Japan's Takumi Hojo got host nation Japan off to a perfect start when he won the first gold medal of the Asian Games on Sunday in the men's individual triathlon.

Raphinha scored a superb hattrick to earn Barcelona a 3-1 win at Sevilla on Saturday in La Liga and preserve their 100 percent record.

Lautaro Martinez rode to Inter Milan's rescue on Saturday as the Serie A champions fought back from two-down to force a 2-2 draw at Roma.

England returned to the summit of the T20 world rankings with another thumping of Sri Lanka to complete a 3-0 series whitewash in Manchester on Saturday.

Arsenal's perfect start to their Premier League title defence came off the rails in a 3-0 trouncing by Brighton, while Tottenham remain winless after a 3-2 defeat to Aston Villa.

Eight years ago at Jakarta's Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Bangladesh football made history by advancing to the knockout stage of the Asian Games for the very first time. Bangladesh captain Jamal Bhuiyan played a pivotal role in that campaign, scoring a stoppage-time winner against Qatar in their final group match.

Without a league win this season, Tottenham are off to their worst start in the Premier League era and only netted their first goals of the campaign after the visitors had surged into a 3-0 lead.

Now, with the tournament behind them, the Argentina coach wants to use the next phase to introduce younger players without losing the spirit that has carried the team through an extraordinary eight-year cycle.

The Brazil winger has been playing up front after Barcelona sold Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres, and has rapidly taken to his new position, plundering 11 goals in seven games.

Samin Yassar Juel came off the bench in the 89th minute and scored an equaliser deep into stoppage time as Arambagh Krira Sangha held defending champions Bashundhara Kings to a 1-1 draw in their opening Bangladesh Football League fixture at Gopalganj District Stadium on Saturday.

The 20th Asian Games opened in Japan on Saturday with a message of unity following a troubled build-up to the multi-sport spectacular that has more athletes than the Olympics.

Bangladesh will play the one-off Test against Afghanistan on October 9 in the UAE.

According to team manager S M Golam Faiyaz, Bangladesh arrived at the ground in the morning and waited for China before eventually using the time for a training session ahead of Sunday's semifinal against India.

Kane became the fastest player in Bundesliga history to reach 100 goals when he converted from the spot against Union Berlin on Friday. Dieter Muller had needed 129 games for Cologne in 1977.

“Improvement does not happen overnight, and a coaching staff cannot transform a team instantly.”

Former Italy forward Sandro Mazzola, who spent all 17 years of his senior career at Inter Milan, has died at the age of 83, the club said on Saturday.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho admitted his team does not know how to control matches ahead of Sunday's LaLiga derby clash against Atletico Madrid.

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Accomplished all-rounder Rachin Ravindra is in doubt for New Zealand's home series against India following a "freak accident" while filming a commercial shoot, New Zealand Cricket announced on Saturday.

On Holding 49G.BN made a splashy entry into football on Friday by signing French star Kylian Mbappe, a move that raised the Swiss running shoe brand's profile as it pushes into the sport.