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Williamson says 'series by series' call on New Zealand Test future

When Kane Williamson leaves the Bay Oval field on Monday at the end of the Black Caps' third Test against the West Indies, he may never don New Zealand whites again.

'Awesome' Australia dominate to win Ashes against 'hurting' England

Australia captain Pat Cummins said it felt "pretty awesome" Sunday after his dominant team won the third Test in Adelaide to wrap up the Ashes in just 11 days of play after some dogged resistance from England's tail briefly threatened a great escape.

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Adeyemi sends Dortmund past Wolfsburg, Burke treble stuns flat Frankfurt

Karim Adeyemi's first half strike gave Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 victory over Wolfsburg on Sunday, putting them just two points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

Abhishek fires India to win over Pakistan but no handshakes again

Opener Abhishek Sharma hit a blazing 74 as India beat Pakistan by six wickets and again refused to shake hands with their opponents in the Super Four clash of the Asia Cup on Sunday.

India beat Pakistan, refuse handshakes in Asia Cup

Opener Abhishek Sharma hit a blazing 74 as India beat Pakistan by six wickets and again refused to shake hands with their opponents in the Super Four clash of the Asia Cup on Sunday.

Cox fires England to T20 series win in Ireland

Jordan Cox hit a dominant half-century as England secured a 2-0 T20 series win over Ireland with a six-wicket victory on Sunday.

Arsenal late show denies Man City, Villa still winless

Gabriel Martinelli's 93rd minute equaliser saved Arsenal's Premier League title bid from a damaging defeat to Manchester City, while Aston Villa remain winless after a limp 1-1 draw at 10-man Sunderland.

PSG clash with Marseille postponed, Ansu Fati at the double for Monaco

Paris Saint-Germain's showdown with great rivals Marseille in Ligue 1 was postponed on Sunday due to forecast storms in the south of France, while super sub Ansu Fati scored twice as Monaco beat Metz 5-2.

Burke treble stuns flat Frankfurt, Leverkusen held by Gladbach

Oliver Burke bagged a hat-trick as Union Berlin brought Eintracht Frankfurt crashing back down to earth following their thumping of Galatasaray in midweek, with a shock 4-3 win away, while Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 1-1 draw by Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Martinelli's last-gasp leveller rescues Arsenal in Man City draw

Gabriel Martinelli rescued Arsenal as the Brazilian's last-gasp equaliser salvaged a 1-1 draw against Manchester City on Sunday when Pep Guardiola's defensive tactics backfired at the Emirates Stadium.

Heavy rain washes out LPGA NW Arkansas event

Heavy rain leaving the course unplayable has wiped out the final two rounds of the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship, making it an unofficial event, the tour announced on Sunday.

Evenepoel crushes Pogacar to win 3rd straight time-trial cycling world title

Imperious Belgian Remco Evenepoel claimed a third consecutive time-trial title at the Road Cycling World Championships in Rwanda on Sunday, as Tadej Pogacar agonisingly missed out on a medal by less than two seconds.

Pakistan reach 171-5 after India refuse handshake in Asia Cup

Opener Sahibzada Farhan struck an attacking half-century as Pakistan posted 171-5 after India again refused to shake hands with their opponents in the Asia Cup on Sunday.

Frustrated Atletico held at Mallorca as Alvarez misses penalty

Atletico Madrid's stuttering start to the season continued in a 1-1 draw at Mallorca in La Liga on Sunday in which their striker Julian Alvarez missed a penalty.

Paolini takes Italy to Billie Jean King Cup triumph

A clinical Jasmine Paolini guided Italy to a second consecutive Billie Jean King Cup title with a commanding victory over Jessica Pegula to seal the tie against the United States in Shenzhen, China on Sunday.

Flat Frankfurt fall to Union despite late flurry

Eintracht Frankfurt crashed back to earth after Thursday's big Champions League win over Galatasary, beaten 4-3 at home by an Oliver Burke-inspired Union Berlin on Sunday.

Evenepoel wins third straight time-trial cycling world title

Belgian Remco Evenepoel claimed a third consecutive time-trial title at the Road Cycling World Championships in Rwanda on Sunday, as Tadej Pogacar missed out on medal by less than two seconds.

Aston Villa still winless, Newcastle and Bournemouth draw

Aston Villa remain winless this season after blowing a one-goal and a man advantage in a 1-1 draw at Sunderland, while Newcastle were held 0-0 at Bournemouth on Sunday.

Verstappen reminds McLaren he can shake up title run-in

Max Verstappen showed other contenders on Sunday that he and Red Bull remain serious contenders to disrupt both F1 championships with his imperious lights-to-flag triumph at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

American track stars bid golden farewell to worlds

American stars Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone battled through the rain to add another gold to their tally and bring the curtain down on the world championships in Tokyo.

Piastri blames himself for 'silly error' on opening lap crash

Oscar Piastri said he blamed himself for committing a 'silly error' when he crashed out on the opening lap of Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix as McLaren missed out on a chance to clinch a second straight teams’ title.

India again refuse handshake with Pakistan in Asia Cup

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav again refused to shake hands with Pakistan's Salman Agha as he won the toss and elected to field in their Super Four contest of the Asia Cup on Sunday.

Future bleak unless Ukraine invests in young sporting talent: athletics chief

Ukraine needs to "invest in youth sports now" despite the ongoing war with Russia or "there may be no-one to represent" the country at future international events, the president of its athletics federation has told AFP.

Verstappen wins 'incredible' Azerbaijan GP as Piastri crashes out

Four-time champion Max Verstappen cruised to victory for Red Bull in Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix after series leader Oscar Piastri crashed on the opening lap and McLaren failed to clinch the constructors’ title.

Verstappen wins Azerbaijan GP as Piastri crashes out

Max Verstappen pulled off a pole-to-flag victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday after championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed out on the opening lap of the twisting street circuit.

Roma outcast Pellegrini comes in from cold to win derby with Lazio

Lorenzo Pellegrini fired Roma to victory in the derby with Lazio on Sunday, the former captain coming in from the cold with the only goal in a 1-0 win at a boisterous Stadio Olimpico.

Lyles seals world double as USA men win sprint relay

Noah Lyles won his second gold of the Tokyo world championships on Sunday after anchoring the USA team to victory in the men's 4x100 metres relay.

Jefferson-Wooden completes world sprint treble with US relay win

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became only the second woman to win a world sprint treble after leading the United States to 4x100 metres relay gold on Sunday, with Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce taking silver in her final race.

Reusser ends long chase for gold with women's cycling world title

Marlen Reusser made a golden breakthrough on Sunday as she claimed the women's time trial at the cycling World Championships in Kigali.

McLaughlin-Levrone claims second world gold in relay

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won her second gold of the world chanmpionships in Tokyo on Sunday, anchoring the USA team to a dominant victory in the 4x400 metres relay.

Reusser ends long chase for gold with women's world title