Reuters Sports News Summary
Manchester United recovered from their midweek Champions League defeat with a 1-0 victory over Luton Town, Everton scored a late winner to triumph 3-2 at Crystal Palace and struggling Bournemouth upset depleted Newcastle United 2-0 in the late game. Soccer-Juventus move top of Serie A with 2-1 win over Cagliari Juventus moved top of the Serie A standings with a 2-1 home win over lowly Cagliari on Saturday as defenders Gleison Bremer and Daniele Rugani scored in the second half to secure a fifth consecutive victory for their side.
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Soccer-Vinicius and Rodrygo score twice as Real thrash Valencia 5-1
Brazilian duo Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo put on a show at the Bernabeu Stadium as they both scored twice to lead Real Madrid to a 5-1 thrashing of Valencia in LaLiga on Saturday. Real opened the scoring in the third minute, as full back Dani Carvajal unleashed a half-volley from the edge of the box after lifting the ball over Valencia defender Jose Gaya with a brilliant first touch.
Soccer-Arsenal win to move level with Man City, Spurs slip up at Wolves
Arsenal beat struggling Burnley 3-1 to move level on points with leaders Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table on Saturday after Tottenham Hotspur slipped to a last-gasp loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Manchester United recovered from their midweek Champions League defeat with a 1-0 victory over Luton Town, Everton scored a late winner to triumph 3-2 at Crystal Palace and struggling Bournemouth upset depleted Newcastle United 2-0 in the late game.
Soccer-Juventus move top of Serie A with 2-1 win over Cagliari
Juventus moved top of the Serie A standings with a 2-1 home win over lowly Cagliari on Saturday as defenders Gleison Bremer and Daniele Rugani scored in the second half to secure a fifth consecutive victory for their side. Juventus, who are unbeaten in Serie A since the end of September, top the standings with 29 points, one ahead of Inter Milan who host mid-table Frosinone on Sunday.
Golf-Homa takes narrow lead into final round of Nedbank Golf Challenge
Max Homa carded a 69 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the DP World Tour's Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City and remains in pole position to win the tournament dubbed "Africa's major". American Homa is on debut in South Africa but has mastered a difficult course and dropped just a single shot in 54 holes to finish his third round on 13 under-par for the tournament.
Cricket-England's Willey took retirement decision with 'deep regret'
England's David Willey took the decision to quit international cricket with "deep regret", the seamer said after his team's consolation victory over Pakistan at the World Cup on Saturday. Willey, the only member of the England ODI squad not offered a central contract last month, announced his retirement in the middle of England's dismal run of form in India.
Cricket-England sign off with victory, Pakistan eliminated
Current champions England ended their dismal World Cup campaign with a 93-run victory over Pakistan on Saturday, denying the 1992 champions the miracle they needed to make it to the last four of the showpiece 50-overs tournament. England had already been eliminated after six defeats in seven matches in a debacle that has prompted demands for an overhaul of their one-day squad.
Tennis-Canada edge out Czechs to reach BJK Cup final, Italy down Slovenia
Gabriela Dabrowski and Leylah Fernandez beat Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova to secure a 2-1 victory over Czech Republic on Saturday and send Canada into the Billie Jean King Cup final for the first time. Krejcikova, the world number 10, put the Czechs ahead with a 6-2 6-1 singles win over 18-year-old Canadian Marina Stakusic.
Soccer-Ten Hag accepts suspension and remains defiant
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag was in defiant mood after being handed a touchline suspension following his team's 1-0 Premier League victory over Luton Town on Saturday. The Dutchman was shown his third yellow card of the season as Victor Lindelof scored the only goal to earn United their second league win in a row to lift the gloom at Old Trafford after United's poor start to the campaign.
Soccer-Solanke double fires Bournemouth to upset win over Newcastle
Two second-half strikes by forward Dominic Solanke gave Bournemouth a 2-0 home win over a depleted Newcastle United on Saturday which lifted the Cherries to 17th place in the Premier League table, three points clear of the relegation zone. Newcastle were missing a slew of players through injury and suspension, forcing manager Eddie Howe, a former player and manager at Bournemouth, to deploy Anthony Gordon as a makeshift centre forward.
Cycling-Lavreysen wins Champions League title as Richardson throws down gauntlet
Dutch sprint king Harrie Lavreysen and Australian Matthew Richardson served up an appetiser for next year's likely battle for Olympic glory as they went head-to-head on the final night of the UCI Track Champions League on Saturday. Olympic and five-time individual sprint champion Lavreysen has been almost unbeatable in the discipline but suffered a rare loss as Richardson edged him in the final at a packed London Velodrome -- Lavreysen showing his frustration on the line.
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