for Belgian GP sprint race ahead of Verstappen
Series leader Oscar Piastri secured pole position for Saturday's sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix when he beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen by 0.477 seconds with a devastating record lap in his McLaren.

Pogacar exits Alps with Tour stranglehold as Arensman takes stage
Dutch rider Thymen Arensman picked up a second stage win at the Tour de France on Friday winning stage 19 at La Plagne ski resort as defending champion Tadej Pogacar closed in on a fourth title.

Rubiales forced kiss could drive Spain on in Euro 2025 final: England's Toone
England's Ella Toone admits Spain may have extra motivation going into Sunday's final of the Women's Euro 2025 after their World Cup triumph two years ago was overshadowed by events at the end of the game in Sydney.

Root climbs to second on all-time Test list as England dominate India
Joe Root climbed to second on the all-time list of Test run-scorers after hitting a sparkling 38th century on Friday as England hunted a series-clinching win against India.

Root up to third on all-time Test list as England dominate India
Joe Root climbed to third on the all-time list of Test run-scorers on Friday as England tightened their grip on the fourth match of the series against India.

Piastri outpaces Verstappen in opening practice at Belgian GP
Series leader Oscar Piastri outpaced defending champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull to top the times for McLaren in Friday's opening free practice at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Martin Johnson pep talk fires up Lions ahead of second Test
A pep talk by Martin Johnson has fired up the British and Irish Lions ahead of the second Australia Test, with the England great stressing the importance of fundamentals and staying calm in big games.