Football

Soccer-Grealish's quality can drive Everton's ambitions

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Jack Grealish could not inspire Everton to victory in their 0-0 Premier League home draw with Aston Villa on Saturday, but the home side's best chances came through the left-winger as his eye-catching start to the season continued.

Rugby

Rugby-Canada produce first-half masterclass to sink Australia and reach Women's World Cup semis

BRISTOL, England (Reuters) - Canada ran in five tries in a first-half onslaught as they beat a spirited but outclassed Australia 46-5 to reach the Women's World Cup semi-finals on Saturday and tee up a clash with New Zealand.   

World

Drone breaches Romanian airspace during Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania scrambled fighter jets on Saturday when a drone breached the country's airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the defense ministry said.

Football

Soccer-Mbappe shines as 10-Man Real Madrid hold on for 2-1 victory at Real Sociedad

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (Reuters) - Kylian Mbappe scored and provided the assist for Arda Guler as Real Madrid weathered a second-half storm to beat Real Sociedad 2-1 on Saturday, maintaining their perfect LaLiga start despite playing most of the match with 10 men.

World

New French PM gives up predecessor's idea to cut back two public holidays

PARIS (Reuters) - New French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Saturday that he was dropping a proposal by his predecessor to cut back two public holidays as part of budget measures aimed at reducing the deficit.

World

China sweeps men's, women's titles at IFSC Climbing World Cup in SW China's Guizhou

GUIYANG, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese climbers Chu Shouhong and Meng Shixue claimed the men's and women's speed titles respectively here on Saturday at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup, the final speed event of the season.

Football

Soccer-Newcastle edge Wolves as Woltemade scores on dream debut

(Reuters) - Newcastle United's new signing Nick Woltemade enjoyed a dream debut thanks to his towering first-half header that had St James' Park roaring in their 1-0 Premier League win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

World

Poland, U.S. claim opening victories at men's volleyball worlds

MANILA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- World No.1 Poland registered its opening victory in the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship here on Saturday, as it put down its marker for the title race with a 3-0 victory over Romania.

World

Winners of 2nd Golden Panda Awards revealed in China's Sichuan

CHENGDU, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The second Golden Panda Awards were presented on Saturday in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, which is the home of the giant panda.

World

Poland scrambles jets, closes Lublin airport in 'preventative' move

WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish and allied aircraft were deployed to protect Polish airspace on Saturday because of a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring Ukraine, and the airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed, Polish authorities said.

Football

Dortmund ease past 10-man Heidenheim to go top of the Bundesliga

BERLIN (Reuters) -Borussia Dortmund cruised to a 2-0 win over 10-man hosts Heidenheim on Saturday to move into the top spot in the Bundesliga after three matches.

Cycling

Motorcycling-'We are humans': Marquez shrugs off rare sprint crash

(Reuters) -MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez took his first sprint crash in more than a year in philosophical stride after tumbling out of the lead at the San Marino Grand Prix on Saturday, ending a remarkable run of consistency in the shorter format.

Cycling

Cycling-Vingegaard set for Vuelta victory after powering to penultimate stage win

(Reuters) -Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard set himself up to win the 2025 Vuelta a Espana when he increased his overall lead with victory on Saturday's penultimate stage, leaving his closest rival Joao Almeida in his wake in the final kilometre.

Football

Soccer-Postecoglou says Forest will quickly start to play his way

LONDON (Reuters) -Nottingham Forest's new boss Ange Postecoglou said he saw cause for optimism in a disappointing defeat at Arsenal in his first game, promising Forest fans they would quickly see him stamp his attacking style on the team.

Football

Soccer-Arsenal now have depth to compete on all fronts, Arteta says

LONDON (Reuters) -After three seasons as the Premier League's nearly-men, Arsenal have the required strength in depth to mount a title challenge in the league and Europe, boss Mikel Arteta said after his side dispatched Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Saturday.

China

Beijing condemns Mexican import tariff plan it claims is aimed at China

China to 'firmly protect our rights and interests', spokesperson tells reporters

Rugby

Rugby-Borthwick overhauls England coaching setup ahead of Autumn Nations Series

(Reuters) -England have reshuffled their men's coaching team after appointing Lee Blackett as attack coach and shifting Richard Wigglesworth into the role of defence coach ahead of the Autumn Nations Series, head coach Steve Borthwick announced on Saturday.

Athletics

Athletics-Duplantis says 6.30m on the cards as he sails to final

TOKYO (Reuters) -Pole vault sensation Mondo Duplantis has made a habit of renewing the world record almost every time he competes and he sees the world championships in Tokyo as no exception, saying he would attempt a gravity-defying 6.30 metres in the final.

World

Explosion in Spanish capital injures 21, three seriously

(Corrects typo in 'injures' in headline)

Football

Ruthless Red Giants crush minnows to reach FA Cup quarter-finals

PETALING JAYA: Selangor sealed their quarter-finals spot in the FA Cup football competition in ruthless style by crushing A1 Semi-Pro League side Malaysian Universities 9-0 in the second leg of their last-16 match at the Petaling Jaya Stadium on Saturday (Sept 13).