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Dan Evans moves into European Open quarter-finals with convincing win over Constant Lestienne in Antwerp

Dan Evans made it through to the European Open quarter-finals with a straightforward 6-2 6-1 win over Constant Lestienne. Evans had been in the press on the eve of the encounter as a result of an expletive-laden rant about his continuing non-selection for Great Britain's Davis Cup doubles team, but he put that to one side as he cruised past his French opponent in one hour and 15 minutes.

Russell left out of Scotland squad as Ritchie named captain

PGA boosts 2023 purses for four events in LIV-fight revamp

MIAMI: Next year's Phoenix Open, Heritage tournament, Wells Fargo Championship and Travelers Championship will have purses boosted to $20 million and guaranteed appearances by top golfers, the US PGA Tour announced Wednesday. The moves complete a PGA revamp to combat the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series that was announced by tour commissioner Jay Monahan in August at the Tour Championship.

Russell omitted by Scotland for autumn internationals

Flyhalf Finn Russell has been omitted from Scotland's squad for November's internationals and Stuart Hogg stripped of the captaincy as flanker Jamie Ritchie was named to lead the team in tests against Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina.

Rory McIlroy disagrees with Phil Mickelson's PGA-LIV comment

RIDGELAND, S.C. — Rory McIlroy understands why Phil Mickelson said the LIV Golf circuit is trending up and the PGA Tour is trending down, but he doesn't agree with the six-time major champion's assessment of the current state of men's professional golf.

Neil Robertson dominates John Astley to reach Northern Ireland Open last 16 for first time in snooker career

Neil Robertson cruised to a 4-1 victory against John Astley to reach the fourth round of the Northern Ireland Open for the first time in his career. Robertson has a relatively poor record in Belfast, having won the three other Home Nations tournaments, but is arguably the favourite to triumph this week following shock defeats for Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump.

With sights set on World Cup title, Canadian women's soccer team will learn groupings in weekend draw

The Canadian women's soccer team conquered the Olympics last summer in Tokyo, reaching the medal podium for a third consecutive time. Now it has its sights set on winning on the sport's biggest stage for the first time in its history.

F1: Daniel Ricciardo eyeing 2024 opportunities

Daniel Ricciardo believes that a break from F1 will do him good next year, before aiming to return to the grid for 2024.