Argentina forward Papu Gomez has blamed a failed doping test on his son’s cough syrup after Serie A club Monza said that their World Cup-winner had been handed a two-year ban.

Ben Shelton won his first ATP Tour title, defeating Russian Aslan Karatsev 7-5, 6-1 at the Japan Open in Tokyo.

Second-seeded Elise Mertens capped a dominant run at the Jasmin Open Monastir, defeating top seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy 6-3, 6-0 to win the title in Tunisia.

Manuel Locatelli secured a 1-0 win for Juventus at AC Milan in Serie A with a second-half strike, after the hosts were reduced to 10 men when defender Malick Thiaw received a direct red card.

Barcelona’s teenage substitute Marc Guiu scored late in the second half on his debut to secure a 1-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao in LaLiga, sending Xavi Hernandez’s side up to third, one point behind Real Madrid ahead of next week’s Clasico.

Kareem Hunt’s 1-yard touchdown run with 15 seconds left Sunday lifted the Cleveland Browns to a wild 39-38 win over the host Indianapolis Colts.

Bill Belichick earned the 300th regular-season victory of his head-coaching career thanks to some late-game heroics from Mac Jones that lifted the New England Patriots to a 29-25 victory over the Buffalo Bills in Foxborough, Mass.

In a thrilling showdown at Prince Charles Park in Nadi, New Zealand’s Dannemora emerged as the new FANCA International Club Championship winner, defeating Nadi 2-1 in the main division.

A late Sunia Turuva try has led Fiji Bati to a thrilling 22-18 victory over the Cook Islands in their Pacific Championships clash in Port Moresby last night.

Steve Borthwick says he will be using the Rugby World Cup’s Bronze Final as another opportunity for his players to experience playing in a big match, focussing on positivity after Saturday’s gut-wrenching semi-final defeat by South Africa.

Virat Kohli’s crafty 95 trumped Daryl Mitchell’s rapid 130 as hosts India beat New Zealand by four wickets in a top-of-the-table clash in the 50-overs World Cup.

Two goals from Douglas Luiz helped a rampant Aston Villa to a 4-1 victory against visitors West Ham United and moved the Midlands club into fifth spot in the Premier League.