Rugby

Rugby-Italy fight back for 20-17 win over Georgia

(Reuters) - Italy recovered from a poor start to earn a hardfought 20-17 win over Georgia in Genoa on Sunday, after the visitors let slip an 11-point halftime lead.

Cycling

Motorcycling-Martin edges out Bagnaia to land MotoGP world title

BARCELONA (Reuters) -Prima Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin was crowned the 2024 MotoGP world champion after he finished third at Sunday's season-ending Solidarity Grand Prix, which was won by his title rival Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati.

Tennis

Tennis-Raducanu helps Britain beat holders Canada to set up BJK Cup semi v Slovakia

MALAGA, Spain (Reuters) -Britain dispatched defending champions Canada 2-0 to advance to the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals on Sunday following straight-sets singles wins from Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter.

Football

Soccer-Weghorst celebration criticised after collapse of Hungary coach

(Reuters) - Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst has come in for sharp criticism in his own country for zealously celebrating a penalty he netted against Hungary on Saturday minutes after an opposition coach collapsed and was taken to hospital.

Rugby

Rugby-England's incremental progress obscured by run of defeats

LONDON (Reuters) - Seven defeats in 11 games in 2024, five in a row and three in succession at Twickenham has a horrible look for England but, as coach Steve Borthwick keeps insisting, they are probably not that far away from switching that painful record around.

Squash

Eain Yow downs top seed Youssef to win Ace Malaysia Cup

PETALING JAYA: National men's squash player Ng Eain Yow gave Malaysians fans a reason to cheer as he clinched the Ace Malaysia Cup after taking down top seed Youssef Soliman of Egypt.

Football

Soccer-Chelsea defender Buchanan latest WSL player out with ACL injury

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea defender Kadeisha Buchanan suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injury that will require surgery, manager Sonia Bompastor said.

Badminton

Shifeng says his plan worked against Jun Hao in Japan Masters

JAPAN: China's Li Shifeng won his first badminton title since last year's Asian Games after beating Malaysia's Leong Jun Hao in the Japan Masters final in Kumamoto on Sunday.

Badminton

Joy for Siti Zulaikha as she captures Malaysian International Series title

PETALING JAYA: Women's singles shuttler Siti Zulaikha Azmi emerged champion in the Malaysian International Series.

Tennis

Tennis-Nadal may skip singles action in Davis Cup farewell if it helps Spain

(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal said he could skip singles matches at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga this week and limit himself to doubles action if it helped Spain's title chances in his last tournament as a professional player.

Squash

Ace Malaysia Cup: Sivasangari loses to Amina in final

PETALING JAYA: National top squash player S. Sivasangari faced a surprising defeat on home soil, losing to 17-year-old Amina Orfi of Egypt in the Ace Malaysia Cup final on Sunday (Nov 17).

Football

Soccer-Hungary coach fine after collapsing at football

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Hungary assistant coach Adam Szalai said he was fine after collapsing and being rushed to hospital minutes after the start of his country’s Nations League tie against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Saturday.

Badminton

Calling shuttlers to light up World Chinese Masters Lightning Cup

PETALING JAYA: Exciting competitions are set to take place in the World Chinese Masters Lightning Cup from Dec 12-15 at the Sports Arena Sentosa in Kuala Lumpur.

Badminton

Jun Hao finishes runners-up in Japan Masters after gallant run

PETALING JAYA: Leong Jun Hao's fine run in the Japan Masters ended with a runners-up finish.

Boxing

Boxing-Former heavyweight champion Tyson has no regrets after fighting 'one last time'

(Reuters) - Boxing legend Mike Tyson said he had no regrets about his defeat to social media influencer-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul, adding that he had nearly died in June because of health issues.

Cricket

Cricket-Another blow for India as Gill suffers thumb injury - reports

SYDNEY (Reuters) - India have suffered another injury blow as they prepare for this week's first test against Australia, with batsman Shubman Gill fracturing his thumb in a training session in Perth on Saturday, according to multiple media reports.

Cricket

Cricket-West Indies restore pride with stunning run chase in victory over England

(Reuters) - West Indies restored some pride by securing a thrilling five-wicket victory against England with a blistering run chase in their Twenty20 international in St Lucia on Saturday.

Rugby

Rugby-All Blacks win lays foundation for France's bright future

PARIS (Reuters) - France suffered heartbreak at last year's World Cup when they were knocked out by South Africa by a single point in the quarter-finals, but Saturday's 30-29 victory against the All Blacks laid the foundations for a potentially bright future.

Rugby

Rugby-Scotland displaying more depth than before, says coach Townsend

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scotland were always expected to beat Portugal, even with a second-string side, and their performance in Saturday's 59-21 victory at Murrayfield handed coach Gregor Townsend more selection options.

Boxing

Netflix says 60 million households worldwide tuned in for Paul-Tyson match

(Reuters) - Netflix said on Saturday that 60 million households worldwide had tuned in for the highly anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, and the event peaked at 65 million streams, according to a statement.