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Chelsea get the better of Leeds in a cup thriller, but Blues boss Xabi Alonso has food for thought after needing rescue act from his star substitutes.

After saying he was "very sad" at the lack of a contract offer from Liverpool, Alexis Mac Allister proved his worth against Atletico Madrid.

Coco Gauff saves two match points to beat Mirra Andreeva and set up a US Open semi-final against incoming world number one Elena Rybakina.

Prince William urges sport at every level to make suicide prevention part of its culture through a new nationwide toolkit called On Your Side.

Match of the Day pundits Nedum Onuoha and Rory Smith discuss Martin Odegaard's performance in Arsenal's Champions League match against Napoli as well as his prospects for the season.

British duo Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid win their respective first-round matches in the men's wheelchair singles at the US Open.

Another Arsenal win, another Martin Odegaard goal - the Gunners captain looks back to his best, writes Phil McNulty.

Lewis Hall could still leave Newcastle despite new contract, Yasin Ayari close to committing to Brighton but Kaoru Mitoma set for exit, and Chelsea to go back for Manu Kone in midfielder search.

World number two Mark Selby progresses to the third round of the English Open by winning a deciding frame against China's Zhang Anda.

Match of the Day pundit Stephen Warnock praises an "exceptional" Alexis Mac Allister as the Argentinian midfielder scores a brilliant winner in Liverpool's 2-1 Champions League win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield.

Sporting began their Champions League campaign by coming from behind to claim a 3-1 victory over Turkish Super Lig side Galatasaray.

Ferran Torres scores a hat-trick as Paris St-Germain get their Champions League title defence off to a winning start against Slovan Bratislava.

Martin Odegaard's excellent start to the season continues as the Arsenal captain scores the only goal of the match against Napoli in Naples.

Alexis Mac Allister scores an emphatic winner as Liverpool began their Champions League campaign with a win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield.

Razvan Marin's stunning free-kick earns AEK Athens a 1-0 win over LASK, securing their first Champions League points of the season.

Aston Villa launch their Champions League campaign with a 3-2 victory over Club Brugge in Belgium, ending their early-season goal drought.

Borussia Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy scores a second-half double to secure all three points against Villarreal, despite the forward netting a late own goal to set up a nervous finish at Signal Iduna Park.

The Republic of Ireland's Troy Parrott scores the winning goal as Real Betis fought back from behind to mark their Champions League return with a thrilling victory at Lille.

Erling Haaland scores twice as Manchester City open their Champions League campaign with a comfortable 2-0 victory away to Porto.

Kylian Mbappe and Federico Valverde were both on the scoresheet as Real Madrid opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win over Inter Milan.