Paul Pogba's doping ban was reduced after the Court of Arbitration for Sport accepted the Juventus midfielder's argument that his ingestion of a banned substance "was not intentional".
Manchester City have scored a legal victory over the Premier League after an arbitration panel said that some of the competition's sponsorship rules are unlawful.
World number six Coco Gauff dominated unseeded Czech player Karolina Muchova to win the China Open - the eighth WTA title of her career and first since January.
LeBron James and Bronny James made NBA history by becoming the first father-son duo to play together on the same team during the Los Angeles Lakers' pre-season game against the Phoenix Suns.
Novak Djokovic came through a tricky test against Alex Michelsen at the Shanghai Masters to win his first match on the ATP Tour since a shock third-round exit at the US Open in August.
Vinicius Junior scored a sublime long-range effort as Real Madrid got back to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday evening.
Erik ten Hag pleaded to be given until the end of the season as Manchester United boss after needing a late Harry Maguire equaliser to salvage a 3-3 draw at Porto in the Europa League on Thursday.
Harry Maguire rescued a dramatic draw for 10-man Manchester United after they had surrendered a two-goal lead – and had Bruno Fernandes sent off – at Porto in the Europa League.
