Sabalenka said after winning her semi-final at this tournament that she was so done with losing big finals, and she saved a match point in the deciding tiebreak to come through 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 on Sunday.
Al-Nassr had started on the front foot and were awarded a penalty inside eight minutes when Mikel Villanueva caught Mohamed Simakan in the box, but Cristiano Ronaldo's stuttering spot-kick struck the outside of the post.
Indeed, Wolfsburg started the game on the front foot, and took the lead with quarter of an hour gone on the clock. French international Kessya Bussy took advantage of a chaotic scramble in the Bayern penalty area and slotted home from close range. Other than the goal, Bayern were the dominant side, but failed to take advantage of said dominance, and went into halftime a goal down.
Koln had been here before. It's not the second time, but the fifth or sixth time, said forward Marius Bulter, that we've sat in the locker room after a game, not able to blame ourselves much, but still left with zero points. His coach, Lukas Kwasniok, described it as Groundhog Day, after a more than decent performance against top opponents. Their words are the signal, if it were needed, that Stuttgart really have arrived at the top of German football.
York Knights produced an incredible comeback to stun the reigning Super League champions and win their first ever game in the top flight on the opening night of the 2026 season. North Yorkshire hosted Super League rugby for the first time in front of a full house and many of those who were watching York for the first time will have seen enough to return.
Kaja was playing some great tennis, was putting me on the back foot straight away. I thought I was being aggressive going for my shots but I was missing and not executing. At least I could say that I was trying to play on my terms so that was the goal for me. I don't think I've ever come back from 5-0 down before so that's a first to add to the experience.
Adrien Rabiot was the big hero for AC Milan in their 3-1 win against Como, and afterwards, he shared his thoughts with the media. Many have said that Rabiot could be considered as one of the best summer signings in Serie A, given just how much experience he has and the low price Milan paid (under €10m). Tonight, the Frenchman definitely fueled that narrative.
Declan Rice proved why he's a leading candidate to be the Premier League's player of the season by inspiring Arsenal to a come-from behind victory at Bournemouth that opened up a six-point lead on Saturday. The England midfielder scored two second-half goals -- with almost identical low, side-footed finishes -- in a 3-2 win on the south coast. Rice was a doubt for the match because of a knee injury that forced him out of the 4-1 win over Aston Villa on Tuesday.
The Falcons trailed 28-14, committed a franchise record 19 penalties, and...defeated the Buccaneers 29-28 as time expired. Kevin Knight and Tre'Shon Diaz break down one of the strangest and most unlikely victories in Falcons history, discuss why this result doesn't change anything for Raheem Morris and Co., and enjoy some phenomenal performances from Kyle Pitts, Bijan Robinson, Kirk Cousins, and James Pearce Jr. Fellow Falcoholics, welcome to another episode of The Falcoholic Live!
"Winning is always important. I'm happy because the team played well in terms of play and spirit. We always make these mistakes, conceding avoidable goals to others," he said. " We lack focus and cunning, but the team responded, played a great game, and created goals. The new arrivals did well, three-quarters were the Primavera team. We're on the right path; what matters is growth, and today we saw good individual and team growth. "We only have two seniors, Magrassi and Branca. They're intelligent guys, they know where they are and what their job is, which is to help these guys, the team, and when they come in, they always do, they never fail to do so. " The spirit is right, and that's what these guys need, also because they need a bit of experience. The message Magrassi gave today, beyond the goal, is to come in with the right spirit to lend a hand to the team, as Branca himself did and always does. Because guys don't grow alone, but also through example."
Watkins halved the deficit with just under 10 minutes of the half remaining. From Ian Maatsen's low cross, the England international was brave to throw himself amid several bodies to poke home. Emery was visibly agitated on the touchline throughout. However, he went into half-time the happier of the two managers when, in the eighth minute of stoppage time, Watkins doubled his tally, finishing well after latching onto a long ball over the top.
The Cherries made a flying start to lead 2-0 inside the opening quarter of an hour. Amine Adli broke the deadlock with his first Bournemouth goal, tucking in the rebound after Robin Roefs diverted Evanilson's initial close-range attempt onto the post. Adams then produced a sublime 45-yard effort to lob a helpless Roefs from the edge of the centre-circle, though Enzo Le Fee's penalty reduced the deficit in the 30th minute.
Palace had started the brighter and controlled large spells of the opening 45, but Strasbourg's persistence and attacking changes after the interval were key in shifting the momentum. Palace opened the scoring on 35 minutes with a well-taken goal from Tyrick Mitchell, who arrived unexpectedly inside the area and steered a left-footed shot across Mike Penders into the far corner. Jean-Philippe Mateta' s through pass split the defence and Mitchell's finish was inch-perfect from a narrow angle.
"It was a really important win. I think we know the attitude of the team. We'd seen it a lot last year. In tough moments, we always rise. You can never count us out, and I think we felt that [on Wednesday]. We were really dominant in our second-half performance. Now, we want to build on that going forward. We can score all we want, but if we're not defensively solid, I don't believe you win championships and you win tournaments."
