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Mbappe furore rages on in China, but Mao comments censored

Kylian Mbappe struggled to dissipate anger on Chinese social media on Wednesday despite apologising for his comments on Mao Zedong that cost him several commercial deals in the huge market.

Rays win thriller to thwart Brewers in World Series

The Tampa Bay Rays staged a dramatic extra-innings rally to keep their World Series dream alive on Tuesday, walking off a 4-3 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers to avoid a clean sweep.

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Atalanta go third with win at Lazio as Roma stumble

Atalanta climbed into the Serie A Champions League places with a 2-0 win at rivals Lazio on Saturday as fellow top-four hopefuls Roma stumbled to a 1-1 draw against lowly Lecce.

Australia, England in cruise control at Women's T20 World Cup

Australia and England made emphatic statements with convincing wins in a double-header at Boland Park in Paarl on the second day of the Women's T20 World Cup on Saturday.

Real Madrid beat Al Hilal to win record fifth Club World Cup

Real Madrid lifted the Club World Cup for a record fifth time with a pulsating 5-3 win over Al Hilal on Saturday in Morocco.

Scotland flying high on the back of 'world class' Russell

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend praised the "focus and competitiveness" of Finn Russell after the mercurial fly-half delivered three assists for tries in a record 35-7 win over Wales on Saturday.

Healy, Gardner star as Australia thrash New Zealand at T20 World Cup

Australia opened the defence of their Women's T20 World Cup title with a crushing 97-run win over New Zealand at Boland Park in Paarl on Saturday.

Cressy stuns top seed Rune to reach Montpellier final

Maxime Cressy stunned world number nine and top seed Holger Rune in three tough sets to reach the Montpellier ATP final on Saturday.

Mueller keeps Bayern top, Union stay second after Leipzig win

Bayern Munich strung three wins together for the first time since November, beating Bochum 3-0 at home in the Bundesliga on Saturday ahead of next week's Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain.

Conte's deputy questions Spurs 'mentality' after Foxes run riot

Tottenham assistant boss Cristian Stellini questioned his side's mentality after they suffered a humiliating 4-1 Premier League loss away to Leicester on Saturday as Antonio Conte returned to the dug-out.

'No limit' to Bellingham's talent, says Dortmund coach

Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said teenage England midfielder Jude Bellingham "has no limits" after Saturday's 2-0 win at Werder Bremen.

'Character' got Irish over line in 'titanic' French game: Farrell

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell said "character" had been the pivotal factor in his side's impressive 32-19 Six Nations victory over defending champions France in a match he labelled as a "titanic game."

Scotland off to best Six Nations start after record win over Wales

Scotland are off to their best ever start in the Six Nations after a 35-7 thrashing of Wales on Saturday made it two wins from two for Gregor Townsend's men.

Healy hits half-century as Australia rack up 173-9 against New Zealand

A half-century by Alyssa Healy and forties by Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry took defending champions Australia to a total of 173 for nine against New Zealand in their Women's T20 World Cup match at Boland Park in Paarl on Saturday.

Arsenal boss Arteta fumes at officials over Brentford equaliser

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta accused the officials of "changing the rules" and said Brentford's equaliser against the Premier League leaders in Saturday's 1-1 draw should have been disallowed for offside.

Bencic reaches second final of year in Abu Dhabi

Belinda Bencic reached her second final of the year on Saturday with a straight-sets win over Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil.

Tanak wrests Rally Sweden lead from Breen

Ott Tanak grabbed the Rally of Sweden lead from Craig Breen as night fell on the second leg of the season on Saturday.

Hadwin matches Scheffler for midway lead at PGA Phoenix Open

Canada's Adam Hadwin made back-to-back birdies on Saturday morning to match Scottie Scheffler for the lead after the conclusion of the second round of the US PGA Phoenix Open.

Injury and illness-hit PSG beaten by Monaco ahead of Bayern clash

A Paris Saint-Germain side missing the injured Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe and hit by a stomach bug warmed up for their Champions League last-16 first leg against Bayern Munich by going down to a 3-1 defeat at Monaco in Ligue 1 on Saturday, their second defeat in four days.

Flamengo beat Al Ahly to Club World Cup third place

Copa Libertadores winners Flamengo came from behind to earn a 4-2 win over Egyptian side Al Ahly and finish third in the Club World Cup on Saturday.

Premier League leaders Arsenal held, Spurs thrashed

Arsenal stumbled again as the Premier League leaders were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford, while Tottenham's top four hopes were dented by an embarrassing 4-1 defeat at Leicester on Saturday.

Merlier dedicates Tour of Oman stage win to new baby

Belgium's Tim Merlier dedicated his opening stage win in the Tour of Oman on Saturday to his new baby.

Mueller sends Bayern three points clear, Dortmund go second

Bayern Munich strung three wins together for the first time since November, beating Bochum 3-0 at home on Saturday ahead of next week's Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain.

Ireland beat title holders France in Six Nations classic

Ireland took a giant step towards the Six Nations Grand Slam by beating title-holders France 32-19 in a pulsating encounter between the world's top two sides at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

Italy's Allan hopes club-mate Smith comes on for England

Italy fly-half Tommaso Allan would like nothing more than to go up against Harlequins team-mate Marcus Smith in Sunday's Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham.

Aggressive England race to T20 World Cup win against West Indies

England's batters made light of a potentially challenging target to secure a seven-wicket win against the West Indies in their Women's T20 World Cup match at Boland Park in Paarl on Saturday.

England ready to unleash 'special' Arundell against Italy in Six Nations

England are ready to deploy a "special talent" Henry Arundell, by bringing the dynamic wing off the bench in their Six Nations clash at Twickenham on Sunday.

Paul Pogba's Juventus return delayed further

Paul Pogba's return from injury has been further delayed, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said on Saturday.

Troubled Chelsea held by West Ham despite Felix opener

Chelsea's winless run in the Premier League extended to three games as Joao Felix's first goal for the Blues was cancelled out by Emerson in Saturday's 1-1 draw.

Flury upstages favourites to win 'unreal' world downhill gold

Swiss outsider Jasmine Flury made the most of her early bib number to bag gold in the women's downhill at the World Ski Championships on Saturday as hot favourite Sofia Goggia was disqualified.

Rohit says India's spinners a 'blessing' after crushing Test win

India's Rohit Sharma said Saturday it was a "blessing" to lead his champion spinners after they spearheaded a crushing innings victory against Australia inside three days.

Flury upstages favourites to win world downhill gold