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Manchester United climbs standings after 3-2 Champions League win over Roma

Manchester United and AS Roma entered their UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 meeting at Old Trafford on Tuesday with different objectives as they looked to improve their positions in the 2026-27 league-phase standings. The fixture brought together two European clubs with considerable continental history.

Manchester United rallies past Roma as PSG dominates in Champions League

PARIS: Manchester United fought back from two goals down to beat Roma 3-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday, giving under-pressure manager Michael Carrick a reprieve. Holders Paris Saint-Germain continued their perfect start in the competition with a 6-0 rout of Villarreal.

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'What a day' - Dettori savours magical swansong at Ascot

Frankie Dettori brought the curtain down on his dazzling three-decade career in Europe on Saturday in fairytale fashion with two big race winners on British Champions Day.

Kvaratskhelia double at Verona puts Napoli back on title track

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia helped put Napoli's Serie A title defence back on track with a brace in Saturday's 3-1 win at Verona which moved the champions four points behind leaders AC Milan.

Bobby Charlton, Manchester United's English gentleman

Former Manchester United and England star Bobby Charlton, whose death at the age of 86 was announced on Saturday, will go down in history as the gentlemanly embodiment of English football's golden era.

Dravid wary of World Cup becoming batsman's paradise

India's head coach Rahul Dravid on Saturday warned of the World Cup becoming such a batting paradise that teams might as well "play two T20 matches" instead.

Grimaldo returns Leverkusen to top with win at Wolfsburg

A second-half goal from Alex Grimaldo sent Bayer Leverkusen back to the top of the Bundesliga table with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Wolfsburg on Saturday.

Ton-up Klaasen stars as South Africa hammer England

Heinrich Klaasen made a brilliant World Cup century as South Africa thrashed England by a mammoth 229 runs in Mumbai on Saturday to leave the champions' title defence hanging by a thread as they suffered a record defeat in a one-day international.

Engelbrecht's winding road from 'catch of the century' to World Cup

Sybrand Engelbrecht has taken a long, winding road to the World Cup, from a "catch of the century" contender as a junior to walking away from cricket altogether.

England World Cup winner Bobby Charlton dies aged 86

England World Cup winner and Manchester United great Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86, the family announced in a statement on Saturday.

Kvaratskhelia double fires Napoli to win at Verona

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia helped put Napoli's Serie A title defence back on track with a brace in Saturday's 3-1 win at Verona which moved the champions four points behind leaders AC Milan.

Salah double downs 10-man Everton in controversial Merseyside derby

Liverpool continued their stranglehold over local rivals Everton on Saturday, but had fortune on their side as Mohamed Salah's double secured a 2-0 win at Anfield.

Stokes falls cheaply as England slump against South Africa

Ben Stokes fell for just five on his return to England duty as the champions collapsed to 38-4 in a crunch World Cup match against South Africa in Mumbai.

Salah double downs 10-man Everton, sends Liverpool top

Liverpool continued their stranglehold over local rivals Everton to go top of the Premier League on Saturday, but had fortune on their side as Mohamed Salah's double secured a 2-0 win at Anfield.

Ton-up Klaasen guides South Africa to 399-7 against England

Heinrich Klaasen batted through the pain barrier in Mumbai to make a brilliant century as South Africa posted a colossal 399-7 in a crunch World Cup match against struggling champions England on Saturday.

Sri Lanka bring Dutch crashing back to reality at World Cup

Sadeera Samarawickrama hit an undefeated 91 as Sri Lanka brought the Netherlands crashing back down to World Cup reality on Saturday with a five-wicket victory which gave the 1996 champions their first win of the tournament.

Rune hoping to glean Djokovic secrets from new coach Becker

Holger Rune hopes his new coaching collaboration with Boris Becker will yield inside knowledge on world number one Novak Djokovic.

Shelton shakes things up to reach first final at Japan Open

Rising American star Ben Shelton said he had to "shake things up" to reach his first ATP Tour final at the Japan Open on Saturday after another gruelling three-set match.

Latham hails 'fantastic' India ahead of marquee World Cup clash

New Zealand skipper Tom Latham on Saturday said hosts India have been playing "fantastic cricket" and the Kiwis will need to adapt quickly to win the battle of World Cup table-toppers.

Hendricks marks South Africa return with fifty against England

South Africa opener Reeza Hendricks made light of his late call-up into the side with a fine fifty against England in a crunch World Cup match in Mumbai on Saturday.

All Black legend Smith relishing his last tango in Paris

Aaron Smith says he is going to enjoy his "last dance" for New Zealand, hoping like fellow legends Dan Carter and Richie McCaw in 2015 that he bows out by lifting the World Cup trophy next Saturday.

Engelbrecht, Van Beek hit maiden ODI fifties to rescue Dutch at World Cup

Sybrand Engelbrecht and Logan van Beek hit maiden one-day international fifties as the Netherlands recovered from a poor start to post 262 against Sri Lanka in the World Cup on Saturday.

Morikawa recovers from horror start at Zozo Championship

Collin Morikawa recovered from "mistakes after mistakes" on Saturday to finish two strokes off the lead going into the final day of the US PGA Tour Zozo Championship in Japan.

Stokes returns as England ring changes for South Africa clash

Ben Stokes returned for faltering champions England on Saturday as they made three changes before skipper Jos Buttler opted to field in a crunch World Cup clash against South Africa.

Engelbrecht hits maiden ODI fifty for Dutch at World Cup

Sybrand Engelbrecht hit his maiden one-day international fifty to rescue the Netherlands in their World Cup clash with Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Pakistan 'put arms around' Mir after catch blunder, says Morkel

Pakistan bowling coach Morne Morkel on Saturday said the whole team will "put their arms around" Usama Mir after his dropped catch opened the doors for Australia to clinch a crucial World Cup victory.

Zarco wins Australian MotoGP thriller, Bagnaia second

France's Johann Zarco won a thrilling Australian MotoGP on Saturday with a last-lap overtake to clinch a maiden victory ahead of Francesco Bagnaia, who stretched his world championship lead.

Astros beat Texas after melee and D-backs win in MLB playoffs

Jose Altuve smashed a three-run home run in the ninth inning to deliver defending champion Houston a dramatic 5-4 comeback victory over Texas on Friday in the Major League Baseball playoffs.

Martin scorches to new lap record and pole at Australian MotoGP

Spain's Jorge Martin will start on pole for the Australian MotoGP after blasting to a new lap record in qualifying Saturday, with world championship rival Francesco Bagnaia third on the grid.

Brandt sinks Bremen to send Dortmund top of Bundesliga

A superb second-half chip from Julian Brandt sent Borussia Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga table with a 1-0 home win over Werder Bremen on Friday.

All Blacks coach can enjoy popcorn after booking World Cup final place

New Zealand head coach Ian Foster said he would sit down with some popcorn to enjoy seeing who his side will face in the Rugby World Cup final after they thrashed Argentina on Friday.

Defeat hurts but Pumas will rebound for consolation final: Cheika

Argentina head coach Michael Cheika said he and his players were "hurting" after their 44-6 Rugby World Cup semi-final pummelling by New Zealand, but insisted "they will be ready" for next Friday's third-placed play-off.

Man Utd's Shaw set to be sidelined until mid-November

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says England left-back Luke Shaw will not return from injury until after the next international break in mid-November.

Guardiola denies tipping De Zerbi as Man City successor

Pep Guardiola has denied tipping Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi to be his successor at Manchester City.

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