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Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and catcher Will Smith starred as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 to draw level at 1-1 in the best-of-seven World Series. Japanese right-hander Yamamoto needed only 105 pitches to record his second successive complete game of the postseason. Meanwhile, Smith led the Dodgers’ offence with three runs…

Fabio Wardley pulled off a huge upset to wreck Joseph Parker’s dreams of becoming a two-time world heavyweight champion on Saturday and put himself in position for a shot at undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk. The British fighter is now the number one challenger for the Ukrainian after he claimed a stunning comeback victory by stopping…

Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes says his winning goal against Fulham was reminsicent of Magpies legend Alan Shearer scoring in front of the Gallowgate End. Source link

Alana King returned the best figures in Women’s World Cup history as Australia hammered South Africa by seven wickets to set up a semi-final meeting with India. The leg-spinner claimed 7-18 from seven overs as South Africa collapsed from 32-0 to 97 all out in 24 overs, with Australia completing their chase with 199 balls…

Wardley feels his reputation as a knockout artist can lead to opponents underestimating his boxing skills, yet he remains convinced he will stop Parker before the final bell. “My track record of knocking out fighters is there to be seen,” Wardley says. “I don’t think I have to [knock Parker out], but I have no…

Lando Norris said McLaren were “already a little bit behind” after Friday practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri are under pressure from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after a strong run of races for the Dutchman – and the four-time champion topped Friday practice at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Verstappen,…

Leeds secure their first Premier League win at home since their opening game in August and pile on the problems for second-bottom West Ham. Source link

Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) chair Richard Collier-Keywood and director of rugby Dave Reddin have defended their positions amid criticism of the Union’s handling of regional restructuring. The WRU’s preferred two-team model has been scrapped, following a six-week consultation process, having now opted to reduce the number of professional sides from four to three. Collier-Keywood said:…

Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has been appointed head coach of Greek side Panathinaikos, the 15th club of his managerial career. The 65-year-old succeeds Christos Kontis, who was sacked by the Athens-based club after Thursday’s 3-1 Europa League defeat by Feyenoord. The 20-time Greek champions are seventh in the Super League and have suffered back-to-back…

The hosts got into the end zone on each of their opening two drives, with Herbert making an eight-yard touchdown pass to Oronde Gadsden II before Kimani Vidal, who finished with 117 rushing yards, punched in his first NFL touchdown from three yards. Herbert then launched a 27-yard pass to the corner for Ladd McConkey…