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South Korea's tearful Ok dedicates breakthrough win to dad

Rising home star Ok Tae-hoon won for the first time in his professional career as he held his nerve to triumph in the $1.5 million International Series Korea on Sunday.

Uneasy Momota eyes third badminton world title in Tokyo

Struggling former badminton world number one Kento Momota said Sunday that he still feels "a lot of unease" as he bids to reclaim his world title next week in Tokyo.

Warner to revive BBL career with Sydney Thunder

Big-hitting Australian batsman David Warner Sunday signed a two-year deal with Sydney Thunder, ending a nine-year absence from the Big Bash League.

Newgarden charges into second in IndyCar chase with win

Josef Newgarden won his third consecutive IndyCar Bommarito 500 on Saturday, climbing to second in the season-points chase after waiting through a rain delay and holding off rookie David Malukas.

Dominican unbeatens Garcia, Puello take WBA world titles

Unbeaten Dominicans Hector Garcia and Alberto Puello won World Boxing Association titles on Saturday in championship bouts at Hollywood, Florida.

Tsitsipas beats Medvedev to book Cincy final clash with Coric

Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev committed 11 double-faults in falling to Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-3 in Sunday's semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters.

Usyk shatters Joshua by split decision in heavyweight rematch

Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk won his rematch against Anthony Joshua by split decision in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to set up a potential unification bout with Britain's Tyson Fury.

Unbeaten Garcia takes WBA super featherweight crown

Unbeaten Dominican Hector Garcia took the World Boxing Association super featherweight world title on Saturday with a unanimous decision over Venezuela's Roger Gutierrez.

'I should have won' - Joshua tearful over Usyk near-miss

A tearful Anthony Joshua rued his second straight defeat to Oleksandr Usyk after the supremely talented Ukrainian fought back to retain his world heavyweight titles in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

Coric beats Norrie for Cincinnati finals berth

Borna Coric returned to an ATP Masters final for the first time in four years on Saturday as the Croat defeated Britain's Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4 in Cincinnati.

Garcia makes Cincinnati history despite rain delays

French qualifier Caroline Garcia survived two rain breaks and advanced to the WTA and ATP Cincinnati Masters final on Saturday by defeating Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.

Usyk beats Joshua by split decision in heavyweight title fight

Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk won his rematch against Anthony Joshua by split decision to retain his world heavyweight titles in just his fourth fight in the division in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Cantlay edges clear at BMW Championship

Defending champion Patrick Cantlay fired a six under-par 65 to open up a one-shot lead at the PGA Tour's BMW Championship in Delaware on Saturday.

Sensational Modric strike helps Real Madrid see off Celta

A stunning strike by Luka Modric helped Real Madrid on their way to a 4-1 victory away to Celta Vigo on Saturday as the reigning Spanish champions made it two wins from two in La Liga this season.

Marseille win as Monaco humbled by Lens

Marseille continued their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season after a late Nicolas Pallois own goal gave them a 2-1 win over Nantes at the Velodrome on Saturday.

Pole vault king Duplantis rules supreme as Bol grabs third Euro gold

World and Olympic pole vault champion Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis retained his European title in comprehensive fashion in Munich on Saturday while the irrepressible Femke Bol sealed a third gold of the championships.

Inter stroll past Spezia on Lukaku's San Siro return

Inter Milan made it two from two in Serie A with Saturday's comfortable 3-0 win over Spezia on Romelu Lukaku's return to the San Siro, while Domenico Berardi fired Sassuolo to a 1-0 win over Lecce.

Wild swimming as European open water races end in chaos

The 25km open water races at the European Swimming Championships were abandoned in confusion almost two thirds of the way through as the weather deteriorated on Saturday, with organisers deciding they could not declare a winner.

Sweden's Duplantis retains European pole vault title

Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis retained his European pole vault title in comprehensive fashion in Munich on Saturday.

Odegaard leads Arsenal to top of the Premier League

Arsenal stormed to the top of the Premier League as newly-appointed captain Martin Odegaard struck twice inside 11 minutes in a comprehensive 3-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday.

Arsenal power into first place, Kane makes history

Arsenal swept to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win at Bournemouth that extended their perfect start to the season, while Harry Kane made history in Tottenham's 1-0 victory over Wolves on Saturday.

Britain's Ali wins first Saudi women's boxing match in seconds

Somali-born Briton Ramla Ali won the first professional women's boxing match held in Saudi Arabia with a spectacular first-round knock-out of Crystal Garcia Nova on Saturday.

Kvitova downs Keys to reach Cincinnati final

Petra Kvitova constructed a 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 6-3 comeback over Madison Keys on Saturday to reach her first final at the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters.

Injured Zalatoris withdraws from BMW Championship

In-form Will Zalatoris withdrew during the US PGA Tour's BMW Championship on Saturday after suffering a back injury, organiser said.

Monaco suffer humbling defeat against bogey team Lens

Monaco endured more misery at the hands of bogey team Lens on Saturday as the visitors won 4-1 against their 10-man opponents in the principality in Ligue 1.

Bremen's dramatic comeback inflicts 'brutal' defeat on Dortmund

Werder Bremen fought back from two goals down in the 89th minute to claim a remarkable 3-2 victory at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, with Scottish forward Oliver Burke scoring the winner.

Sam Bennett wins sprint to take Vuelta second stage

Irishman Sam Bennett of Bora won stage two of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, bursting ahead of a speeding pack in a frantic bunch sprint after a 175.1km run between the Dutch towns of 's-Hertogenbosch and Utrecht.

Kane takes Tottenham top, unsettled Leicester lose again

Harry Kane's 250th Tottenham goal took Spurs to the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Wolves on Saturday as a 2-1 defeat to Southampton compounded Leicester's miserable start to the season.

Bastianini takes pole in Austria as Bagnaia bounces back from crash

Italian Enea Bastianini will start from pole for Ducati-Gresini in Sunday's Austrian MotoGP while compatriot Francesco Bagnaia grabbed second despite damaging his bike in morning practice on Saturday.

Sam Bennett wins Vuelta second stage