EDINBURGH (Reuters) -Flyhalf Bernard Foley kicked 11 points for Australia in a tense 16-15 autumn international victory over Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday as Blair Kinghorn missed a last-minute penalty to claim a win for the home side. Depleted Scotland had been seeking an unprecedented fourth successive victory over Australia […]
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Rugby-Foley boots Australia to narrow victory over wasteful Scotland
EDINBURGH (Reuters) -Flyhalf Bernard Foley kicked 11 points for Australia in a tense 16-15 autumn international victory over Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday as Blair Kinghorn missed a last-minute penalty to claim a win for the home side. Depleted Scotland had been seeking an unprecedented fourth successive victory over Australia […]
Soccer-Messi inspires shaky PSG to win over Troyes in seven-goal thriller
PARIS (Reuters) -Lionel Messi grabbed a goal and an assist to inspire Paris St Germain to a 4-3 comeback victory over Troyes on Saturday as they restored their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to five points. The result moved unbeaten PSG to 35 from 13 games ahead of […]
Soccer-Bentancur completes stunning Spurs comeback in 3-2 win at Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH, England (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur substitute Rodrigo Bentancur’s goal deep in stoppage time secured a stunning 3-2 comeback victory at Bournemouth after the visitors had trailed by two goals in their Premier League clash on Saturday. Antonio Conte’s Spurs side were again involved in late drama three days after […]
Motor racing-Mercedes say Red Bull are exaggerating wind tunnel penalty impact
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Formula One champions Red Bull are exaggerating the impact on next year’s car of reduced wind tunnel testing as punishment for a cost cap breach, Mercedes’s trackside engineering head Andrew Shovlin said on Saturday. Red Bull have agreed to pay a fine of $7 million for […]
Soccer-Bayern fire six goals past Mainz to take over top spot
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -Bayern Munich demolished visitors Mainz 05 6-2 on Saturday, with Sadio Mane scoring once and setting up two more goals, to take over the lead in the Bundesliga. Senegal international Mane, who scored in Bayern’s 3-0 midweek win at Barcelona in the Champions League, also missed a […]
Soccer-Osimhen hits hat-trick as Napoli thrash Sassuolo to keep up unbeaten streak
(Reuters) -Victor Osimhen struck a hat-trick as Napoli extended their unbeaten Serie A run to 16 matches on Saturday with a 4-0 thrashing of Sassuolo. Osimhen put Napoli ahead in the fourth minute after latching onto a pass from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and flicked it into the net. The 23-year-old Nigerian […]
Ukraine questions Twitter takeover amid precarious ties with Musk
KYIV (Reuters) – A senior Ukrainian official expressed scepticism on Saturday about the takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk, whose relations with Kyiv have been precarious since the billionaire suggested in early October Ukraine should give up occupied land for peace. Musk, a self-declared “free speech absolutist”, has expressed desire […]
Soccer-De Bruyne free-kick fires City to win at Leicester in Haaland absence
LEICESTER, England (Reuters) – A stunning free kick from Kevin De Bruyne earned Manchester City a 1-0 victory at Leicester City on Saturday, a win that moved the champions back to the top of the Premier League. With top goalscorer Erling Haaland missing a Premier League game for the first […]
Motor racing-Alonso and Alpine condemn abuse of F1 steward
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso and his Alpine Formula One team have condemned online abuse of race steward Silvia Bellot after Spain’s double world champion was penalised at the U.S. Grand Prix and then reinstated. Bellot, also Spanish and the only female steward at the race in Austin, is […]