
Reigning champions Liverpool went down 3-0 against Nottingham Forest at Anfield, while former champions Chelsea continued their superb record at Turf Moor as they rode on goals by Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez to win a hard-fought contest 2-0 at Burnley here on Saturday. ...

England captain Ben Stokes emphasised the importance of allowing the hurt and frustration from a heavy defeat to Australia in the first Ashes Test to persist before turning attention to Brisbane. ...

India bowling coach Morne Morkel said the team had put in plenty of effort on day one of the second Test against South Africa at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium and hoped the bowlers could make early inroads on day two. ...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola refused to fault the match officials after his team’s 2–1 Premier League defeat to Newcastle United on Saturday, even though the game featured several contentious incidents. ...

All-rounder Senuran Muthusamy remained steadfast, scoring an unbeaten 56 off 131 balls as South Africa reached 316/6 in 111 overs at tea on the second day of the second Test against India at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Sunday. ...

Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive Todd Greenberg has dismissed any co-relation between Usman Khawaja’s decision to play golf ahead of the ongoing first Ashes Test and the back spasms he suffered on day one’s play. ...

India have included B Sai Sudharsan and Nitish Kumar Reddy, while South Africa have brought in Senuran Muthusamy in place of Corbin Bosch as the latter elected to bat first in the second Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Saturday. ...

Sahith Theegala had a rough opening day at the RSM Classic, the last Fall Season event on the PGA Tour. Theegala, who lost a good part of the year due to injury, shot an even par 70 and was way down in tied-125th place after the first day at the Plantation Course at Sea Island. ...

India's ace shuttler Lakshya Sen overpowered Chinese-Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen in the thrilling semifinal to reach the summit clash of the Australian Open Super 500 at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday. ...

Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the McLaren driver and Drivers' Championship leader mastering wet conditions to finish ahead of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz while title rival Oscar Piastri settled for fifth. ...