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African players in Europe: Defender Hakimi's historic hat-trick

Reigning African Footballer of the Year and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi claimed a first career hat-trick at the weekend in a 5-1 Ligue 1 rout of bottom club Le Havre.

Struggling Slavia face Arsenal as grim record looms

Hosting Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday, Slavia Prague are facing the mammoth task of ending a drawn-out winless streak in the competition as an unwelcome record looms.

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Showers produce major drenching at rain-soaked PGA

World number one Jon Rahm was among the trailing hopefuls battling under intense rain showers early in Saturday's third round of the PGA Championship at soggy Oak Hill.

Spalletti not seeking 'another club' after Napoli title success

Luciano Spalletti insisted Saturday he was not "looking for another team" amid speculation the Napoli coach was set to exit after leading the club to their first Serie A title in 33 years.

Rune rallies past Ruud to reach Rome final

Holger Rune fought from a set and a break down on Saturday to book a place in the Italian Open final with a 6-7 (2/7), 6-4, 6-2 defeat of fourth seed Casper Ruud.

Conway, Gaikwad power Chennai into IPL play-offs

New Zealand's Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed half-centuries to fire Chennai Super Kings into the IPL play-offs with a thumping 77-run win over Delhi Capitals on Saturday.

Troubled Spurs beaten by Brentford, Arsenal try to delay City title party

Tottenham's season to forget hit a new low with a 3-1 home defeat against Brentford on Saturday, while Arsenal look to delay the Premier League title party for champions-elect Manchester City.

Foley stakes Wallabies World Cup claim with Japan title

Fly-half Bernard Foley said he was "in a good position" to claim a place in Australia's Rugby World Cup squad after winning the Japanese club title on Saturday.

Chiefs cement Super Rugby top spot with wet weather win over Hurricanes

The Waikato Chiefs rediscovered their winning form with a grinding 23-12 win over the Wellington Hurricanes on Saturday to cement their place at the top of the Super Rugby Pacific standings.

'Day of joy' as freed Griner makes WNBA return

Brittney Griner made an emotional return to women's basketball on Friday, playing her first competitive game in nearly two years following her incarceration in Russia.

Badminton great Chen Long 'full of emotion' as he retires at 34

Chinese badminton great Chen Long has announced his retirement aged 34, ending a decorated career that included Olympic gold and two world titles.

Butler brilliance as Miami stun Boston

Jimmy Butler led a fourth-quarter fightback as the Miami Heat stunned the Boston Celtics 111-105 to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference finals series on Friday.

Injured Spieth avoids 'dagger' to make cut at PGA

Jordan Spieth kept his hopes of completing a career Grand Slam at the PGA Championship alive after staging a clutch fightback to make the cut Friday at Oak Hill.

McIlroy 'can't believe' he's only five back at PGA

Rory McIlroy was stunned to find himself only five strokes off the pace halfway through the PGA Championship as bad as his drives have been at Oak Hill.

Sato sizzles in Indianapolis 500 practice

Two-time winner Takuma Sato ramped up anticipation for Indianapolis 500 qualifying on Friday, turning the fastest practice lap since 1996 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Scheffler, Hovland and Conners share lead at PGA Championship

Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Corey Conners delivered clutch birdies and grinded out par saves to share the lead late in Friday's second round of the PGA Championship as rivals stumbled at rainy Oak Hill.

Jones, Tipuric retirements 'huge blow' for Biggar's Wales

Fly-half Dan Biggar said on Friday Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric's shock Test retirements are a huge blow for Wales.

LeBron, Obama lead tributes to Ohio NFL icon Jim Brown

NBA superstar and Ohio kid LeBron James led the tributes to NFL great Jim Brown on Friday, after the legendary Cleveland Browns running back and civil rights campaigner died at the age of 87.

Ten Hag upbeat over new United deal for Rashford

Erik ten Hag believes Manchester United and Marcus Rashford will "find each other" in the quest to secure a new Manchester United contract for the England forward.

Chelsea's Lampard says road to success paved with a 'lot of failure'

Frank Lampard has urged his Chelsea plyers to learn from the example set by Manchester City's treble challenge when the teams meet at the Etihad on Sunday.

Suspended Halep charged with second doping breach

Former world number one Simona Halep has been charged with a second breach of anti-doping rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed on Friday.

Rybakina to clash with Kalinina in Rome final

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina fought from 4-1 down in the second set to overhaul Jelena Ostapenko on Friday to reach the final of the Italian Open.

Klopp ready to bolster Liverpool defence

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he could enter the post-season transfer market to strengthen his side's defence.

Ahly cruise to fourth straight CAF Champions League final

Hussein el Shahat scored to give Al Ahly of Egypt a 1-0 win over Esperance of Tunisia on Friday, and a fourth consecutive CAF Champions League final appearance.

World champions South Africa to train in Corsica

Rugby World Cup holders South Africa will hold a training camp in Corsica before beginning their title defence against Scotland in Marseille on September 10.

Parisse rolls back the years to guide Toulon to Challenge Cup title

Italy veteran Sergio Parisse scored as Toulon beat Glasgow 43-19 on Friday to win their first Challenge Cup title.

Legendary Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown dies at 87

Jim Brown, the legendary Cleveland Browns running back who was one of the NFL's most prolific players and a civil rights icon has died at the age of 87, his family and the team confirmed on Friday.

Australia's Smith misses out on Sussex century

Australia star batsman Steve Smith was dismissed just 11 runs short of a hundred on Friday in what could be his final innings for English county Sussex.

Suspended Halep receives additional doping charge

Former world number one Simona Halep has been charged with a further breach of anti-doping rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed on Friday.

Nuggets coach blasts 'national narrative' spotlighting Lakers

Denver coach Michael Malone thinks the world should wake up to the greatness of two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic and his Nuggets teammates -- who incidentally have a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals.

Scheffler, Hovland charge at PGA as DeChambeau tees off

Second-ranked Scottie Scheffler and Norway's Viktor Hovland made birdie-birdie starts to leap atop the leaderboard as Bryson DeChambeau teed off in Friday's second round of the PGA Championship.

Hetmyer, Jaiswal dump Curran's Punjab out of IPL

Shimron Hetmyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal starred as Rajasthan Royals dumped Punjab Kings out of the IPL on Friday, capping a poor season for the league's most expensive ever player Sam Curran.

Haney puts undisputed lightweight title on line against Lomachenko

Unbeaten Devin Haney puts his undisputed lightweight world title on the line against former three-division Vasiliy Lomachenko of Ukraine on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Club pro Block puts himself in the hunt at PGA Championship

Michael Block, a club professional living out a golf fairy tale, has put himself into contention at the PGA Championship after back-to-back rounds of level par 70 at Oak Hill.

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