Astros stay alive in World Series

Rallying from a four-run deficit in an elimination game, the Houston ­Astros kept their World Series title hopes alive on Sunday by defeating the Atlanta Braves 9-5. Martin Maldonado drove…

Man Utd bounce back

Manchester United bounced back with a 3-0 win at Tottenham on Saturday as Chelsea took advantage of stumbles by Liverpool and Manchester City to extend their lead at the top…
Barca held by Alaves

Barca held by Alaves

Barcelona dropped more points in La Liga after failing to beat Alaves on Saturday as their first game since the sacking of Ronald Koeman ended in a disappointing 1-1 draw…

Braves reach brink of World Series title

Dansby Swanson and Jorge Soler smashed back-to-back home runs and the Atlanta Braves defeated Houston 3-2 on Saturday to reach the brink of their first World ­Series title since 1995.…

Bayern suffer 5-0 Cup thrashing at Gladbach

Shellshocked Bayern Munich suffered their heaviest defeat in the German Cup Wednesday when their star-studded team were thrashed 5-0 at Borussia ­Moenchengladbach. "I'm absolutely shocked. We simply didn't turn up,"…
Lakers rolled by Thunder

Lakers rolled by Thunder

Russell Westbrook posted the first triple-double of his Los Angeles Lakers career but a late collapse saw the NBA giants crash to an upset 123-115 defeat against the previously winless…