Toby Davis

Barcelona's young team can learn from the setbacks they have faced in their LaLiga campaign and continue to improve, manager Hansi Flick said on Tuesday ahead of their Champions League meeting with Borussia Dortmund.

South African Rugby Union (SARU) members voted against a proposed private equity investment deal from United States-based Ackerley Sports Group (ASG) on Friday, potentially paving the way for other investors to put forward offers from next year.

Defending champion Max Homa carded a six-under-par 66 to take a one shot lead after the first round of the DP World Tour’s Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City, finishing with consecutive birdies following a challenging back nine.

Jurrien Timber and William Saliba scored from corners to give Arsenal a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, cutting the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool and ending Ruben Amorim's unbeaten start.

Barcelona captain Raphinha scored twice as they returned to winning ways in LaLiga for the first time in a month with a 5-1 victory at Mallorca on Tuesday, with the visitors netting four times in the second half.

Mikaela Shiffrin will look to move further into uncharted territory this weekend in Killington, Vermont where the American skiing great is seeking a record-extending 100th career World Cup win.

Ireland have lost Jamie Osborne and Jacob Stockdale to injury for Saturday’s test against Australia while Tadhg Furlong and Ryan Baird have yet to recover for the clash in Dublin, officials said on Tuesday.

South Africa's Pieter-Steph du Toit was named rugby's world player of the year for the second time on Sunday at a ceremony in Monaco, while England's Ellie Kildunne took the women's honours and Antoine Dupont and Maddison Levi claimed the sevens titles.

Australia set up a Davis Cup semi-final clash with defending champions Italy as doubles pair Matthew Ebden and Jordan Thompson sealed victory against the United States on Thursday.

Australia have had limited training this week due to frozen pitches ahead of their Autumn international clash with Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday, but are hoping their red hot form can take them to a Grand Slam finish to the year.

Harry Potter will hope to weave his magic on the wing for Australia when he makes his test debut against Scotland in their Autumn international clash at Murrayfield on Sunday, while there is a return from concussion protocols for captain Harry Wilson.

Australia booked their place in the Davis Cup semi-finals as doubles pair Matthew Ebden and Jordan Thompson clinched the deciding rubber against the United States on Thursday.

Australia hooker Matt Faessler and fullback Tom Wright both scored a hat-trick of tries as the Wallabies thrashed a tired-looking Wales 52-20 on Sunday to condemn the home side to their worst run of results.

Italy made life difficult for themselves against Georgia, but bounced back in the second half to claim victory on Sunday, and coach Gonzalo Quesada was content to win a scrappy game even if it didn't quite go according to plan.

Scotland made wholesale changes to their team for Saturday’s test against Portugal with Stafford McDowall to captain the side, which has two new caps, and fullback Tom Jordan the only player from last week’s starting lineup to keep his place.

The Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga which were due to begin on Wednesday were postponed after Spanish authorities issued a red weather alert for extreme rain and flooding in parts of the country, the International Tennis Federation said.

Caitlin Clark dominated on the basketball courts this year but on Wednesday the WNBA rookie of the year turned her attention to golf and made her LPGA pro-am debut to great fanfare alongside world number one Nelly Korda and golfing great Annika Sorenstam.

A much-changed South Africa were run closer by Scotland than the 32-15 winning scoreline suggests, but coach Rassie Erasmus believes building his squad depth ahead of the next Rugby World Cup is crucial if they want to defend their title.

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna described his side's shock 2-1 triumph at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday as a landmark victory in the club's history.

Journalist Jon Wertheim, seemingly unaware that he was on air, made a comment about Barbora Krejcikova's forehead.