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Davies: EWC victory loss one of the toughest moments of my career

Chaz Davies has revealed the despair he experienced following ERC Endurance-Ducati’s late Bol d’Or heartbreak. The German team was heading for its maiden FIM Endurance World Championship victory in the season finale at Circuit Paul Ricard earlier this month when a mechanical problem struck and dropped the #6 machine from first to an eventual fifth place. Ad For David Checa and Xavi Forés, the manner of the late-race setback was hard to take after they’d turned superhuman to share riding duties for a large part of the race following Davies’ withdrawal due to a back injury.

Chelsea 2-0 Manchester City: Fran Kirby and Maren Mjelde on target for defending champions in Women's Super League

Defending champions Chelsea got their first points on board in the Women’s Super League following a victory over rivals Manchester City, whose poor start continues. Fran Kirby’s first-half goal got the hosts off to a flyer before Maren Mjelde’s penalty 12 minutes before time sealed the win. Ad City were dominant in the first half but found themselves behind three minutes before half-time when Kirby took advantage of some sloppy defending in front of England boss Sarina Wiegman, who was watching from the stands.

United States win Presidents Cup for ninth time in a row after tense singles battle with Internationals at Quail Hollow

The United States wrapped up victory in the Presidents Cup, with Xander Schauffele’s point against Corey Conners getting Davis Love III’s side over the line against the Internationals. The Internationals raised hope of an unlikely turnaround when winning Saturday’s afternoon fourballs 3-1 to cut the deficit to 11-7 going into the singles.

Andy Murray believes he 'doesn't deserve' Roger Federer-style send-off when retirement comes

Andy Murray believes that he does not “deserve” to have a Roger Federer-style send-off when he finally decides to retire from tennis. The 35-year-old stresses that he has no plans to retire at the moment, but when the time does come, he doesn’t expect to receive the kind of farewell Federer has enjoyed at the Laver Cup. Ad Federer retired from the sport in hugely emotional scenes on Friday night alongside his great friend and rival, Rafael Nadal, in what were unforgettable moments for global tennis.

Neil Robertson and Mink Nutcharut down Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna to claim World Mixed Doubles

Neil Robertson and Mink Nutcharut were crowned champions of the World Mixed Doubles after beating Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna 4-2 in Milton Keynes. It completes quite the turnaround for Robertson and Mink, who were bottom of the table with two points after losing their opening games to Selby and Kenna and Ronnie O’Sullivan and Reanne Evans. Ad Robertson said: «We gave it a go and I played better than yesterday.

Austria 1- 3 Croatia: Luka Modric, Marko Livaja & Dejan Lovren score as Zlatko Dalic's side make Nations League Finals

Croatia seal their place in the UEFA Nations League Finals with a 3-1 win over Austria in Vienna which also consigns the Austrians to relegation from League A. The visitors took the lead early when Nikola Vlasic found space in the inside right channel and pulled it back to Luka Modric. Modric made one defender disappear with a magical first touch before slapping his shot past Heinz Linder.

Denmark 2-0 France: Danes ease to win over France, finish second in Nations League group

Denmark have missed out on a place in the final four of the Nations League despite beating France 2-0 in Copenhagen. The hosts came into this game well aware that, having lost 2-1 to Croatia in Zagreb last Thursday, only a win – combined with a draw or defeat for the Croats against Austria – would propel them to the summit and through to next summer’s finals. France, meanwhile, arrived at Parken knowing that, even if they lost, only victory for Austria could condemn them to relegation.

Wales 0-1 Poland – Karol Swiderski goal sees Poland relegate Wales from Nations League B

Wales’ relegation from League A was confirmed as Rob Page’s side suffered a 1-0 defeat to Poland at the Cardiff City Stadium to finish bottom of Group A4 in the Nations League. The Red Dragons knew that only a win would do for them prior to the match if they wanted to avoid dropping down to League B, with Poland starting the day sitting three points above them in the group standings.

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Davies: EWC victory loss one of the toughest moments of my career

Chelsea 2-0 Manchester City: Fran Kirby and Maren Mjelde on target for defending champions in Women's Super League

United States win Presidents Cup for ninth time in a row after tense singles battle with Internationals at Quail Hollow

Andy Murray believes he 'doesn't deserve' Roger Federer-style send-off when retirement comes

Neil Robertson and Mink Nutcharut down Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna to claim World Mixed Doubles

Austria 1- 3 Croatia: Luka Modric, Marko Livaja & Dejan Lovren score as Zlatko Dalic's side make Nations League Finals

Denmark 2-0 France: Danes ease to win over France, finish second in Nations League group

Wales 0-1 Poland – Karol Swiderski goal sees Poland relegate Wales from Nations League B