HAR TO CALL

LIVERPOOL started their season with a bang — and I expect it to be drama all the way to a second Premier League title in a row.

Alcaraz to face defending champ Sinner

WORLD No. 1 Jannik Sinner and hot rival Carlos Alcaraz will face off in a major tennis final for the fourth time this season after both booked straight-set wins into the title match at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open on Saturday.

Amorim’s gamble backfires

RUBEN Amorim’s goalkeeping gamble backfired as Riccardo Calafiori’s first-half header gave Arsenal victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.

REDDY OR NOT

AFTER a summer of feverish activity in the transfer market, it seems nothing has changed very much at all.

Guardiola not too excited

WOLVERHAMPTON. — The several thousand Manchester City fans who travelled to Molineux on Saturday sang “City are back” as Pep Guardiola’s men kicked off their season with a thorough 4-0 Premier League thrashing of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Barca ease to opening win

BARCELONA. — Barcelona cruised to a 3-0 win at nine-man Mallorca in their opening LaLiga game of the season on Saturday as England forward Marcus Rashford made his debut off the bench.

Doncic receives injury scare

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic appears to have avoided a serious injury during Slovenia’s EuroBasket exhibition game against Latvia on Saturday, The Athletic reported.

Kane lauds Diaz’s ‘perfect start’

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane praised winger Luis Diaz after the newcomer scored a goal on his competitive debut in Saturday’s German Super Cup win over Stuttgart.

Australia win T20 series

Australia’s Glenn Maxwell produced an unbeaten half-century in a tense chase to help the hosts edge out South Africa by two wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International and complete a 2-1 series victory in Cairns on Saturday.

RACISM SHAM

COPS have made an arrest after Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo was allegedly racially abused on the pitch.

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