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Lightning start helps Augsburg in relegation fight

Augsburg pulled away from the Bundesliga's bottom three Sunday with a 3-0 home win over Wolfsburg thanks to a lightning start by the hosts.

Frankfurt expect bumper crowd for Barcelona visit

Eintracht Frankfurt could have sold out their ground five times over as the hosts target a historic win over Barcelona in Thursday's Europa League home quarter-final against Barcelona.

Bangladesh 11-3 in pursuit of 274 target against South Africa

Bangladesh lost three wickets in quick succession as they set out in search of their first Test win against South Africa on the fourth day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Sunday.

Oxford end five-year wait to win the Boat Race

Oxford brought Cambridge's recent supremacy in the men's boat race to an end with a first victory in five years on the traditional university race's return to the River Thames on Sunday.

Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders as Pogacar fumes

Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel won a battle of nerves with Tadej Pogacar to claim the 273km-long Tour of Flanders raced over cobbled hills on Sunday.

Napoli see off Atalanta to move level with leaders Milan

Napoli moved level with Serie A leaders AC Milan on Sunday thanks to a 3-1 win at Atalanta which put distance between them and champions Inter Milan ahead of their showdown at Juventus.

West Ham revive top four bid to leave Everton in relegation danger

West Ham climbed back into the race for a top four finish in the Premier League as Jarrod Bowen sealed a 2-1 win against Everton that kept the visitors deep in relegation trouble on Sunday.

Woods says Masters decision will be 'game-time'

Tiger Woods said Sunday he will make a "game-time decision" over whether to make a comeback at next week's Masters as he headed to Augusta for more practice.

Celtic close in on Scottish title with Old Firm win

Celtic inflicted Rangers' first home league defeat for two years to close in on regaining the Scottish Premiership title with a 2-1 win at Ibrox on Sunday.

Elgar hits half-century again as South Africa stretch lead

Dean Elgar made his second half-century of the match as South Africa stretched their lead on the fourth day of the first Test against Bangladesh at Kingsmead on Saturday.

Tired Swiatek withdraws from Charleston

Poland's Iga Swiatek, who will become world tennis number 1 on Monday, has pulled out of the Charleston tournament in the United States.

Australia, led by Healy's 170, beat England to win World Cup

Australia, led by a sublime 170 from Alyssa Healy, rewrote the record books to beat a valiant England by 71 runs in the Women's World Cup final in Christchurch on Sunday.

Hawks hold off Nets despite Durant's 55, Warriors into playoffs

Trae Young scored 11 of his 36 points in the final two minutes Saturday as the Atlanta Hawks withstood a career-high 55 points from Brooklyn star Kevin Durant in a 122-115 NBA victory over the Nets.

Kupcho fires sizzling 64 to take LPGA lead in California desert

Jennifer Kupcho torched the Dinah Shore course at Mission Hills on Saturday, firing an eight-under par 64 to take a six-shot lead in the Chevron Championship.

Casas clocks top 200m medley time of 2022

American Shaine Casas won the men's 200m individual medley at the San Antonio Pro Swim on Saturday with a world-leading time and personal best of 1min 56.70sec.

Reds end Brumbies win streak, Crusaders keep up pressure

James O'Connor kicked 11 points as the Queensland Reds ended ACT Brumbies' unbeaten start to the Super Rugby Pacific season, while the Canterbury Crusaders kept up the pressure at the top with a narrow victory over the Otago Highlanders.

Four share lead at crowded Texas Open

Brandt Snedeker and Beau Hossler shot five-under-par 67s to join a four-way tie at the top of the Texas Open third round leaderboard on Saturday.

Aleix Espargaro gives Aprilia first MotoGP pole position

Spain's Aleix Espargaro delivered a first ever MotoGP pole position for Aprilia at the Argentina Grand Prix on Saturday as racing finally got under way after a delay in delivering equipment had placed a question mark over the third round of the world championship.

Espargaro gives Aprilia first MotoGP pole position

Spain's Aleix Espargaro delivered a first ever MotoGP pole position for Aprilia at the Argentina Grand Prix on Saturday as racing finally got under way after a delay in delivering equipment had placed a question mark over the third round of the world championship.

Benzema and Felix shine as Real Madrid and Atletico get set for Champions League tests

Karim Benzema and Joao Felix ensured Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid claimed morale-boosting victories in La Liga on Saturday before facing the Premier League's heavyweights next week in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Man Utd slip up again in race for top four

Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick bemoaned his lack of attacking options after a 1-1 draw against Leicester on Saturday badly damaged their hopes of securing Champions League football for next season.

Bernal to skip Grands Tours on return from horrific accident

Colombia's 2019 Tour de France champion Egan Bernal confirmed Saturday he would not participate in any of the three Grands Tours in Europe as he recuperates fully from an accident.

Swiatek beats Osaka to win Miami Open

Iga Swiatek's dream season continued as the incoming world number one scooped her third successive WTA 1000 title to beat Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open final on Saturday.

Benzema scores two out of three penalties as Real Madrid defeat Celta

Karim Benzema missed one penalty but scored two as Real Madrid scraped past Celta Vigo on Saturday to get back to winning ways ahead of Wednesday’s crunch Champions League meeting with Chelsea.

Man City maintain Premier League lead over Liverpool, Brentford thrash Chelsea

Manchester City kept their cool under pressure on Saturday, cruising past Burnley 2-0 after Liverpool briefly replaced the long-time Premier League leaders at the top of the table.

Man Utd drop more points in race for top four

Manchester United dropped more valuable points as they drew 1-1 at home to Leicester on Saturday, slipping further off the pace in the battle to secure Champions League football for next season.

Ginobili, Hardaway elected into Hall of Fame

Argentinian legend Manu Ginobili and former NBA star Tim Hardaway were among 13 honorees voted into basketball's Naismith Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Lazio beat Sassuolo to keep up hunt for Europe

Lazio bounced back from Rome derby defeat with a 2-1 win over Sassuolo on Saturday which got their push for European football back on track.

Nakagami recovers from Covid to set pace at delayed Argentina MotoGP

Japan's Takaaki Nakagami set the pace in practice for the Argentina MotoGP on Saturday, just three days after being initially ruled out through Covid-19.

Terrier frustrates Nice to put Rennes second in Ligue 1

Martin Terrier grabbed the equaliser to fire Rennes second in Ligue 1 with a 1-1 draw at Nice on Saturday.

Man City season already 'incredible' thanks to title fight

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City have already had an incredible season by putting themselves into position to fight for three trophies in the closing months of the campaign.

Eriksen-inspired Brentford savour 'unbelievable' Chelsea thrashing

Brentford boss Thomas Frank hailed the impact Christian Eriksen has made on his return to the Premier League after the Dane scored in a remarkable 4-1 win at Chelsea on Saturday.

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