SOCCER - Manchester City guaranteed manager Manuel Pellegrini some silverware in his last season in charge after defeating Liverpool in the League Cup final, stand-in City keeper Willy Caballero the hero with three straight saves in the penalty shootout.
AFL - Essendon's first step into an AFL season of great uncertainty was to put their foot firmly on Carlton's youthful throat, the new-look Bombers crushing the Blues by 60 points in Sunday's NAB Challenge.
SOCCER - Teenager Marcus Rashford followed up two goals on his Manchester United debut with another double plus as Louis van Gaal's team dented Arsenal's Premier League title hopes with a 3-2 win, while Tottenham came from behind to beat Swansea to maintain their title charge.
TENNIS - Dominic Thiem has ended Bernard Tomic's run to pip the 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 6-3 in the final of the Acapulco Open.
CRICKET - Queensland suffered a dramatic collapse of 8-75 to hand WA a 24-run win on a thrilling final day at the WACA Ground to keep the Warriors in contention for the Shield final.
GOLF - World No.21 Louis Oosthuizen survived a final-day charge from Australian Jason Scrivener to win the Perth International at Lake Karrinyup by one stroke.
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