3 talking points as Hearts cope with repeated injury blows to see off St Johnstone at Tynecastle
It cost them some personnel, but Hearts recovered from an early setback to beat St Johnstone 3-2 at Tynecastle.
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Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham: Deflected Pablo Fornals goal gives Hammers narrow win in Birmingham
West Ham beat Aston Villa 1-0 thanks to a deflected Pablo Fornals strike. It was a fortunate goal, cruelly looping up and over Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, but a vital one for the Hammers who claim their first Premier League points of the season. Ad West Ham entered the match as the only team in the top four divisions of English football without a goal this season, and on this evidence it is easy to see why.
13-member Indian elite men's boxing team starts training in Iran
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has arranged the camp for the country's elite men pugilists, which also includes Thailand Open gold medallist Govind Kumar Sahani (48kg), Ananta Chopade (54kg), Md Etash Khan (60kg), Sachin (67kg), Amit Kumar (71kg), Naveen Boora (75kg), Arshdeep (80kg), Lakshya Chahar (86kg), Naveen Kumar (92kg) and Tokyo Olympics quarter-finalist Satish Kumar (92+kg). Deepak is the reigning national champion in the 51kg category.
Durand Cup: Passi own goal sinks East Bengal as ATK Mohun Bagan win fifth derby on the trot
Playing in front of a packed crowd of about 70,000, Mohun Bagan went ahead in a freak manner when Liston Colaco's low flag-kick found Eliandro make a hash of a clearance not being to get a touch and the ball deflected into the net off an onrushing Passi, who was literally blindsided and couldn't move his body out of line. If anyone was to be blamed, it was the Brazilian forward, who had come down to defend his team's citadel. The result also revived the 16-time champions' hopes in the tournament as they secured their first win after a shocking defeat to I-league outfit Rajasthan United and a draw against Mumbai City FC.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle: Allan Saint-Maximin and Ruben Neves trade stunners as points shared at Molineux
Wolverhampton Wanderers thought they had recorded their first win of the Premier League season at their fourth attempt, but it wasn't to be as Allan Saint-Maximin's last-gasp volley saved a point for Newcastle United at Molineux. A fabulous strike from Ruben Neves was so nearly enough for Bruno Lage, who had his captain to thank for breaking the deadlock after bemoaning his lack of central striking options pre-match.
Mickey Mantle rookie card sold for $50K US in 1991 fetches record $12.6 million
A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million US Sunday, blasting into the record books as the most ever paid for sports memorabilia in a market that has grown exponentially more lucrative in recent years.
Ian Evatt's League One admission in Bolton's Plymouth loss & Argyle coaches' honesty on result
Ian Evatt believes the top sides in League One would play worse than Bolton Wanderers did in the loss to Plymouth Argyle but still have scored four to five goals if they had crafted the chances the Whites had.
Ralph Hasenhuttl hits out at officiating in Southampton loss to Manchester United
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl believes his side should have been awarded a penalty in their defeat to Manchester United on Saturday.