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Garcia beaten by Romero in return from doping ban

US boxer Ryan Garcia was knocked down once on the way to a unanimous decision defeat to Rolly Romero in his return from a doping suspension in a welterweight bout held in New York's iconic Times Square on Friday.

Ryu stretches lead at LPGA Black Desert Championship

Ryu Hae-ran shook off a slow start with an eagle and four birdies in a five-under par 67 on Friday that gave her a two-stroke lead midway through the LPGA Black Desert Championship in Utah.

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Kiwi Beamish wins Penn Relays 1,500m crown with late kick

New Zealand's Geordie Beamish, last year's world indoor 1,500m champion, charged late on the outside to win the Penn Relays men's mile in 3mins 56.85 on Saturday.

Mbappe on Real Madrid bench for Clasico Copa del Rey final

Real Madrid started Saturday's Copa del Rey final against rivals Barcelona with superstar Kylian Mbappe on the bench.

England survive France fightback to seal Women's 6 Nations slam

England survived a sparkling French comeback to win the Women's Six Nations rugby union decider 43-42 at Twickenham on Saturday.

Palace sweep past Villa to reach FA Cup final

Crystal Palace reached the FA Cup final for the first time in nine years as Ismaila Sarr's double and a rocket from Eberechi Eze sealed a 3-0 win against Aston Villa at Wembley on Saturday.

CAF appoint Moroccan Lekjaa first vice-president

Moroccan Fouzi Lekjaa was elected first vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at an executive committee meeting in Accra on Saturday.

Rodgers vows to stay with Celtic after fourth successive Scottish title

Brendan Rodgers insisted he would stay with Celtic after they clinched their fourth successive Scottish Premiership title in fitting style with a 5-0 demolition of Dundee United on Saturday.

Ipswich relegated as Newcastle, Chelsea boost top five bids

Ipswich were relegated from the Premier League after slumping to a 3-0 defeat against Newcastle, while Chelsea kept alive their hopes of a top five finish with a 1-0 win over Everton on Saturday.

Mullins -- Ireland's national training treasure

Irish training legend Willie Mullins offered his weary rivals a glimmer of hope when he said he "could not do better than that" after saddling the 1-2-3 in the Grand National but his son Patrick believes he will never retire.

Mullins emulates O'Brien with second successive trainer's title

Willie Mullins emulated fellow Irish training legend Vincent O'Brien when he was crowned British champion National Hunt trainer for a second successive time as the season reached a climax at Sandown Park on Saturday.

Ipswich relegated after one season in Premier League

Ipswich were relegated from the Premier League after slumping to a 3-0 defeat against Newcastle on Saturday.

Djokovic crashes to nervous Arnaldi in Madrid opener

Novak Djokovic's bid for a 100th career title was spoiled by Italian Matteo Arnaldi, who beat the Serb 6-3, 6-4 in the Madrid Open second round on Saturday.

Leverkusen win to delay Bayern and Kane's title party

Bayern Munich and Harry Kane's title celebrations will need to wait after Bayer Leverkusen's 2-0 win over Augsburg cancelled out the Bavarians' 3-0 home victory over Mainz on Saturday in the Bundesliga.

Maresca hails 'nasty' Chelsea as top five bid stays alive

Enzo Maresca saluted Chelsea's "nasty" performance as a gritty 1-0 win over Everton on Saturday kept alive their bid to qualify for the Champions League.

Warholm sets hurdles world record at Diamond League, Holloway shocked

Karsten Warholm broke the men's 300m hurdles world record on Saturday at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Xiamen, but Olympic 110m hurdles champion Grant Holloway suffered a shock defeat.

US students 'race' sperm in reproductive health stunt

A commentator yells excitedly as hundreds of spectators stand glued to a video of a racecourse -- but the athletes they are rooting for are actually tiny sperm cells.

Leader Marc Marquez claims Spanish MotoGP sprint victory

Marc Marquez secured his fifth consecutive sprint victory at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez on Saturday to expand his lead at the top of the MotoGP standings.

Celtic win fourth successive Scottish Premiership title

Celtic clinched their fourth successive Scottish Premiership title in fitting style with a 5-0 demolition of Dundee United on Saturday.

Jackson ends drought as Chelsea boost top five push

Chelsea boosted their bid to qualify for the Champions League as Nicolas Jackson ended his 13-game goal drought to seal a crucial 1-0 win against Everton on Saturday.

Warholm sets 300m hurdles world record in Diamond League opener

Karsten Warholm broke the 300m hurdles world record on Saturday at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Xiamen, taking 0.21 seconds off his own mark in the little-run event.

Quartararo sets Spanish MotoGP record to claim pole

France's 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo set a new all-time lap record at the Spanish Grand Prix in qualifying on Saturday to claim pole position for the sprint and MotoGP races in Jerez.

Pogacar faces defiant Evenepoel at Liege-Bastogne-Liege

Remco Evenepoel has vowed to tame defending champion Tadej Pogacar at cycling's undulating Ardennes forest odyssey, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, on Sunday.

Chelsea eye great escape against Barcelona in Women's Champions League

Quadruple-chasing Chelsea have a mountain to climb as they seek to overturn a 4-1 deficit against Barcelona on Sunday to reach the Women's Champions League final.

'Energy and effort' pay off for Reds as Blues' woes continue

Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss praised his team's "energy and effort" after they piled more misery on Super Rugby champions Auckland Blues with a convincing 35-21 win.

Albatross and closing birdie lift China's Liu to LPGA Chevron lead

China's Liu Yan made a stunning albatross and a closing birdie to seize a one-stroke lead when darkness halted Friday's second round of the LPGA Chevron Championship.

Grizzlies' Morant 'doubtful' for must-win game 4 v Thunder

The Memphis Grizzlies listed star Ja Morant as "doubtful" for their must-win game four against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the NBA playoffs on Saturday.

US rookies lead PGA pairs event with McIlroy and Lowry in hunt

US rookies Kevin Velo and Isaiah Salinda grabbed a one-stroke lead after Friday's alternate-shot second round of the PGA Zurich Classic while defending champions Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry charged into contention.

Warriors coach Kerr 'relatively optimistic' injured Butler will play game 3

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he's "relatively optimistic" forward Jimmy Butler will play game three of their NBA playoff series against Houston despite suffering a pelvic contusion in game two.

Postecoglou hopes 'Stonecutter's Credo' can inspire Spurs

Ange Postecoglou is hoping the 'Stonecutter's Credo' can help Tottenham salvage a season that has gone "disastrously wrong" by winning the Europa League.

PSG lose unbeaten Ligue 1 record ahead of Arsenal showdown

Paris Saint-Germain saw their unbeaten record in Ligue 1 this season finally ended in a 3-1 home defeat against Nice on Friday, just ahead of their Champions League semi-final showdown against Arsenal.

Own goal takes Sundowns to African final against Pyramids

Al Ahly defender Yasser Ibrahim conceded a 90th-minute own goal to give Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa a place in the CAF Champions League final, where they will face another Egyptian club, Pyramids.

Rovanpera takes control of Rally Islas Canarias

Two-time world champion Kalle Rovanpera produced a irresistible drive on Friday to win all six special stages and take an impressive lead in the Rally Islas Canarias into the weekend.

Patel and Mendis help Sunrisers beat Kings in Dhoni's 400th T20

Fast bowler Harshal Patel grabbed four wickets and Kamindu Mendis showed his allround skill as Sunrisers Hyderabad upstaged Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in Chennai on Friday.

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