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Leinster thump Clermont as grieving Lions set for Champions Cup debut

Ireland fly-half Sam Prendergast starred as four-time winners Leinster opened their Champions Cup account with a bonus-point 48-23 win at Clermont on Saturday, under the shadow of South African lock Hyron Andrews's death.

Haaland brace extends Man City's winning start in Premier League

Erling Haaland struck twice as Manchester City defiantly extended their blistering start to the Premier League season with a 3-2 win against Ipswich on Saturday.

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French prodigy Wembanyama set to learn team in NBA lottery

French basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama will discover where he is likely to launch his NBA career on Tuesday when the league holds its lottery to determine which team will get first choice in next month's draft.

Micheel still haunted by major regrets 20 years after PGA win

Shaun Micheel still copes with regrets 20 years after a shocking PGA Championship triumph that proved to be the only PGA Tour victory of his career.

Defending champ Thomas fights through slump for PGA boost

Defending champion Justin Thomas says he can't take much from last year's victory into this year's PGA Championship, but he got a major boost from a round two weeks ago.

Barca fans celebrate league titles with players in parade

Barcelona players from the men's and women's teams lapped up affection from thousands of supporters in the city's streets on Monday afternoon to celebrate their dual league titles.

Gill's ton fires Gujarat to IPL play-offs, Hyderabad out

India opener Shubman Gill hit his maiden IPL century to help holders Gujarat Titans secure their play-off berth with a thumping 34-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday.

Top exec criticises LIV but seeks civility at PGA Championship

PGA of America chief executive officer Seth Waugh fanned the flames of the PGA Tour-LIV Golf civil war even as he called for civility at this week's PGA Championship.

Vietnam's women get World Cup boost with football gold

Vietnam's women scored a big pre-World Cup boost on Monday by beating Myanmar 2-0 to win gold at the Southeast Asian Games.

Alcaraz gets French Open wake-up call after slumping in Rome

Carlos Alcaraz slumped to a third round defeat at the Italian Open to unheralded Hungarian Fabian Marozsan on Monday, just two weeks before he heads into the French Open as top seed.

Milan hope to have Leao fit to face Inter in Champions League

AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli hopes to have Rafael Leao back for Tuesday's Champions League semi-final, second leg against city rivals Inter in which the Rossoneri will attempt to overturn a 2-0 deficit.

Thomas says Giro should head back into bubble after Covid stops Evenepoel

Giro d'Italia organisers said Monday they were tightening Covid protocols after positive tests claimed a series of big-name riders including leader Remco Evenepoel.

World number one Alcaraz knocked out of Italian Open

World number one Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock third round defeat in the Italian Open at the hands of unheralded Hungarian Fabian Marozsan, losing 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) on Monday.

Nantes striker Mohamed fined for refusing to wear rainbow jersey

Nantes striker Mostafa Mohamed will be fined by his club after refusing to play at the weekend in a protest against an anti-homophobia campaign in France's Ligue 1, a source at the struggling side told AFP on Monday.

Pogba likely to miss end of season after further injury

Paul Pogba's injury-blighted season is ending as it started with the French midfielder out for two to three weeks after tests Monday revealed a thigh injury.

Cricket chiefs scrap controversial 'soft signals'

Cricket chiefs on Monday announced they are scrapping the contentious "soft signal" rule and making helmets mandatory for wicketkeepers standing close to the stumps.

Barca will 'do everything possible' to sign Messi: Laporta

Barcelona president Joan Laporta said on Monday the club will "do everything possible" to bring Argentine superstar Lionel Messi back in the close season.

England ace Curran under fire as IPL record price tag weighs heavy

Sam Curran is the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history but England's World Cup hero is drawing flak after failing to justify his price tag with bat or ball.

Australian spin king Lyon warns England over Ashes boundary ploy

Australian spin king Nathan Lyon dismissed concerns Monday that England could use short boundaries for the upcoming Ashes to supercharge their attacking "Bazball" strategy, saying it worked both ways.

Unbreakable defence, Lewandowski's fast start: How Barca won La Liga

Barcelona secured the Spanish La Liga title for the first time since 2019 on Sunday.

Lukaku back to best as Inter eye Champions League final

Romelu Lukaku's return to sparkling form has given Inter Milan an extra weapon ahead of Tuesday's Champions League semi-final decider with AC Milan.

Young team pull Indonesian football back from tragedy and humiliation

Indonesia's men can restore pride to the country's football when they contest a major regional final Tuesday, following a deadly stadium disaster and humiliation at losing the right to host the U-20 World Cup.

Australia women's rugby skipper retires after glittering career

Australia's women's rugby union captain Shannon Parry announced her retirement Monday after a long career that saw her play in four World Cups and win Olympic gold.

Johnson lifts LIV Tulsa trophy on eve of PGA Championship

Two-time major champion Dustin Johnson nabbed his second LIV Golf title Sunday, edging Cameron Smith and Branden Grace in a playoff at Cedar Ridge Country Club near Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Ko defeats Lee in playoff to win LPGA's Founders Cup

South Korean Ko Jin-young won the LPGA's Founders Cup for the third time on Sunday, clinching a playoff victory over Australia's Minjee Lee in Clifton, New Jersey.

Australian Test summer to start later than usual

Perth Stadium will host Australia's first Test of the 2023-24 summer in mid-December against Pakistan in one of the latest starts to their home season in decades, the schedule unveiled Monday showed.

Australia's Day gets first PGA Tour win in five years

Australian Jason Day clinched his first PGA Tour victory in over five years on Sunday, winning the Byron Nelson tournament with a nine-under-part 62 at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.

Tatum propels Celtics to game 7 win over Sixers for Eastern Conference finals berth

Jayson Tatum poured in an historic 51 points on Sunday to lead the Boston Celtics to a 112-88 game-seven victory over the Philadelphia 76ers and into the NBA Eastern Conference finals.

Barcelona earn La Liga title with Espanyol rout

Barcelona won La Liga for the first time since 2019 by thrashing Espanyol 4-2 on Sunday, wrestling the title back from rivals Real Madrid.

Triumphant Barca players chased from pitch by angry Espanyol fans

Barcelona players were chased from the pitch by angry Espanyol supporters as they celebrated their La Liga triumph on Sunday, with coach Xavi Hernandez saying it was hard to "control" the team's emotions after winning.

Marseille win, Troyes relegated in Ligue 1

Marseille won and Troyes' relegation fate was sealed in Ligue 1 on Sunday as Rennes paid tribute to former youth player Arman Soldin, the AFP video reporter killed in Ukraine.

Giro shock as Covid rules out leader Evenepoel

Giro d'Italia leader Remco Evenepoel was forced to pull out of the race late Sunday after contracting Covid-19, gifting Geraint Thomas the pink jersey as the new overall leader.

First major triumph earns Barca coach Xavi time

Xavi Hernandez lifted his first major title as Barcelona coach with their La Liga triumph, earning himself time, but still has plenty to prove with the club hungry for European success.

Liga title first step on Barca's long road to recovery

Barcelona's La Liga triumph proves they are heading in the right direction, but the road back towards Europe's elite remains long and treacherous.

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