The NL wild-card matchup is set as the Pittsburgh Pirates will host the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park. While the AL wild-card picture is way more fuzzy, with the possibility of a three-way tie for two spots still looming.
Full Story Pirates to host Reds in NL wild-card game
This was an NHL pre-season game, the finale for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings, but it wasn’t much of a dress rehearsal for the regular season. Two dozen players expected to start in the minor leagues helped decide the Leafs’ 3-1 win.
Full Story Maple Leafs upend Red Wings in pre-season finale
Justin Edinburgh hailed his Newport side’s resilience as they survived a Torquay fight-back to secure a Devon double with a 2-1 win.
Full Story Edinburgh relishes Devon double
Colin Cooper had few complaints after Hartlepool slipped up to a 3-1 loss at home against high-flying Oxford.
Full Story Cooper: We were second best
Michael Laudrup has defended his decision not to start record signing Wilfried Bony as Swansea lost 2-1 to Arsenal.
Full Story Laudrup defends Swans line-up
PSV Eindhoven saw their lead at the top of the Eredivisie cut to one point on Saturday after slipping to their first defeat of the season at AZ Alkmaar.
Full Story Ajax win to close gap on PSV
Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Kris Letang is out indefinitely with what coach Dan Bylsma described as a lower-body injury.
Full Story Penguins’ Letang out indefinitely with lower-body injury
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Hunter Pence pleaded ignorance as his San Francisco Giants teammates greeted him with hugs and backslaps when he arrived at AT&T Park for Saturday’s game against San Diego.
Full Story Hunter Pence agrees to $90M, 5-year extension with Giants
Sean O’Driscoll remained upbeat as Bristol City’s long wait for a league win continued with a 1-1 draw against Colchester.
Full Story City effort pleases O’Driscoll
Real Madrid lost the capital derby 1-0 at home to Atletico on Saturday, as Barcelona matched the Rojiblancos for seven straight La Liga wins.
Full Story Atletico win derby, Barca joy
South Africa captain Jean de Villiers insisted the lack of a bonus point was not a major issue following the 28-8 win over Australia.
Full Story De Villiers stays positive
Olympic champion Jason Kenny claimed gold in the men’s sprint finals on day four of the British Cycling National Track Championships in Manchester.
Full Story More gold joy for Kenny
Marquinhos scored his first Ligue 1 goal of the season as Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-0 at the Parc des Princes for only their second home win of the campaign.
Full Story PSG and Marseille claim wins
Robert Lewandowski dispelled any doubts over his commitment to the Borussia Dortmund cause this season with two goals in a 5-0 Bundesliga win over Freiburg.
Full Story Top three win in Bundesliga
Paul O’Connell made a successful return in Munster’s workmanlike 23-9 RaboDirect PRO12 win over the Newport Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park.
Full Story O’Connell back in Munster win
Ryan Goins and Kevin Pillar hit two-run homers and starter J.A. Happ turned in one of his best starts of the year as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 on Saturday at Rogers Centre.
Full Story J.A. Happ, Blue Jays blast Rays
Novak Djokovic has warned a resurgent Rafael Nadal that he is in no mood to relinquish his world No 1 ranking without a fight.
Full Story Djokovic hands Nadal warning
Wigan star Lee Mossop is determined to end his time with the Warriors on a high note by beating Warrington in the Super League Grand Final.
Full Story Mossop targets fairytale end
The Philadelphia Union boosted their playoff chances with a 1-0 win
over Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer on Friday, the
club’s first victory in over a month.
Full Story Casey boosts Union playoff hopes
Surrey’s record-breaking batsman Dominic Sibley says he will never forget his amazing partnership with the world’s No 1 batsman Hashim Amla.
Full Story Sibley: Watching Amla a dream
