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History comes home as St Louis City top Columbus Crew to win US Open Cup

For much of the 20th century, winning the US Open Cup required a team to beat someone from St Louis. The Gateway City was home to many of the nation’s best teams during some ramshackle eras of soccer in the United States, with six different clubs combining for 10 trophy lifts. The most recent came in 1988, when St Louis Busch Seniors beat San Francisco-based Greek-American AC in the last throes of a tournament history dominated by amateur and semi-pro teams. MLS has won every Open Cup but one since starting play in 1996, and St Louis didn’t have an MLS club until 2023.

Anthony Edwards scores 45 as Timberwolves spoil Giannis Antetokounmpo's Heat debut

Anthony Edwards scored 45 points as he and the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Giannis Antetokounmpo’s debut with the Miami Heat in an emphatic 131-106 season-opening win on Wednesday night.

Enes Kanter Freedom claims he was ejected from WNBA finals game in Atlanta

Arena had arranged private suite over safety concerns

Angel Reese Stars Again as Atlanta Dream Thrash Valkyries to Seize WNBA Finals Lead

Angel Reese had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the WNBA finals.

'Angry' Carrick on the brink as Fernandes hits out at Manchester United tactics

Manager apologizes to fans after 4-1 defeat in Como

Declan Rice strikes late for Arsenal to deny Bayern Munich in blockbuster

It is as if Harry Kane cannot get enough of tormenting Arsenal. The Bayern Munich striker has plenty of form from his Tottenham days. He remains the top scorer in north London derby history with 14 goals. He made an impact yet again here and yet it was not a night when he had the final word. That honour fell to Declan Rice, the Arsenal midfielder storming into the Bayern area in the 82nd minute to guide home a low finish that Kane would have been proud to call his own.

Barkley and Buendía on target as Aston Villa maintain perfect start against Viking

“We’ve conquered before, we’re prepared for more,” read the pre-match display held up by the Holte End. Even if few would really be ready for a full-on repeat of 1982, when Aston Villa conquered Europe, the current vintage are doing an outwards impression of Champions League contenders. The small blot here was that they would have ended the night top of the 36-team table until Peter Christiansen, with an acrobatic volley awarded by the video assistant referee, scored a consolation for Viking that the Norwegian champions’ second-half display merited.

Paris Saint-Germain sparkle on the pitch while the city of light burns around them

PSG, pet project of the state of Qatar, expresses the dualism of the city, a place of deprivation where the centre is perfect

'He was a great kid': Chiefs mourn death of former player Allen Bailey at age of 37

Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid have spoken of their sadness after former Kansas City Chief Allen Bailey died at the age of 37.

Titans reportedly released Jordan Elliott after he fetched gun following scuffle in practice

Titans do not confirm or deny reports around firearm

A grieving female elephant carrying a stillborn baby: Federico Veronesi’s best photograph

‘She carried the dead calf for hours even though it wasn’t hers. She had had a miscarriage two years before – and now picked up the stillborn babies of other mothers’

Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and the doping tensions dividing sprinting

As women's sprinting enters a golden era in the run-up to LA 2028, controversy surrounding a top coach threatens to overshadow the sport's biggest stars