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There was no shortage of emotion at the final whistle. Unsurprisingly so given that, for all the domestic success, this level had long eluded the 16-time Welsh champions. But after the romanticism of beginning their groundbreaking first campaign at a European group stage away to Fiorentina, this was the realism of needing a result. Although Opta had last month predicted …

British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic was denied a first ever WTA win after an agonising 6-4 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (8-6) defeat by Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open. The 15-year-old, the reigning US Open girls’ champion, held a 3-2 lead against Uchijima, ranked 57th in the world, but was broken three games in a row …

Great Britain’s Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear won gold in the ice dance at Skate America in the first ISU Grand Prix of the season. The pair beat defending ISU world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates from the United States by a fraction of a point in Allen, Texas, while Spain’s Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck finished third. In …

World champion Luke Humphries conceded just 11 legs across five matches to win his second Czech Open title in Prague. Humphries defeated Luke Littler 7-4 in the semi-finals before thrashing Belgium’s Kim Huybrechts 8-1 in Sunday’s final. He had earlier claimed a trio of 6-2 wins over Ritchie Edhouse, Gian van Veen and Mike de Decker, avenging his defeat by …

Manchester City move top of the Women’s Super League as they beat Aston Villa in their third comeback win in the space of a week.

It was a resounding first win as full-time captain for the 32-year-old, who replaced Tim Southee earlier this month. India skipper Rohit Sharma took positives from the way his side battled back in the second innings, as they attempted to become the first team to win a Test after conceding a first-innings lead of more than 350. “We didn’t think …

Paul Hughes earned the biggest win of his career as he outstruck AJ McKee to win their lightweight bout by split decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Belfast’s Hughes, 27, dropped American McKee with a right hook in the first round and impressed throughout with his dangerous striking. Hughes was an underdog going into the bout against 29-year-old McKee, who is …

New Zealand need 107 runs on the final day to beat India in the first Test in Bengaluru. The Kiwis bowled India out for 462 on day four before bad light stopped play four balls into their chase. Sarfaraz Khan hit 150 and Rishabh Pant 99 for India as they look to pull off one of the most famous victories …

Dutchman Wesley Plaisier beat Josh Rock 8-7 in a thrilling final at Players Championship 28 in Wigan to win his first PDC title. Rock led 4-3 after a 111 checkout before Plaisier put the finishing line in sight by winning four of the following six legs to lead 7-6. A 112 checkout from Rock forced a decider but the Englishman …

Watch highlights as Ireland round off their WXV1 campaign with a 26-14 win against the USA.