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Militao takes Real Madrid top of La Liga, Atletico scrape win

Militao takes Real Madrid top of La Liga, Atletico scrape win

Eder Militao's early goal earned Real Madrid a comfortable 1-0 win over Getafe on Saturday to take them provisionally top of La Liga.

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Neville hopes MLS playoff run earns return to Beckham's Inter

Neville hopes MLS playoff run earns return to Beckham's Inter

Phil Neville is hopeful of extending his stay in Major League Soccer and earning a new contract from David Beckham after leading Inter Miami into the playoffs.

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Italy's Ganna powers to cycling world one-hour record

Italy's Ganna powers to cycling world one-hour record

Italian Filippo Ganna made up for a disappointing season so far by powering to a new track one-hour record of 56.792km at the Grenchen velodrome in Switzerland on Saturday.

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Young top scores as Hawks sweep Bucks in Abu Dhabi

Young top scores as Hawks sweep Bucks in Abu Dhabi

Trae Young top-scored with 31 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to their second win in three days over the Milwaukee Bucks in pre-season action in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

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Rubble and relief in recaptured south Ukraine village

Rubble and relief in recaptured south Ukraine village

A basketball hoop stands in the rubble of a school gym. The roof was blown apart during days of heavy fighting in Kreschenivka, a village recently recaptured from Russian troops in southern Ukraine.

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Correa double helps Atletico move fourth, Sampaoli's Sevilla draw

Correa double helps Atletico move fourth, Sampaoli's Sevilla draw

Angel Correa's brace earned Atletico Madrid a 2-1 win over Girona, taking Diego Simeone's side provisionally fourth in La Liga on Saturday.

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Dortmund snatch Bayern draw with with last-gasp Modeste equaliser

Dortmund snatch Bayern draw with with last-gasp Modeste equaliser

Anthony Modeste scored four minutes into added time as Dortmund fought back to snatch a 2-2 home draw with Bayern Munich on Saturday.

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'Driving force' Kolbe's quick-fire score helps Toulon to Brive romp

'Driving force' Kolbe's quick-fire score helps Toulon to Brive romp

Toulon head coach Franck Azema said on Saturday that Cheslin Kolbe is a "driving force" for the squad after the South Africa winger made a try-scoring return from injury in Saturday's 47-0 French Top 14 hammering of Brive.

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Milan level with leaders Napoli after cruising past dismal Juve

Milan level with leaders Napoli after cruising past dismal Juve

AC Milan bounced back from their midweek humbling at Chelsea by comfortably seeing off Juventus 2-0 on Saturday and moving level on points with Serie A leaders Napoli.

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North Korea fires more missiles, eight in two weeks

North Korea fires more missiles, eight in two weeks

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, the South's military said, the latest in a blitz of launches amid tensions over US-led military exercises in the region, Yonhap reported.

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