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India's Pujara and Pakistan's Rizwan share Sussex century stand

India's Cheteshwar Pujara scored his second double hundred in three matches on Saturday as he shared a century stand with Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan for English county Sussex.

Lyon see off PSG to join Barcelona in Women's Champions League final

Ada Hegerberg was on target as record seven-time winners Lyon saw off French rivals Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday to set up a Women's Champions League final showdown with holders Barcelona.

Olympic champs Parchment, Muhammad, Crouser win at Drake

Olympic champions Dalilah Muhammad, Hansle Parchment and Ryan Crouser won titles on Saturday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, in a tuneup meet for July's World Championships.

Olympic champs McLaughlin, Mu win titles at Penn Relays

Reigning Olympic champions Sydney McLaughlin and Athing Mu won titles and two-time Olympian turned NFL receiver Devon Allen set a meet record on Saturday at the Penn Relays.

O'Sullivan to face Trump in snooker World Championship final

Ronnie O'Sullivan will play Judd Trump in this year's World Snooker Championship final after the English pair reached the showpiece match in contrasting styles on Saturday.

Borthwick salutes record-breaking try-scorer Ashton

Leicester coach Steve Borthwick paid tribute to Chris Ashton after the former England wing ran in a hat-trick to become the Premiership's all-time leading try-scorer on Saturday.

Halep upsets home favourite Badosa to reach Madrid third round

Simona Halep was in vintage form on Saturday as she dashed home hopes in Madrid by knocking out world number two Paula Badosa in the second round.

Ancelotti in class of his own as Real Madrid win 35th Liga title

Real Madrid secured a 35th La Liga title on Saturday with a 4-0 home win over Espanyol as Carlo Ancelotti became the first coach to win all five major European leagues.

Bournemouth stay ahead of Forest in race for automatic Premier League promotion

Bournemouth stayed ahead of Nottingham Forest in the race for automatic promotion to the Premier League with a 3-0 win at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.

Man City thrash Leeds to leapfrog Liverpool into top spot

Manchester City retook top spot in the Premier League from Liverpool after weathering a Leeds storm to win 4-0 at Elland Road on Saturday.

Man City keep Liverpool at arm's length, Norwich relegated

Manchester City maintained a one-point Premier League lead over Liverpool with four games to go after seeing off Leeds 4-0 on Saturday as Norwich were relegated after a 2-0 loss at Aston Villa.

'There is no carrot': Ex-Top 14 champions Biarritz relegated

Five-time winners Biarritz were relegated from the French Top 14 on Saturday after their 48-13 loss to Castres and Perpignan beat Brive 27-10.

Samp strike survival blow against Genoa, Napoli hit Sassuolo for six

Sampdoria boosted their chances of staying in Serie A on Saturday prevailing 1-0 in a relegation derby with local rivals Genoa, who missed a stoppage-time penalty and are now staring the drop in the face.

Holders Barcelona into women's Champions League final

Barcelona returned to the women's Champions League final despite having their 45-match winning run ended by a 2-0 loss at Wolfsburg in Saturday's semi-final second leg.

Lightning seek third straight title as NHL playoffs open

Defending champion Tampa Bay will try to become the first team since 1983 to win three consecutive Stanley Cup titles when the NHL playoffs begin Monday.

'Unbelievably beautiful' Dennis climbs closer to Tour de Romandie title

Australia's Rohan Dennis is on the verge of delivering his first title for Jumbo-Visma after emerging from a mammoth Swiss mountain slog with the overall lead in the Tour de Romandie on Saturday as diminutive Colombian climber Sergio Higuita won the stage.

Injuries abound as NBA playoffs enter second round

Philadelphia's Joel Embiid and Milwaukee's Khris Middleton are among the injured stars expected to be on the sidelines as the second round of the NBA playoffs begin on Sunday.

Burnley bolster Premier League survival hopes as pressure mounts on Everton

Burnley came from a goal down in the final 10 minutes to move clear of the bottom three in the Premier League with a 2-1 win away to Watford on Saturday that piled pressure on faltering Everton.

Bayern crash at Mainz, Haaland hits hat-trick in Dortmund defeat

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich suffered a title-party hangover Saturday in a shock 3-1 defeat at Mainz, while Erling Haaland claimed a hat-trick even though Borussia Dortmund also crashed 4-3 at home to Bochum.

Perpignan beat Castres to relegate ex-Top 14 champions Biarritz

Samoa back-row Piula Faasalele scored twice as Perpignan beat Brive 27-10 to relegate bottom side Biarritz from the French Top 14.

Liverpool pile pressure on City as Norwich are relegated

Liverpool beat Newcastle 1-0 to leapfrog Manchester City at the top of the Premier League on Saturday, heaping pressure on Pep Guardiola's men ahead of their evening kick-off against struggling Leeds.

Mission accomplished for Ancelotti as Real Madrid reunion pays off

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti might have thought his days of winning Europe's biggest leagues were a thing of the past but on Saturday he added La Liga to his glittering list of honours.

Battle of firsts as Rune, Van de Zandschulp reach Munich final

Danish teenager Holger Rune continued his remarkable run on clay in Munich by beating Oscar Otte in straight sets on Saturday to reach his first final on the ATP Tour.

Real Madrid's La Liga title rivals prove incapable of keeping pace

Real Madrid won La Liga on Saturday after a dominant season in Spain left their rivals unable to keep up.

Five key players in Real Madrid's title triumph

Real Madrid won La Liga on Saturday after a 4-0 victory against Espanyol left them 17 points clear of Sevilla with four games left to play.

Appleby trains Guineas 1-2 as Doyle wins first English classic

Charlie Appleby trained the first two home in the English 2000 Guineas on Saturday but it was his less fancied runner Coroebus who took the honours at the expense of previously unbeaten favourite Native Trail.

Real Madrid win 35th Spanish La Liga title

Real Madrid secured a 35th La Liga title on Saturday with four games to spare after a 4-0 home win over Espanyol fuelled by two goals from Rodrygo.

Liverpool pile pressure on City as Burnley earn vital win

Liverpool beat Newcastle 1-0 to leapfrog Manchester City at the top of the Premier League on Saturday, heaping pressure on Pep Guardiola's men ahead of their evening kick-off against struggling Leeds.

Hunter wants England to 'go extra mile' at women's World Cup after Six Nations win

Injured England captain Sarah Hunter challenged her side to "go the extra mile" at this year's Rugby World Cup after they beat France 24-12 on Saturday to win the women's Six Nations Grand Slam.

Norwich relegated from the Premier League

Norwich were relegated from the Premier League on Saturday after a 2-0 loss at Aston Villa.

Lyon thrash Top 14 leaders Montpellier

Lyon thrashed Top 14 leaders Montpellier 43-20 on Saturday to pull themselves into the race for post-season places.

England beat France in women's Six Nations decider

England beat France 24-12 to with the women's Six Nations Grand Slam on Saturday and extend their winning streak to 23 games.

Haaland hits hat-trick as Dortmund lose, Bayern crash at Mainz

Erling Haaland claimed a hat-trick on Saturday even though Borussia Dortmund lost 4-3 at home to Bochum while Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich also suffered a shock 3-1 defeat at Mainz.

Van de Zandschulp muscles into his first ATP final in Munich

Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp muscled his way into his first final on the ATP tour after needing nearly three hours to beat Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic in Munich on Saturday.

Football 'super agent' Mino Raiola dies aged 54

Mino Raiola, one of football's most powerful agents whose high-profile clients included Paul Pogba and Erling Haaland, has died at the age of 54, his family announced on Saturday.

Keita gives 'top class' Liverpool win at Newcastle

Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool's resolve to overcome the difficulties posed by going for an unprecedented quadruple as a much-changed team beat Newcastle 1-0 to edge ahead of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.

Rohan Dennis in Romandie lead after mountain slog

Australia's Rohan Dennis is on the verge of delivering his first title for Jumbo after emerging from a mammoth Swiss mountain slog with the overall lead in the Tour de Romandie on Saturday as diminutive Colombian Sergio Higuita won the stage.

Football 'super agent' Mino Raiola dies aged 54: family