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New Zealand coach Dave Rennie hailed his team's "character and courage" after two decisive victories over Australia put their 3-1 series defeat to world champions South Africa in the rearview mirror.
Coach Brian McDermott insists England are heading in the right direction despite staring down the prospect of missing the Rugby League World Cup semi-finals for the first time.
St. Louis City's MLS record-tying 19-match unbeaten streak ended on Saturday with a 3-2 loss at Minnesota while Philadelphia's undefeated MLS run reached 15 matches after a 2-2 draw with Charlotte.
Gabby Williams scored a game-high 26 points, including four key free throws in the final 1:18 as the Golden State Valkyries held off the Atlanta Dream 68-64 in game one of the WNBA Finals on Saturday.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will be sidelined for at least a month after the NFL team placed him on injured reserve on Saturday with a blood clot in his calf.
Daniel Dubois scored a crushing second-round knockout victory over fellow Briton Fabio Wardley to retain his World Boxing Organization heavyweight crown on Saturday.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick hailed Lamine Yamal as the best player in the world as his dominant side routed 10-man Real Betis 5-2 on Saturday to return five points clear at the top of La Liga.
Lions put up a gritty fight on an emotional Champions Cup debut on Saturday but came up short 31-14 at La Rochelle as both sides paid tribute to South African lock Hyron Andrews, who died suddenly at the team's hotel in western France.
Hansi Flick's dominant Barcelona routed 10-man Real Betis 5-2 on Saturday to return five points clear at the top of La Liga.
Luis Diaz hit a hat-trick as Bayern Munich pummelled a listless RB Leipzig 6-1 at home on Saturday to climb to the top of the Bundesliga table.
Enzo Maresca is sweating on Erling Haaland's fitness after the Manchester City striker limped off following his double in Saturday's 3-2 win against Ipswich.
Inter Milan pulled clear at the top of Serie A after coming from behind to beat Bologna 3-1 on Saturday, while Napoli's torrid start continued with a shock defeat by Venezia.
Ousmane Dembele missed a penalty but later scored as Paris Saint-Germain produced a fightback to win 3-1 away at Strasbourg on Saturday and go to the top of the French Ligue 1 table.
Alexander Isak said Liverpool have "still lots to improve" after the Swedish striker scored the winner to edge out nine-man Brentford 2-1 on Saturday.
American swimmer Gretchen Walsh broke her own 50-meter freestyle short course world record with a victory in 22.75 seconds at the World Prep Pro-Am meet in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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.
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.
Erling Haaland starred with a double as Premier League leaders Manchester City beat Ipswich 3-2, while Liverpool came from behind to seal a 2-1 win at Brentford on Saturday.
Ombudsman produced a stunning performance to win the British Champion Stakes on Saturday and avenge his defeat to star French horse Calandagan in the same race last year.
Borussia Dortmund returned to the top of the Bundesliga table despite a stodgy 0-0 draw away to Union Berlin on Saturday.
Napoli's torrid start to the season continued Saturday when Venezia head coach Davide Nicola masterminded a shock 1-0 win on debut as Kevin De Bruyne had a penalty saved.
Glasgow fought back from an early deficit to beat Sale 47-27 on Saturday, while the Bulls overwhelmed Stade Francais 56-20 in Pretoria as the Champions Cup continued under the shadow of South African lock Hyron Andrews' death.
Polish 16th seed Maja Chwalinska overcame an injured Iga Swiatek to reach the first WTA 1000 final of her career, handing her childhood friend and compatriot a 7-5, 6-1 defeat at the Wuhan Open on Saturday.
Alex Baena struck in the 89th minute to snatch Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win at Espanyol and put pressure on La Liga leaders Barcelona on Saturday.
Spain's Eugenio Chacarra took a two-shot clubhouse lead as a faltering Rory McIlroy had a day to forget at the weather-hit DP World India Championship on Saturday.
Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will return to the South African team for the second Test against Australia starting at St George's Park on Sunday, captain Temba Bavuma said.
Pedro Neto's double condemned Everton to a first defeat of the season as Chelsea won 2-0 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium despite the loss of goalkeeper Emi Martinez to a head injury.
Rising star Rafael Jodar ousted Daniil Medvedev in straight sets on Saturday to reach the Shanghai Masters final, where he will play Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in an all-Spanish affair.
Mahela Jayawardene stepped down as head coach of Mumbai Indians on Saturday to end a nearly decade-long association with one of the Indian Premier League's most successful teams.
World number 170 Sonay Kartal became the lowest-ranked player to reach a WTA 1000 final as she knocked out Jelena Ostapenko with a gritty 7-6 (11/9), 7-6 (7-5) win at the Wuhan Open on Saturday.
Top seed Alexander Zverev fell to a relentless Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Saturday over three tense sets.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Saturday if he were winger Vinicius Junior he would have left the club this summer.