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Lionel Messi was ruled out with injury again on Saturday, not named in Inter Miami's squad for Saturday's Major League Soccer clash with New York City FC, as he missed his third straight game.

Fiji were below par but came from behind to beat Georgia 17-12 on Saturday and stay on course for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, a result that pushed Australia closer to a historic elimination.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend said Saturday's 84-0 win over Romania gives his side "good momentum" before next week's Rugby World Cup showdown with Ireland.

Inspired by Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid showed both steel and class to beat high-flying Girona 3-0 on Saturday and move back top of La Liga.

The centrist Progressive Slovakia party is set to win the Slovak election on Saturday, two exit polls showed, ahead of the populist Smer-SD which had vowed to stop aid to neighbouring Ukraine.

The NFL's Las Vegas Raiders released defensive end Chandler Jones on Saturday after a tumultuous week capped by his arrest.

Monaco went top of Ligue 1 with a 3-2 win over Gennaro Gattuso's Marseille on Saturday after Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 0-0 draw by struggling Clermont.

Darcy Graham scored four tries among his country's 12 as Scotland maintained their hopes of reaching the knockout stage of the Rugby World Cup by thrashing Romania 84-0 on Saturday.

Lautaro Martinez scored all four goals as Inter Milan thrashed Salernitana 4-0 on Saturday to stay top in Serie A, while AC Milan kept pace with their city rivals after overcoming Lazio.

Despite another nerve-stretching finish, the Fijians kept flying against Georgia and then promised they will keep playing their high-risk style even if their quarter-final place is not secured before they face Portugal in the last group-stage game.

Ott Tanak stormed into a convincing lead in the Rally of Chile as Kalle Rovanpera looked increasingly likely to have to wait to be crowned as a back-to-back world champion.

Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku was listed as questionable for Sunday's NFL game against Baltimore after suffering face and arm burns in a household accident, the team announced Saturday.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praised the "human qualities" of his side after Kai Havertz was handed the chance to open his account for the club from the penalty spot in a 4-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday.

Jurgen Klopp blasted the "crazy decisions" that led to nine-man Liverpool's 2-1 defeat against Tottenham as referees' chiefs admitted the Reds were denied a legitimate goal in Saturday's dramatic clash.

Last-gasp moves to prevent a US government shutdown took a dramatic step forward Saturday, as Democrats overwhelmingly backed an eleventh-hour Republican measure to keep federal funding going for 45 days, albeit with a freeze on aid to Ukraine.

Jon Rahm will face Scottie Scheffler in the opening Ryder Cup singles clash on Sunday as Europe captain Luke Donald opted to send out his strongest players first to defend their 10.5-5.5 lead over the United States.

The Ryder Cup boiled over on Saturday as Rory McIlroy raged at American caddies after Patrick Cantlay's late surge cut Europe's lead to five points and kept alive the USA's slim chances of ending a 30-year European hoodoo.

Tottenham snatched a dramatic 2-1 win against nine-man Liverpool as Joel Matip's last-gasp own-goal ended the Reds' resistance after Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were sent off.

Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season came undone in a shock 2-1 loss to Wolves, but Liverpool missed the chance to go top as they were reduced to nine men in a 2-1 defeat at Tottenham.

Pro-China candidate Mohamed Muizzu won Saturday's presidential election in the Maldives, a result set to once again upend the archipelago's relationship with traditional benefactor India.

Bayern Munich came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at RB Leipzig on Saturday, Harry Kane kick-starting a second-half revival to prevent a first league loss of the season.

Inspired by Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid showed both steel and class to beat high-flying Girona 3-0 on Saturday and move back top of La Liga.

Rory McIlroy was made livid by Patrick Cantlay's caddy after a spat at the 18th green over behaviour which "crossed the line", team captain Luke Donald said at the Ryder Cup on Saturday.

Austrian rail operator OeBB on Saturday unveiled its new generation of sleeper trains -- a response to demands from travellers for less pollutant alternatives to planes and petrol or diesel cars.

AC Milan overcame a struggling Lazio 2-0 on Saturday to provisionally take top spot in Serie A, while Victor Osimhen came off the bench for Napoli and scored in a 4-0 win at Lecce.

Erik ten Hag said there can be no excuses for Manchester United's worst ever start to a Premier League season after a 1-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Leaders of various Christian denominations joined an unprecedented ecumenical prayer at the Vatican on Saturday in the presence of Pope Francis, ahead of the opening of a major Synod.

Anxious and error-prone Fiji fought back to beat fading Georgia 17-12 on Saturday and remain on course for the World Cup quarter-finals, pushing Australia to the brink of elimination.

Anxious and error-prone Fiji fought back to beat fading Georgia 17-12 on Saturday and remain on course for the World Cup quarter-finals, pushing Australia to the brink of elimination.

Key quotes on Saturday after the second day of this weekend's Ryder Cup, at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome:

Patrick Cantlay on Saturday said the Ryder Cup was about "representing our country" after reports the American was staging a protest over the fact players are not paid at the event.

Patrick Cantlay kept alive United States' slim chances of ending a 30-year European Ryder Cup hoodoo with a dramatic and tension-packed late win in Saturday's final fourballs match which cut their opponents' lead to five points.