Racing from one end of the football pitch to another, the players in bright yellow and pink jerseys pass the ball between them, weaving around their opponents, tackling each other and occasionally, committing a foul.

Jon Lester allowed three hits in 6-2/3 innings and the Chicago Cubs set a franchise record for victories at Wrigley Field in a season as they beat the St. Louis Cardinals at the Major League Baseball games on Sunday.

Tomas Tatar scored his second goal of the game 3:43 into overtime as Team Europe advanced to the final of the World Cup of Hockey with a 3-2 win over Sweden.

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki made a strong start at the WTA Wuhan Open as the tournament was hit by a wave of retirements yesterday.

The Minnesota Vikings wrapped up Carolina quarterback Cam Newton, holding the Panthers scoreless for 50 minutes in a 22-10 NFL victory in Charlotte, where the contest went off without incident despite unrest in recent days.

‘I said stay calm, don’t wear the front tyre because I had the hard one and then step-by-step I got a good rhythm. With Valentino I pushed for two laps and then when I saw the distance was enough (to pass) I just tried to keep that rhythm’

‘If you get a partnership you can score at a decent rate. More importantly, you can bat for time. That’s our goal, to fight for as long as we can’

A fourth successive Premier League loss left Slaven Bilic’s side languishing in the relegation zone

Balde and Lulic score to secure a 2-0 win over Empoli that moved Lazio up to fifth

‘I have to take him off sometimes and tonight we did it’

‘...it’s 12 guys against 12 guys in match play, and anything can happen’

‘It was tough at the end but I was just happy to close it out’