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A 10-man Bayern Munich got away with a shock 3-2 home defeat to Bochum on Saturday after title chasers Bayer Leverkusen were beaten 2-0 by Werder Bremen.
Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City flops that Champions League qualification will not "fall from the sky" after a painful 1-0 defeat at top four rivals Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Premier League leaders Liverpool needed two Mohamed Salah penalties to beat bottom-of-the-table Southampton 3-1 on Saturday, while Nottingham Forest took a giant step towards the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Manchester City.
Liverpool survived a scare from Southampton as Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez inspired the fightback in a 3-1 win that lifted the Premier League leaders 16 points clear at the top on Saturday.
A 10-man Bayern Munich went unpunished for a shock 3-2 home defeat to Bochum on Saturday after title chasers Bayer Leverkusen were beaten 2-0 by Werder Bremen.
France produced a devastating second-half display to hammer Ireland 42-27 in Dublin to destroy the hosts' hopes of the Six Nations Grand Slam and make themselves favourites to win the title.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said on Saturday mid-match communications and adaptability regarding the pitch in this weekend's Champions Trophy final against India could be key to success.
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar won the Strade Bianche on Saturday for the third time in his career, after recovering from a fall 50km from the finish.
Italy back-row Sebastian Negri said on Saturday the side have been "soul-searching" ahead of this weekend's Six Nations clash with England at Twickenham following an embarrassing loss to France.
England's recalled inside centre Fraser Dingwall can do for Steve Borthwick's side what Ballon d'Or winner Rodri has done for Manchester City, according to scrum-half Alex Mitchell.
India's Shubman Gill on Saturday said the team will look to win the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand to get over their 2023 ODI World Cup title defeat.
Nottingham Forest dealt a major blow to Manchester City's bid to qualify for the Champions League as Callum Hudson-Odoi's late winner sealed a 1-0 victory in the top four shoot-out on Saturday.
Former England and Nottingham Forest defender Stuart Pearce is recovering in a Canadian hospital after suffering a health scare on a flight from the United States.
Federica Brignone won the giant slalom in Are, Sweden, on Saturday, to extend her lead over Lara Gut-Behrami in the race for the overall World Cup crystal globe.
Franjo von Allmen prevented Marco Odermatt clinching the downhill World Cup title, edging his Swiss team-mate in Kvitfjell, in Norway, on Saturday.
French superstar Kylian Mbappe's "ups and downs" are to be expected because of Real Madrid's demanding season and the nature of players of his quality, said coach Carlo Ancelotti on Saturday.
Japanese rookie Rio Takeda shot her third straight three-under-par 69 for a two-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Blue Bay LPGA in China on Saturday.
Denis Van Weynbergh crossed the finish line in the Vendee Globe round-the-world race on Saturday, but the last sailor at sea had been disqualified for being so slow.
England go into Sunday's Six Nations match with Italy at Twickenham knowing a win may not be enough to appease critics of their faltering attack.
The Cleveland Cavaliers staged a dramatic late rally to stretch their unbeaten streak to 13 games with a nail-biting 118-117 over the lowly Charlotte Hornets in the NBA on Friday.
World number two Alexander Zverev, beaten by Tallon Griekspoor in his Indian Wells opener, said "terrible" play has pushed thoughts of supplanting Jannik Sinner atop the rankings out of his mind.
A relaxed Shane Lowry fired a five-under-par 67 to open up a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando on Friday.
Tallon Griekspoor stunned top-seeded Alexander Zverev 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4) in the second round at Indian Wells on Friday, avenging a devastating loss to the German at Roland Garros last year.
Mainz climbed into third place in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday.
French prosecutors have requested that double Olympic swimming champion Yannick Agnel appear before a criminal court for alleged rape and sexual assault of a minor, judicial sources said Friday.
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen won his sixth European indoor gold as he dominated the 1500m in Apeldoorn on Friday in the first step in his bid for a third consecutive double gold on the covered continental stage.
England captain Maro Itoje is adamant criticism of his side's attack is misplaced as they look to maintain their Six Nations title challenge in the closing two rounds against Italy and Wales.
A man who shouted a racial slur in the vicinity of former England rugby union international Ugo Monye following a match was found not guilty Friday of a public order offence.
Scotland co-captain Finn Russell said Friday it was tough to accept the team were yet again out of Six Nations title contention heading into the closing stages of the championship.
Cadillac have received final approval to become the 11th team in Formula One from the 2026 season, motorsport's governing body the FIA and F1 announced on Friday.
Wales interim coach Matt Sherratt says his team will have to combat the "major weapon" posed by Scotland's back three if they are to end their lengthy losing streak in Saturday's Six Nations clash at Murrayfield.
India playing all their Champions Trophy matches in Dubai was a pre-tournament decision and the talk of unfair advantage is baseless, the team's batting coach said on Friday.