Rugby

Rugby-Be less Canadian, says Canada coach after reaching World Cup semis

BRISTOL, England (Reuters) -Canada scored five tries in a devastating first half against Australia in the Women's Rugby World Cup on Saturday, but it was not enough for coach Kevin Rouet, who had a simple message for his players at halftime - you're too nice, be less Canadian.

Football

Soccer-Five-star Bayern crush promoted Hamburg with Kane double

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane scored twice as champions Bayern Munich dismantled promoted former European champions Hamburg SV 5-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday, to make it three wins from three league games this season.

Football

Soccer-Juventus win seven-goal thriller against Inter with late Adzic goal

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Juventus snatched a dramatic 4-3 win at home to Inter Milan on Saturday, with Vasilije Adzic netting a stunning added time winner to send the hosts top of the Serie A standings and condemn the visitors to a second successive defeat.

Football

Soccer-Sunderland keeper Roefs the hero in scoreless draw with Palace

LONDON (Reuters) -Late-game heroics from goalkeeper Robin Roefs left Sunderland to share the spoils with Crystal Palace in a 0-0 draw on Saturday.

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.   

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Rugby

Rugby-Second half blitz takes New Zealand to 46-17 World Cup win over S Africa

EXETER, England (Reuters) - Teenage wing Braxton Sorensen-McGee scored two tries as defending champions New Zealand survived a first-half scare to defeat South Africa 46-17 in their Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-final at Sandy Park on Saturday.

Athletics

Athletics-US storm to another 4x400m mixed relay gold

TOKYO (Reuters) -The United States convincingly won the 4x400m mixed relay for the third time in the event's four world championship outings on Saturday, gaining some measure of revenge on the Netherlands, who beat them in last year's Olympics.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Dutch GP stewards cancel penalty points handed to Sainz

(Reuters) -Dutch Grand Prix stewards have cancelled two penalty points handed to Williams driver Carlos Sainz after the Formula One team successfully sought to have the original decision overturned.

Tennis

Tennis-Germany, France and Argentina qualify for Davis Cup Final 8

(Reuters) - Germany reached the Davis Cup Final 8 with a 4-0 rout of Japan, France secured a convincing win over Croatia and Argentina qualified after knocking out last year's finalists Netherlands in their second-round qualifying tie on Saturday.