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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...

Dundee United score late in 1-1 draw with Falkirk Kilmarnock secure first point after Aberdeen stalemate Rangers striker Ryan Naderi accepted a gift to score the only goal against Motherwell at Ibrox. The early substitute dispossessed Alex Paulsen as the Motherwell goalkeeper attempted to dribble the ball past him outside his box and the German had the simple task of rolling the ball into the net…

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...

Updates from 5.30pm BST kick-off at MKM Stadium Live scoreboard | Clockwatch | Mail Billy “Easy to say, three in a row,” smiles Hull Sergej Jakirovic in his pre-match interview, playing down the significance of a possible third win out of three since promotion for Hull. I know Aston Villa had a lot of changes. They sold a lot of players – a lot of good players. This is also our chance today to pu…

The managers may have changed but the result stays the same. For the fourth successive trips to this part of west London, Crystal Palace returned to south London with all three points in the bag as Pierre Sage got his reign off the mark in dramatic style. Their hero was Ben Chilwell, the former England left-back who was signed on deadline day from Strasbourg after helping Palace to win the FA Cup…

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…

What might have been; what should have been. Leeds United remain unbeaten three games into the season, but they will rue not departing the south coast with another win to add to their impressive start to the Premier League campaign. They certainly had chances. By the time Brighton finally woke up with around half an hour remaining, Bart Verbruggen would have been wondering how on earth his goal h…

Alpine driver takes first pole of his career Russell on front row, Hamilton fifth on grid Pierre Gasly claimed a shock pole position for the Italian Grand Prixat Monza, securing his first Formula One pole and the first for his Alpine team. In a tightly-fought contest the Frenchman just had the edge to take pole over the Mercedes of George Russell in second and the McLaren of Oscar Piastri in thir…

Irish boxer lauded for her tenacity and inspiration before her last fight in front of 80,000 people at Croke Park When Katie Taylor steps into the ring on Saturday night to defend her titles and once again enthral Ireland, there will be a bittersweet tinge. After a singular career that pioneered women’s boxing, the super-lightweight champion and Olympic gold medallist is bowing out. She is 40 and…

A new study offers more evidence that America’s biggest sport produces life-altering head trauma. The NFL will never turn itself off, so it’s on fans to do so As a new NFL season begins this Wednesday, the danger of America’s most-watched sport has never been more clear. A new and widely circulated study published in the British Medical Journal examined the donated brains of former NFL players wh…

The latest third-round updates from Flushing Meadows You can mail Katy and follow us on TikTok and Bluesky 11am start (4pm BST) unless stated Arthur Ashe Stadium 11.30am New York/4.30pm BST Taylor Fritz (USA, 9) v Francisco Cerundolo (Arg, 24) Cristina Busca (Sp) v Coco Gauff (USA, 4) It’s so good to have Carlos Alcaraz back – even though it’s not the same without Jannik Sinner The end game appea…

A Veerle Buurman own goal punished a profligate Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, securing a point for Aston Villa in a frustrating start to their WSL title push. How Villa came away with a point having conceded 64% possession and having amassed just seven shots to Chelsea’s 32 and five touches in the opposition box to the home team’s 57 is somewhat inexplicable. Continue reading...

Crows defeat Bulldogs 14.6 (90) to 9.14 (68) in elimination final Adelaide head to Brisbane for semi-final against reigning premiers Sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Adelaide have survived a late scare to end the Western Bulldogs’ season with a nerve-jangling 22-point elimination final victory. The Crows led by 19 points at three-quarter time but slipped behind in the final term, before…