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Just as Bournemouth’s Alex Scott seemed to have succeeded in building a personal playground by the Tyne, another midfielder emerged from the shadows and stripped the shine from his afternoon. Since Matthias Jaissle succeeded Eddie Howe as Newcastle’s manager Jacob Ramsey has been largely shunted to the margins but the home substitute’s superbly executed 88th-minute equaliser ensured Scott and his…

Argentinian beats No 9 seed 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Fritz had three break points for chance to serve for match As his last, desperate backhand soared far past the baseline inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, Taylor Fritz instantly held his face in his hands, unable to hide the agony of squandering such a great opportunity. For much of his afternoon, Fritz was cruising. He had established two sets to love…

Irish fans dazzled by showcase of skills in huge points win Scorecards read 110-90, 110-90 and 98-91 in her favour Katie Taylor signed off her storied career in style by outclassing Flora Pili on points as an 80,000 crowd at Croke Park celebrated her fairytale farewell. With the gaze of Ireland upon her, the country’s great became a three-time undisputed world champion by overwhelming the previou…

Celtic come from behind to win 2-1 at St Mirren Rangers beat Motherwell 1-0 but lose Shankland to injury Yang Hyun-jun scored the winner as Celtic came from behind to beat an impressive St Mirren side 2-1. St Mirren were heading for the top of the Premiership when Nikolas Agrafiotis netted from the spot midway through the first half. Liam Scales conceded the penalty with a handball but made amend…

Fiery Diamond League comments partially walked back On Hocker: ‘Cole and I talked it through after the race’ The double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has issued a part-apology for calling his rivals “losers” and a “bunch of cowards” after a spicy men’s 1500m Diamond League final on Friday. However, Ingebrigtsen has continued to maintain that he was still right to accuse the Olympic 1500m ch…

Light at end of tunnel is ‘getting dimmer’ Team needs to show hunger and ‘passion’ Lewis Hamilton has suggested it is time his Ferrari team put their full weight behind his efforts to challenge for the Formula One world championship if he is to have a shot at the title, and warned his chances were diminishing with every race. Hamilton trails Kimi Antonelli, the championship leader, by 59 points w…

Updates as the Wallabies take on Los Pumas in Mendoza Kick-off time at Estádio Malvinas is 6pm local/7am AEST Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email Australia have made nine changes to the side that beat Argentina 27-21 in Jujuy last weekend. Tom Wright returns at fullback and will win his 50th cap, with Max Jorgensen and Filipo Daugunu completing a new-look back three. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii an…

Serie A champions rally to beat Napoli in added time Schalke 0-0 Bayern Munich; Hoffenheim 2-3 Dortmund Lautaro Martínez scored in the 91st minute as Inter rallied from two goals down ⁠to secure a stunning 3-2 home victory over Napoli , continuing their 100% start to their ⁠Serie A title defence. Napoli looked ⁠to be ​on course for victory when Matteo Politano and Rasmus Højlund put them 2-0 up a…

Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso prepare for an intriguing tactical battle in the first Premier League meeting between old friends Control v chaos. On the one hand, the forces of order, regimented, playing in precise patterns and, on the other, something darker, more visceral, a method that acknowledges the imperfection of the human soul, the unknowability of football in all its randomness; better, t…

South Africa 29-24 New Zealand Hosts hit back for win after early Savea double There have been moments over the past couple of weeks that have made us question South Africa’s status as the standard bearers in world rugby. After this helter-skelter third Test victory that ensures they cannot lose the series, we have an emphatic answer. The Springboks’ power is unrivalled. The All Blacks’ panache h…

Oliver Glasner argued there was insufficient evidence to disallow Neco Williams’s goal against Tottenham, accusing the video assistant referee Peter Bankes of guessing that the Nottingham Forest defender handled and said ruling it out weakens the officials’ authority. Midway through the second half, Williams stooped to head in on the goalline as Sandro Tonali attempted to hook the ball clear afte…

Kone has 19 points and 10 rebounds in 82-73 upset Hungary hold off Nigeria 71-67 for long-awaited win Mali improve to 2-10 all-time at World Cup Mali pulled off the first stunner of the Women’s Basketball World Cup by shocking Spain 82-73 on Saturday. It was only the second win ever in tournament history for the African country, who beat Senegal in overtime in 2010. Continue reading...

Enzo Fernández started for Manchester City after Nico O’Reilly’s back injury during the warm-up and sparkled to show why the club paid a British record-equalling £125m for the midfielder. The winner, for a stuttering home team, came courtesy of Erling Haaland’s 300th club goal and Fernández had a key cameo, feeding Antoine Semenyo, whose cross from the right was crashed home. Continue reading...

True redemption, perhaps, would have been to score with a Panenka, but Enzo Le Fée didn’t quite have the chutzpah for that. His duffed dink at Brentford last season was the low point of one of Sunderland’s two worst performances of the season, but he converted from the spot with eight minutes remaining to earn a point in a battle of two physically aggressive and well-drilled teams who must look a…