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Cristian Pulisic continued his bright start at AC Milan with another goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over Torino, while Roma slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Verona.

Ireland edged battling Samoa 17-13 in a World Cup warm-up match in rainy Bayonne on Saturday but suffered a major setback ahead of the global showpiece when veteran prop Cian Healy limped off with what appeared to be a calf injury.

Sha'Carri Richardson added 4x100m relay world gold to her 100m individual title on Saturday, anchoring the USA to a championship record time of 41.03sec in Budapest.

Noah Lyles won his third world gold of the championships in Budapest after anchoring the US team to victory in the 4x100m relay on Saturday.

England coach Steve Borthwick insisted he was working with a "group of talented players" after a 30-22 defeat by Fiji cast a fresh cloud over his squad's hopes at the upcoming Rugby World Cup.

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon underlined her status as one of the all-time greats of distance running by sealing a historic 1500m/5000m double at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday.

Sweden's Armand Duplantis retained his world men's pole vault title in Budapest on Saturday, going close on three occasions in a bid to better his own world record.

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon underlined her status as one of the all-time greats of distance running by sealing a historic 1500m/5000m double at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday.

Dutch team DSM-Firmenich earned a surprise victory in the first stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, as the third Grand Tour of the season started with a team time trial in heavy Barcelona rain.

Scotland wrapped up their Rugby World Cup warm-up campaign with a 33-6 victory over Georgia at Murrayfield on Saturday, scoring all their points in the second half.

The charismatic host of one of the most popular US television game shows in history, "The Price Is Right's" Bob Barker, has passed away aged 99, his publicist confirmed Saturday.

Pakistan rose to the top of the one-day international rankings with a 59-run win against Afghanistan in the third and final match in Colombo on Saturday, claiming a 3-0 series whitewash.

Fiji coach Simon Raiwalui hailed his side's resilience and determination after they beat England for the first time in a 30-22 Rugby World Cup warm-up win at Twickenham on Saturday.

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag labelled his side's concession of two goals inside four minutes to Nottingham Forest "crazy", but hailed his players for fighting back to win 3-2 on Saturday.

Canada's Bianca Andreescu withdrew from the US Open on Saturday, the 2019 singles champion missing the event for the second time since winning in her debut at 19, organizers announced.

Tens of thousands of people rallied in Niamey Saturday in support of last month's coup, a day after the country's new military rulers gave France's ambassador to Niger 48 hours to leave the country.

FIFA suspended Luis Rubiales as president of Spain's football federation on Saturday for kissing Women's World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, while several members of Spain's coaching staff offered to quit.

England coach Steve Borthwick lamented his side's poor tackling after a 30-22 defeat by Fiji -- their first loss to the Pacific islanders -- ended a miserable Rugby World Cup warm-up campaign.

France captain Antoine Dupont said on Saturday that this weekend's Rugby World Cup warm-up with Australia is the "first step" towards next month's tournament opener.

Fiji beat England for the first time with a 30-22 victory at Twickenham on Saturday as the hosts completed a woeful Rugby World Cup warm-up campaign.

Max Verstappen claimed an "incredible" Dutch Grand Prix pole at the last throw of the qualifying dice at Zandvoort on Saturday to leave him ideally placed in his quest for a record-equalling ninth consecutive win of the season.

Fiji beat England for the first time with a 30-22 victory in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match at Twickenham on Saturday.

Manchester United came back from conceding twice in the first four minutes to beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 on Saturday as Arsenal dropped points for the first time this season in a 2-2 draw with 10-man Fulham.

The United States began their quest for Basketball World Cup redemption with a hard-fought win over New Zealand on Saturday, while Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic dazzled on his tournament debut.

Donyell Malen's second-half goal salvaged a point as Borussia Dortmund were held at local rivals Bochum 1-1 on Saturday.

Australia scrum-half Tate McDermott said on Saturday the warm-up Test with France this weekend would be a good "dress rehearsal" for the Rugby World Cup.

Max Verstappen claimed pole position for his home Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday to the delight of his orange army of fans packing the stands at Zandvoort.

Max Verstappen claimed pole position for his home Dutch Grand Prix after qualifying at Zandvoort on Saturday to the delight of his orange army of fans packing the stands at Zandvoort.

The biggest search for the Loch Ness Monster in five decades got underway in the Scottish Highlands Saturday, as researchers and enthusiasts from around the world braved pelting rain to try to track down the elusive Nessie.

Romelu Lukaku has revealed he is set to sign for Roma from Chelsea, according to Belgian media on Saturday, as the two clubs try to hammer out a loan deal.

Tottenham's bright start under Ange Postecoglou continued as James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski struck in a 2-0 win at Bournemouth to go top of the Premier League on Saturday.

FIFA suspended Luis Rubiales as president of Spain's football federation on Saturday for kissing Spanish Women's World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, and banned him from making contact with her.