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'High hopes' as Indonesian women get a football league, again

Seven years after Covid-19 put the brakes on Indonesia's new women's football league, Zahra Naqiyyah will finally return to the field with "high hopes" for the women's game in the country.

'Expectations high' for Bordeaux-Begles' Champions Cup hat-trick bid, says Depoortere

Centre Nicolas Depoortere admits "expectations will be high" for Bordeaux-Begles in their bid for a record-equalling third straight Champions Cup crown, ahead of their visit to in-form Gloucester in Friday's tournament opener.

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Bezzecchi claims maiden MotoGP win at rain-lashed Argentina Grand Prix

Marco Bezzecchi claimed a maiden MotoGP win at the rain-lashed Argentina Grand Prix on Sunday, also delivering a first victory for a Ducati team owned by motorcycling legend Valentino Rossi.

Kohli, Du Plessis power Bangalore to eight-wicket IPL win over Mumbai

Virat Kohli and skipper Faf du Plessis hit blazing half-centuries to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore to a thumping eight-wicket drubbing of Mumbai Indians in the IPL on Sunday.

Monumental Pogacar emulates Merckx with Tour of Flanders triumph

Tadej Pogacar won the Tour of Flanders on Sunday with a searing solo attack in the final 20km on the 274km one-day race to equal the great Eddy Merckx's achievement almost half a century ago.

Newcastle up to third after beating Man Utd, West Ham out of bottom three

Newcastle avenged their League Cup final loss against Manchester United as Joe Willock and Callum Wilson clinched a 2-0 win that lifted the Magpies into third place in the Premier League on Sunday.

England women run in 12 tries against Italy

Four tries from Abby Dow and a hat-trick from Jess Breach fired England's women to a dominant 68-5 victory over Italy to return to the top of the Six Nations table.

Markram onslaught takes South Africa to verge of World Cup

Aiden Markram hit 175 off 126 balls as South Africa took a giant step towards automatic qualification for the Cricket World Cup with a 146-run win over the Netherlands in the third one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.

Maciejuk sorry as pothole error sees 40 riders crash at Tour of Flanders

Cycling's Tour of Flanders was marred by a mass fall on Sunday as around 40 riders hit the tarmac with culprit Filip Maciejuk, who was disqualified from the race, offering a complete apology for "a big error in my judgement".

Belgium's Kopecky wins Women's Tour of Flanders again

Belgian rider Lotte Kopecky won the Women's Tour of Flanders on Sunday to retain her title, thanks to a long solo break on the 154km route.

Benzema nets seven-minute hat-trick as Madrid thrash Valladolid

Karim Benzema scored a stunning hat-trick in a seven-minute salvo as Real Madrid thumped Real Valladolid 6-0 on Sunday in La Liga.

Lazio see off Monza to stay second behind Napoli

Lazio will hold on to second place in Serie A after winning comfortably 2-0 at Monza on Sunday and cutting Napoli's huge league lead to 16 points.

West Ham climb out of relegation zone as Saints stay bottom

West Ham climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone as Nayef Aguerd's first goal for the club sealed a crucial 1-0 win against fellow strugglers Southampton on Sunday.

Monumental Pogacar escapes to Tour of Flanders triumph

Tadej Pogacar won the Tour of Flanders on Sunday with a searing solo attack in the final 20km on the 274km one-day race.

New Zealand men topple Fiji to extend rugby sevens lead

New Zealand toppled Fiji in the Hong Kong rugby sevens final on Sunday to seal a remarkable double gold with their women's team and extend their lead atop the men's series standings.

Exeter edge 14-man Montpellier in Champions Cup thriller

Exeter qualified for the Champions Cup quarter-finals on tries scored when Sunday's last 16 thriller with Montpellier ended 33-33 after extra time.

Sparkling New Zealand women notch five in a row at Hong Kong sevens

Dominant New Zealand made it five wins in a row at the women's rugby sevens in Hong Kong on Sunday, beating Australia 26-17 in the final to get one hand on the overall series trophy with one round to go.

Rodgers leaves struggling Leicester by mutual consent

Leicester parted company with manager Brendan Rodgers on Sunday as they look to maintain their Premier League status.

Mass fall as 40 riders hit the tarmac at Tour of Flanders

Cycling's Tour of Flanders was marred by a mass fall on Sunday as around 40 riders hit the tarmac with Wout Van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe amongst the fallers.

Ethiopia's Ayana denies favourite Adola in Paris Marathon

Ethiopia's Abeje Ayana upset favourite Guye Adola to win the Paris Marathon on Sunday in a time of two hours, seven minutes and 15 seconds.

Hamilton ecstatic at Melbourne podium after Mercedes' troubles

Lewis Hamilton was "super grateful" to take his first podium of the year in Australia on Sunday, and suggested Mercedes could close the gap on the dominant Red Bulls.

Verstappen claims Hamilton did not follow race rules

Max Verstappen was Sunday over the moon at a maiden grand prix win in Australia, but claimed Lewis Hamilton failed to follow racing rules when passing him on the opening lap.

Verstappen beats Hamilton to win chaotic Australian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen held off a revived Lewis Hamilton to steer his Red Bull to a chaotic win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday and tighten his grip on the world championship.

Kane Williamson out of IPL with knee injury

Star New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson was on Sunday ruled out of the rest of the Indian Premier League season with a knee injury, in a major blow to defending champions the Gujarat Titans.

Red Bull's Verstappen wins chaotic Australian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen held off a revived Lewis Hamilton to steer his Red Bull to a chaotic win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday and tighten his grip on the world championship.

Joshua says Fury clash is the fight the 'boxing world needs'

Anthony Joshua has insisted a "Battle of Britain" with Tyson Fury is the bout "the boxing world needs" after he came through a "do or die" fight with American heavyweight Jermaine Franklin.

Stronger Tiger eyes challenge of return to Augusta National

Tiger Woods says he feels stronger than last year as he prepares to make another emotional return to the Masters.

Stretched 13th hole boosts Masters to record length

A lengthened par-5 13th hole at Augusta National will offer a new challenge for golf's greatest players when the 87th Masters tees off Thursday.

PGA stars and LIV rebels set for Masters showdown

Augusta National, which has already been critical of the ongoing feud between the PGA Tour and upstart LIV Golf League, is about to become the front line in golf's civil war as stars of the rival groups meet at the 87th Masters.

China's Yin grabs x-shot lead in LPGA LA Open

China's Yin Ruoning closed in on a first US LPGA Tour title on Saturday, carding six birdies in a four-under-par 67 to take a two-shot lead over Kim Hyo-joo in the LPGA Los Angeles Open.

Canada's McIntosh sets 400m medley world record

Summer McIntosh set her second world record of the week Saturday, winning the 400m individual medley at the Canadian Swimming Trials in 4min 25.87sec.

Rodgers leads Texas Open by one in bid for first PGA Tour title

Patrick Rodgers fired a one-under-par 71 on Saturday to hang on to a one-stroke lead over Corey Conners heading into the final round of the US PGA Tour Texas Open in San Antonio.

Joshua regrets failure to knock out Franklin after points win

Britain's Anthony Joshua said he should have knocked out Jermaine Franklin after the former world heavyweight champion returned to winning ways with a unanimous, if laboured, points-decision victory in London on Saturday.

Veteran Kvitova defeats Rybakina for 30th WTA title

Petra Kvitova drew on all her experience to claim her 30th WTA singles title with a straight sets Miami Open victory over Elena Rybakina on Saturday.

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