Reuters Sports News Summary

Pakistan did England a favour by beating New Zealand in Bengaluru earlier in the day, for a different outcome in that match would have eliminated Buttler's men even if they could have managed to beat Australia. Soccer-Sheffield United end winless run with last-gasp penalty against Wolves Sheffield United snatched their first Premier League win this season with an Oliver Norwood penalty 10 minutes into added time for a 2-1 home success over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Motor racing-Verstappen wins Sao Paulo sprint race

Red Bull's triple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen raced unchallenged to the Sao Paulo sprint victory on Saturday after seizing the lead from McLaren's Lando Norris at the first corner. Norris, who had lined up on pole position with Verstappen alongside, was second and 4.287 seconds behind with Red Bull's Sergio Perez starting and finishing third after dropping to fifth on the opening lap.

Soccer-Collins earns Brentford thrilling 3-2 comeback win over West Ham

Brentford claimed their third straight Premier League victory when they came from behind to beat West Ham United 3-2 on Saturday in a thrilling London derby in which their club-record signing Nathan Collins scored the winner. Victory moved Brentford up to ninth place with 16 points from 11 games as they slowly get their campaign back on track following a six-match winless run, while West Ham dropped to 11th, two points behind their London rivals.

Soccer-Kane hat-trick fires Bayern to 4-0 win at Dortmund

Harry Kane marked his first appearance in Der Klassiker with a stunning hat-trick as his Bayern Munich side thrashed Borussia Dortmund 4-0 away on Saturday with the deadly striker taking his Bundesliga tally to 15 goals in 10 games. The England captain slotted home from close range in the ninth minute after Dayot Upamecano had headed Bayern in front five minutes earlier, both goals created by Leroy Sane.

Soccer-Newcastle hand Arsenal first league defeat with controversial goal

Newcastle United handed Arsenal their first Premier League defeat of the season with a 1-0 win on Saturday thanks to a controversial second-half goal by Anthony Gordon after a long VAR review that left visiting manager Mikel Arteta livid. Gordon scored in the 64th minute, firing past goalkeeper David Raya from close range after a goalmouth scramble.

Soccer-Milan continue winless run with shock 1-0 home loss to Udinese

Lacklustre AC Milan lost 1-0 to lowly Udinese in Serie A at San Siro on Saturday, extending their winless run to four games in all competitions and leaving them six points adrift of top spot. Udinese's Roberto Pereyra converted the decisive penalty for the visitors in the 62nd minute after Milan had dominated the first half but failed to put away their chances.

Motor racing-Hamilton counting down the days to be free of his car

Lewis Hamilton said he was counting down the days to the end of the Formula One season, and being able to consign his Mercedes car to history, after a frustrating Sao Paulo sprint on Saturday. The seven-times world champion and his team had arrived in Brazil full of hope after strong performances in the previous two races but Interlagos delivered a bucket of cold water instead.

Cricket-Pitiful England sent packing from World Cup by Ashes foes

England's stuttering title defence at the 50-overs World Cup eventually crumbled on Saturday and the setback was particularly painful as it was their Ashes rivals Australia who delivered the mortal blow on Jos Buttler and his disjointed team. Pakistan did England a favour by beating New Zealand in Bengaluru earlier in the day, for a different outcome in that match would have eliminated Buttler's men even if they could have managed to beat Australia.

Soccer-Sheffield United end winless run with last-gasp penalty against Wolves

Sheffield United snatched their first Premier League win this season with an Oliver Norwood penalty 10 minutes into added time for a 2-1 home success over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. Wolves' Fabio Silva tripped George Baldock and Norwood converted the spot kick, sending Bramall Lane into a frenzy.

Soccer-Man City hit six, Man Utd stop rot, Arsenal left fuming at first defeat

Manchester City roared back to the top of the Premier League with a 6-1 thrashing of Bournemouth after Manchester United steadied the ship with a last-gasp win at Fulham on Saturday. Third-placed Arsenal's unbeaten start came to a bitter end though as they went down to a controversial 1-0 defeat at Newcastle United which led to a furious outburst by manager Mikel Arteta.

Tennis-Djokovic beats Rublev to set up Paris final with Dimitrov

World number one Novak Djokovic took a step closer to a record-extending seventh Paris Masters crown on Saturday when he beat Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev 5-7 7-6(3) 7-5 to set up a title clash with seasoned Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov. Dimitrov earlier battled past Greek seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(3) to reach his second ATP Masters 1000 final, and first since 2017, and give himself the opportunity to snap a title drought stretching back six years.