SPLIT, Croatia (Reuters) – Underdogs Finland stunned 32-times champions the United States on Saturday to seal their place in the Davis Cup quarter-finals for the first time, while the Czech Republic, Canada and Australia all advanced. Otto Virtanen got Finland off to a solid start by outlasting Mackenzie McDonald 7-6(5) …

LONDON (Reuters) – Ange Postecoglou extended his unbeaten streak in home matches to 50 games but only after Tottenham Hotspur scored twice deep in stoppage time to beat Sheffield United 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. The Australian coach’s extraordinary record spanning stints with Yokohama F Marinos and Celtic …

NEWCASTLE, England (Reuters) – A Callum Wilson penalty earned Newcastle United their first victory in four Premier League games as they narrowly beat Brentford 1-0 at St James’ Park on Saturday. After a first-half of few chances, Wilson thought he had nudged Newcastle ahead just after the interval only for …

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester United slumped to a third Premier League loss of the season at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday as Pep Guardiola returned to see Manchester City side’s 3-1 comeback win at West Ham United. Fightbacks were the order of the day as Liverpool …

BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas, signed a security pact on Saturday promising to come to the aid of each other in case of any rebellion or external aggression. The three countries are struggling to contain Islamic insurgents linked …

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester United suffered a humbling 3-1 Premier League loss to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday and have picked up three defeats in the first five matches of a league campaign for the first time since 1989-90. Despite making a bright start at Old Trafford, United fell …

OSLO (Reuters) – A top NATO military official warned on Saturday that a drastic rise in ammunition prices means that allies’ higher defence spending does not automatically translate into greater security and called for a new approach to defence cooperation. “Prices for equipment and ammunition are shooting up. Right now, …

PRAGUE (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of a pro-Russian Czech opposition party gathered in Prague on Saturday to protest against the country’s centre-right government, criticising its economic management and military support for Ukraine. The protest was called by the PRO movement, which is not represented in parliament and has taken …

(Reuters) -Sepp Kuss is set to win the 2023 Vuelta a Espana, the American’s first Grand Tour title, after successfully defending his slim overall lead in Saturday’s penultimate stage which was won by Wout Poels. Kuss went into the penultimate stage of the race 17 seconds ahead of Jumbo-Visma teammate …