Victor Wembanyama scored 39 points as the San Antonio Spurs overcame a magical career-high 55-point display from Anthony Edwards to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 126-123 in the NBA on Saturday.
A tearful Josh Allen took the blame as his Buffalo Bills' latest bid to capture their first ever Super Bowl ended in an agonizing 33-30 playoff defeat to the Denver Broncos in overtime on Saturday.
British qualifier Arthur Fery scored a major upset Sunday at the Australian Open by taking down 20th seed Flavio Cobolli on his maiden main draw debut in Melbourne.
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Denver Broncos kicker Wil Lutz slotted the winning field goal in overtime as the Buffalo Bills' latest bid to capture their first ever Super Bowl ended in an agonizing 33-30 playoff defeat on Saturday.
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Michael Carrick made a flying start to life as Manchester United boss against Manchester City on Saturday but Premier League leaders Arsenal missed a chance to pull nine points clear.
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Harry Kane scored his 21st goal of the Bundesliga season as Bayern Munich came from behind to win 5-1 at RB Leipzig on Saturday.
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Mikel Arteta claimed Arsenal were denied a "clear penalty" in a 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest on Saturday as the Gunners edged seven points clear at the top of the Premier League.
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Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner said on Saturday his players are being "abandoned completely" by the club's board after the Eagles' winless run stretched to 10 games with a 2-1 defeat at Sunderland.
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Israel said on Saturday it objected to the line-up of a Gaza panel that will operate under US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, which oversees post-war governance in the Palestinian territory.
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Michael Carrick made a flying start to life as Manchester United boss on Saturday, orchestrating victory against Manchester City as Arsenal tightened their grip on top spot despite a goalless draw at Nottingham Forest.
France superstar Antoine Dupont scored two tries as Toulouse reached the Champions Cup last 16 on Saturday with a 77-7 hammering of Sale.
Arsenal opened up a seven-point Premier League lead despite failing to break down a resilient Nottingham Forest in a 0-0 draw at the City Ground on Saturday.
Harry Kane scored his 21st goal of the Bundesliga season as Bayern Munich came from behind to win 5-1 at RB Leipzig on Saturday.
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Lautaro Martinez fired Inter Milan six points clear at the top of Serie A with the only goal in Saturday's 1-0 win at Udinese, as Napoli responded to the pressure by beating Sassuolo 1-0.
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Ademola Lookman converted the spot-kick that gave Nigeria a 4-2 penalty shoot-out victory over Egypt after a 0-0 draw on Saturday in the Africa Cup of Nations third place play-off.
Thousands of people rallied in France on Saturday in a show of support for demonstrators in Iran risking their lives to demand an end to theocratic rule.
Georgia's Nika Egadze produced a stylish free programme to win the gold medal at the European figure skating championships on Saturday.
Lens returned to the top of Ligue 1 with a battling 1-0 win over lowly Auxerre on Saturday.
January 17, 2026
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