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Super-sub Merino strikes late as Arsenal sink Leicester
Arsenal ignored their injury woes to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to four points as Mikel Merino came off the bench to clinch a 2-0 win against Leicester on Saturday.

Shiffrin misses historic world medal as Rast wins women's slalom
US star Mikaela Shiffrin finished fifth to miss out on a historic world medal as Switzerland's Camille Rast won the women's slalom in Saalbach on Saturday.

Stony Sinner defied doping worry to dominate men's tennis
Jannik Sinner's reserved public persona belies a mature and steely 23-year-old who showed supreme mental strength to put aside his doping scandal and win the last two tennis majors.

World no.1 Sinner accepts three-month ban to end doping drama
Jannik Sinner's long doping saga came to an end on Saturday after he agreed to a three-month ban from tennis, the world number one admitting "partial responsibility" for team mistakes which led to him twice testing positive for traces of clostebol in March last year.

Tennis superstar Sinner accepts 3-month ban to end doping drama
Jannik Sinner's long doping saga came to an end on Saturday after he agreed to a three-month ban from tennis, the world number admitting "partial responsibility" for team mistakes which led to him twice testing positive for traces of clostebol in March last year.

Men's slalom at world championships - three things to watch
Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen's tilt at defending his men's slalom title at the World Ski Championships in Saalbach on Sunday depends on bagging a rare victory on Austrian snow.

Shiffrin on track for world medal milestone as Rast leads slalom
US star Mikaela Shiffrin remained on course to become the most decorated alpine World Ski Championships racer in history after safely negotiating the first run of the women's slalom in Saalbach on Saturday.

Tennis world number one Sinner accepts 3-month doping ban
Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban from tennis after the world number one admitted team mistakes led to him twice testing positive for traces of banned substance clostebol in March last year.

McKenzie steers Chiefs to Super Rugby upset of champion Blues
Damian McKenzie scored two tries as his Waikato Chiefs beat the Auckland Blues 25-14 on Saturday to extract a measure of revenge for last year's Super Rugby Pacific final defeat.

Mexican flavour at LIV's Adelaide stop as Rahm lurks
Mexican pair Abraham Ancer and Carlos Ortiz joined Sam Horsfield in a three-way share of the lead at LIV Golf's Adelaide stop on Saturday, with major champion Jon Rahm lurking four shots off the pace.

Castle leads Team C to Rising Stars win and into NBA All-Star Game
San Antonio Spurs rookie Stephon Castle scored 12 points to lead Team C to a 25-14 come-from-behind victory over Team G-League in the Rising Stars final on Friday and into the All-Star Game proper.

McKellar lauds 'Tahs 'belief in each other' after Super Rugby win
NSW Waratahs coach Dan McKellar has lauded his side's "belief in each other" after a battling come-from-behind win over the Otago Highlanders kick-started their Super Rugby season.

Thompson grabs PGA Genesis lead with No.1 Scheffler one back
Davis Thompson closed with a birdie to seize a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Scottie Scheffler with Rory McIlroy three adrift after Friday's second round of the PGA Genesis Invitational.

Guardiola taunts Liverpool over Man City's 100-point record
Pep Guardiola has taunted Premier League leaders Liverpool over their failure to match Manchester City's record 100-point tally.

Fonseca follows in Alcaraz footsteps with Argentina breakthrough
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca saved two match points in defeating Mariano Navone at the Argentina Open on Friday to become the youngest ATP clay-court semi-finalist since Carlos Alcaraz four years ago.

Duplantis 'shakes off rust' with season-opening win in Berlin
Pole vault king Armand Duplantis kick-started his 2025 season by clearing 6.10 metres in Berlin on Friday, describing his winning effort as a way "to shake off the rust".

Mitoma gem inspires Brighton defeat of woeful Chelsea
Brighton defeated hapless Chelsea 3-0 as Japan forward Kaoru Mitoma produced a contender for Premier League goal of the season and Yankuba Minteh bagged a brace on Friday.

Thousands cheer Eagles in Super Bowl victory parade
Hundreds of thousands of Philadelphia Eagles fans lined the streets on Friday to celebrate the team's Super Bowl 59 victory over Kansas City with a parade that ended at the iconic "Rocky" statue.

'Better player' Medvedev into Marseille semi-finals
Daniil Medvedev reached his first semi-final of the year at the Marseille Open on Friday by defeating Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets.

Snow king Evans leads tight race at Rally Sweden
Elfyn Evans conquered the driving snow of Rally Sweden on Friday to edge ahead of a group of five drivers separated by less than 10 seconds.

Liverpool boss Slot charged after clashing with officials
Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been charged with being abusive to match officials during Wednesday's stormy Merseyside derby at Everton.

Sainz says Hamilton can make Ferrari an even greater F1 threat
Carlos Sainz, the driver ditched by Ferrari to make way for Lewis Hamilton, believes his old team could now be even better placed to return to the summit of Formula One with the former world champion on board.

Clinical New Zealand thump Pakistan to win tri-nations final
Pace bowler Will O'Rourke claimed four wickets while Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham hit half centuries as New Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets to clinch the tri-nations series final on Friday.

Leverkusen's Boniface 'happy' despite failed Saudi move
Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface is "happy" and "focused" even though a potential big-money January move to Saudi Arabia fell through last month, the German club's sporting director Simon Rolfes said Friday.

Postecoglou gets injury boost as Spurs prepare for Man Utd clash
Under-fire Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou will be boosted by the return from injury of key players for the crucial clash with Manchester United on Sunday.

Amorim warns cash-strapped Man Utd must sell to rebuild
Ruben Amorim on Friday warned that Manchester United must sell players to fund the rebuilding of his under-performing team because of financial restrictions.

Swiatek's Doha reign ended by Ostapenko in semis
Three-time defending Qatar Open champion Iga Swiatek suffered a crushing 6-3, 6-1 defeat by Jelena Ostapenko in the semi-finals on Friday, her fifth loss in as many meetings with the mercurial Latvian.

Vonn criticism 'very unfair', says Austrian ski legend Hirscher
Austrian skiing legend Marcel Hirscher on Friday dubbed as "very unfair" the criticism levelled at Lindsey Vonn for coming out of retirement at the age of 40, calling the American a "role model".

Lancashire hope Old Trafford Hundred franchise can rival Man Utd
Lancashire hope their new Indian Premier League partners can help the English cricket county's Hundred franchise rival football giants Manchester United and Manchester City in "the UK's number one sporting city".

Haaser upstages Odermatt and Swiss for world giant slalom gold
Austria's Raphael Haaser upstaged defending champion Marco Odermatt and the Swiss men's team to claim world giant slalom gold on home snow in Saalbach on Friday.

No divided loyalties for England's Fin Smith despite Scottish family
England fly-half Fin Smith has no qualms about plotting Scotland's downfall in next week's Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham despite his Scottish family links.

Guardiola admits Man City are struggling to impose style
Pep Guardiola admitted Friday his Manchester City team are not as comfortable in possession as they used to be and that they lack the physicality to compete with their Premier League rivals.