Jack Draper won the biggest title of his career at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna as the British number one's breakout season reached even greater heights.

Draper produced an outstanding level to beat Russia's Karen Khachanov 6-4 7-5 in the final of the ATP 500 event.

The 22-year-old left-hander, who reached his maiden Grand Slam semi-final at the US Open last month, will rise to a career-high ranking of 15th in the world on Monday.

"To win this title feels incredible. I'm so proud of myself and my team the hard work is for moments like this," said Draper.

The victory was not all plain sailing, however.

Draper watched a 4-0 advantage disappear in the second set as 24th-ranked Khachanov recovered to lead 5-4, but the Briton showed resilience to break again for 6-5 and earn the chance to serve out the victory.

He had to see off two break points in the 12th game, showing his joy and relief by falling to his back on the court when Khachanov put a lob wide on championship point.

It is the second tour-level title of Draper's career, having won an ATP 250 in Stuttgart earlier this season.

This time last year, Draper sat just inside the top 100 as his comeback from a shoulder injury continued.

Staying fit and becoming more robust has been the key to Draper's surge, allowing his talent to flourish.

Saracens marked centurion Leanne Infante's final game with a thrilling 49-38 bonus-point win over defending champions Gloucester-Hartpury to move top of the Premiership Women's Rugby table.

Scrum-half Infante, 31, led out the hosts on her 100th appearance as she called time on her 11-year career at a vociferous StoneX Stdaium, but it was Gloucester who started brightest.

The visitors raced into a 12-0 lead after tries by Mackenzie Carson and Emma Sing either side of a yellow card to Sarries' Poppy Cleall.

The hosts hit back through a powerful finish by Bryony Field before drawing level through debutant Gabby Senft and then edging in front with Zoe Harrison's conversion.

McKinley Hunt crashed over to stretch Sarries' advantage but Rachel Lund reduced the deficit for the visitors, who regained the lead and claimed a try-scoring bonus through Zoe Aldcroft.

Nel Metcalfe crossed a minute before the break to hand Gloucester a 33-21 lead at the interval, but Sarries scored first in the second half through May Campbell before Harrison's conversion cut the gap to five points.

Lund doubled her tally with 15 minutes remaining to restore Gloucester's 10-point advantage but the hosts bounced back once again as Jemma-Jo Linkins' converted try brought Sarries to within five.

Campbell's strong surge from close range and Harrison's conversion handed Sarries a slender lead with seven nervy minutes remaining before Senft made certain of the victory with seconds left.

Three-time winners Sarries move to the summit with a maximum return from their opening four games, while Gloucester remain third after their second defeat of the season.

Quins came into the game without England stars Marcus Smith, Alex Dombrandt and Fin Baxter, while their national team counterpart Henry Slade played for the first time since England's loss to the All Blacks in Auckland in the Exeter midfield.

Harlequins started superbly, and but for two try-saving tackles would have been two tries up inside the first 10 minutes - debutant Rigg stopping Will Evans in the second minute before an excellent tap tackle from Olly Woodburn felled Oscar Beard after Tyrone Green's excellent defence-splitting run.

But their pressure eventually told when Beard went over as Exeter slipped off tackles - but immediately from the restart the hosts replied as a wonderful series of attacking phases ended with Woodburn setting Ross Vintcent free for his first try of the season.

Just two minutes later Isgro powered his way over in the right corner for his third try in two Quins appearances as Exeter's defence again floundered. Their poor tackling was then exposed for Will Evans' try as he cruised through the midfield after Jack Kenningham had been held up over the line by Rig following a Lennox Anyanwu break.

Despite the visiting side's dominance, when Exeter had the ball they looked dangerous. Rigg took advantage of a tremendous pick-up by Josh Hodge to put the former Coventry man in towards the end of the half as Exeter somehow went into the interval still in touch with Danny Wilson's side.

Exeter started the second half as Quins had started the first Paul Brown-Bampoe forced into touch as he went for the left corner on the opening minute of the half and soon after kept Quins out from a five-metre line-out to boost their fragile defensive confidence.

Exeter got a further boost when a wonderful kick-pass from Isgro found Green who went in under the posts only for it to be disallowed for a forward pass in the build up.

Quins did get the bonus point try 13 minutes into the second half as Will Evans got his second after pressure at the breakdown, but Exeter replied within four minutes as Hodge's superb footwork opened the door for Hammersley to score his first Premiership try for the club.

Murley had a try chalked off for a foot in touch with 15 minutes left, but an infringement in the build-up saw Jarrod Evans kick over a simple penalty to extend the lead to 10 points.

Exeter tried their best to get a fourth try, but Harlequins stood firm and got a fifth try of their own that their play throughout the game probably deserved.

Replacement Danny Care got away down the left wing and kicked on for Murley to touch down.

Goals by Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer earned Chelsea a 2-1 home win over Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday in the latest sign of progress for the Blues under coach Enzo Maresca.

Jackson rounded off a sweeping counter-attack to give Chelsea the lead with his sixth goal of the season in the 18th minute, converting a perfect cross by Pedro Neto who had been set free down the left wing by a pinpoint pass from Palmer.

The home fans at Stamford Bridge roared their approval as the Londoners dominated Newcastle with their fast passing game, a contrast to the frustrations of much of the past two years when Chelsea's expensively assembled squads struggled for form.

Newcastle equalised against the run of play, however, when Alexander Isak converted a cross by former Chelsea defender Lewis Hall in the 32nd minute.

Barely a minute into the second half, Palmer restored Chelsea's lead when he picked up a pass from Romeo Lavia close to the halfway line, raced to the edge of the box and fired a low shot past Nick Pope.

Neto headed against a post and the Blues remained in control much of the rest of the game. But they were indebted to club captain Reece James who made several key clearances having returned from a long-term injury in last weekend's 2-1 defeat by Liverpool.

The win pushed Chelsea up to fourth place in the league table ahead of fifth-placed Arsenal on goal difference. Arsenal host Liverpool later on Sunday.

Palmer, who has now scored seven times in the league this season, played down suggestions that Chelsea were looking like strong contenders for a top-four finish next May.

"We just try to play our own game, block the noise out from the outside. We don't mind proving people wrong," the England forward told Sky Sports. "We are all young and we have a top coach, but there are improvements still."

Newcastle, without injured winger Anthony Gordon, had a chance to equalise late on when Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana misjudged a back header but Isak hesitated and allowed Moisés Caicedo to clear the danger.

Eddie Howe's team are 12th in the table.

Jarrod Bowen converted a controversial last-gasp penalty to lift West Ham United to a 2-1 Premier League victory over Manchester United in a fluctuating clash between two struggling sides on Sunday.

Crysencio Summerville scored his first goal in a West Ham shirt as they climbed past their visitors to 13th in the table on 11 points after nine games, level with 14th-placed Manchester United.

Although Man United's loss was only their second in 10 matches across all competitions, it will put manager Erik ten Hag under pressure again as they have won only one of their past eight.

"Three times this season we feel injustice," Ten Hag told the BBC. "We have to score, we created so many chances. We should've been two or three up.

"Second half we were forcing it but we allowed them into the game. When you are losing 1-0 you need big personality and character of the team and [they] showed resilience to get back into it. Unfair and unjust the way we conceded the penalty."

Bowen netted in the 92nd minute, stepping up to the penalty spot after a lengthy VAR review showed Matthijs de Ligt had clipped the leg of Danny Ings, a decision that left Ten Hag shaking his head.

"I spoke with [the officials]," Ten Hag said. "But the decision is made. There's no way back, and that's football."

Bowen launched a low penalty just inside the post, beyond the hands of André Onana, who dived the right way.

West Ham were fortunate not to concede in a first half dominated by their northern opponents but were much brighter in the second after manager Julen Lopetegui brought on Summerville and Tomás Soucek.

"Happy for the three points. We are happy for the fans and players, they deserve this victory after suffering a lot in the first half," Lopetegui said.

"Second half we changed different things and the first half was for them but the second was for us. We were able to compete better and win the match."

Summerville got them on the scoreboard in the 74th minute when he slid in at full stretch to poke home Ings' scuffed shot.

Seven minutes later, Casemiro silenced the home fans when Diogo Dalot headed across goal from a cross, Joshua Zirkzee helped it on, and the Brazilian midfielder nodded home at the back post.

The travelling supporters' celebrations were short-lived, however, and after 12 minutes of added time they were left to rue another loss.

Ten Hag's team will regret their opportunities squandered, particularly in the first half, starting with a long shot that Alejandro Garnacho rattled off the crossbar inside two minutes.

"We have to look in the mirror, we don't score in a good game from our side," Ten Hag said.

Hammers keeper Lukasz Fabianski made a terrific save in first-half stoppage time, stretching to get his fingertips on Casemiro's header from Christian Eriksen's free kick.

West Ham had missed narrowly early in the second half when Michail Antonio sprinted towards goal and Onana rushed out to stop him, the keeper suffering a blow to the head in the process.

Onana was down receiving medical attention for several minutes before play resumed.

Yet another WNBA team announced a coaching change when the Indiana Fever said Sunday that they had "parted ways" with coach Christie Sides.

The Fever, who were led by 2024 No. 1 pick and rookie of the year Caitlin Clark, are coming off the franchise's first playoff berth since 2016.

Under Sides, who spent two years as head coach, Indiana went 33-47, including a 20-20 record in 2024. The Fever's season ended with a two-game sweep in the first round of the playoffs by the Connecticut Sun.

Sides was hired after the 2022 campaign to replace Marianne Stanley and her interim successor, Carlos Knox. Sides had two seasons remaining on a four-year contract. The Fever have not had a head coach stay longer than three seasons since Lin Dunn (2008-14).

Indiana started the 2024 season with a 1-8 in record in May, going up against what ESPN Analytics deemed the toughest schedule in the WNBA prior to the Olympic break. The Fever eventually figured out an identity surrounding their new franchise piece in Clark and from June 1 to Sept. 10 boasted the third-best record in the league at 18-9. Their offensive rating (109.6 points per 100 possessions) was best in the league after the Olympic break.

"We are incredibly thankful to Coach Sides for embracing the challenge of leading us through an integral transition period over the last two seasons, while also positioning us well for future growth," Fever president of basketball operations Kelly Krauskopf said in a statement. "While decisions like these are never easy, it is also imperative that we remain bold and assertive in the pursuit of our goals, which includes maximizing our talent and bringing another WNBA championship back to Indiana. Coach Sides was an incredible representative of the Fever and our community, and we wish her nothing but success in the future."

Earlier this month, Krauskopf -- a former Indiana Pacers executive who announced she was returning to the Fever after a lengthy career with the franchise -- appeared to give a vote of confidence in Sides.

"It takes time," Krauskopf said at her introductory news conference. "It took a long time for the teams that I've had to jell and to get together, I mean, years. It doesn't happen in four months. It takes a few years. I was really impressed with the progress that they made and how Christie is a resilient leader. You know, she's a culture builder. I know just that she's got that kind of, you know, stamina to stick to it and stick to her plan, and she's a good person, and she's a great leader. I was impressed with the way they finished."

The Fever, who along with Clark return 2023 rookie of the year Aliyah Boston and hope to re-sign All-Star Kelsey Mitchell in free agency, will enter 2025 with a new head coach, general manager (the recently hired Amber Cox) and president in Krauskopf.

Indiana is now the sixth WNBA team with a head-coach opening, alongside the Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky, Atlanta Dream, Dallas Wings and Washington Mystics. Six of the bottom seven teams in the standings are all looking for a new coach.

LOS ANGELES -- The New York Yankees came into the World Series carrying themselves like dawgs and have spent the first two games playing like dogs. To beat the Los Angeles Dodgers takes firm constitution, clean execution and an ability to meet the moment. The Yankees have crumbled, stumbled and bungled. They look like an American League team in a National League world. And unless New York figures out how to reawaken the best version of itself, this dream World Series will be over in time for kids to go trick-or-treating in Yankees uniforms with paper bags over their heads.

For the majority of Game 2 on Saturday night, a 4-2 Dodgers victory that gave Los Angeles a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-seven series, the Yankees appeared overwhelmed. They mustered one hit over the first eight innings. Their captain's postseason disappearing act resulted in three more strikeouts. Their seeming starting-pitching advantage melted away with three home runs allowed. And it left them needing to do what few others have. Of the 54 teams that started the World Series with two-game deficits, only 10 recovered to win a ring.

"No one said it's going to be easy," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "It's a long series, and we need to make it a long series now. We won't flinch. We've just got to keep at it."

Keeping at it necessitates a number of fixes, all of which are possible. Doing so on the fly, against a team as complete as the Dodgers, takes "urgency, will, grit," Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. "We're going to have to will it to happen."

Rizzo understands this better than anyone in the Yankees' clubhouse. In 2016, his Chicago Cubs trailed Cleveland three games to one before rallying to win their first championship in 108 years. One untimely error could have doomed their season. One faulty pitch. One uncompetitive at-bat. Teams that dig themselves holes eradicate their margins for error. It's hard enough to beat the Dodgers. Doing so with self-inflicted wounds won't play.

It starts with Aaron Judge, the best hitter in the world, who at the most inopportune time has found his nadir. In the first two games of the World Series, Judge has swung the bat 24 times. He has missed on 14 of those swings, punching out six times in nine at-bats. His OPS this October is .605, down more than 500 points from his MLB-best 1.159 regular season. He is pressing, desperate to find the swing that carried the Yankees through a season with more ups than downs.

"I've got to step up," Judge said, and it's true. For all of Juan Soto's greatness -- and this October has reinforced just how great he is -- he and Giancarlo Stanton cannot be the only Yankees who are constant threats. Twice this postseason teams have opted to intentionally walk Soto to face Judge, and unless Judge contracts his strike zone and fixes his swing, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will be incentivized to continue doing so. Throw Judge spin -- 10 of the 14 swings and misses have come on curveballs, sliders and sweepers -- and continue to win.

At the same time, Judge is not the only New York hitter coming up short. The Yankees are losing because they have been allergic to contact. The Yankees have swung at 147 pitches and missed 52 times. The Dodgers have swung at 133 pitches in the first two games and missed just 24. It is the defining statistic of the first two games, particularly considering how comparatively infrequently the Yankees did so against Kansas City and Cleveland during their first two rounds: 601 swings, 154 misses.

It's not just a matter of the Yankees' offense awakening. They need better pitching, too. And for Game 3, that falls on starter Clarke Schmidt. "I'm not trying to go out there and be a hero," Schmidt said, and while he's correct that trying to play hero ball is a path to nowhere good, a savior must emerge from somewhere.

Even if Shohei Ohtani does not play Game 3 (his status remains unclear after he suffered a subluxation of his left shoulder on a slide during an attempted steal late in Game 2 the Dodgers can stack their lineup with left-handers to prey on mistakes from a right-hander whose arsenal runs almost entirely glove-side. Schmidt's cutter-slider-curveball-heavy array doesn't feature a changeup to keep hitters honest, and the Dodgers' ability to fight off pitches -- they've fouled off 39.1% of their swings in the World Series compared to the Yankees' 29.9% -- leaves any pitcher susceptible.

As if that's not enough to remedy, the Yankees must do all of that while avoiding the blunders that doomed them in Game 1. No more misplaying balls in the outfield. No more kicking the ball around and allowing the Dodgers to take extra bases. No baserunning follies that give away outs.

"I feel like we've been playing really good baseball," Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. said. "The guys still feel very confident at the plate on the field, and we still feel really confident in our pitching, so I feel like we're just going to go home and feed off the crowd's energy."

Here's the reality: The Yankees have not been playing really good baseball. They have been OK, and OK is not enough to beat the Dodgers. Championships demand top-to-bottom excellence, from the batter's box to the pitcher's mound to the field to the dugout, where Boone's decision-making could mean the difference between a ring and a naked finger.

His choice to call on left-hander Nestor Cortes to pitch the 10^th inning of Game 1 loomed over Game 2. Boone stood by his decision to go with Cortes, whose balky left arm had kept him out for more than five weeks before he allowed Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam, over lefty Tim Hill, who has been one of the Yankees' best relievers. If there was any regret, Boone said, it was that he didn't stick with closer Luke Weaver, who had needed just 19 pitches to secure five outs, to protect a 3-2 lead.

The Yankees finally came alive in the ninth inning of Game 2, lacing three singles off Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen and loading the bases with one out and a two-run deficit. Then Anthony Volpe struck out swinging at a Treinen sweeper nearly a foot off the plate. And pinch hitter Jose Trevino, in for the platoon advantage against left-hander Alex Vesia, lofted a fly ball to center field for the 27^th out.

"I loved the at-bats there at the end," Boone said. "The compete, the fight."

It was too little, too late, and now the Yankees are in a precarious position. For six months, they reigned as the best team in the AL. They cruised through the first two rounds, beating teams with payrolls a third of their size. The Dodgers are not the Royals and the Guardians. They are a machine, and over two games they have handed the Yankees as many losses as New York had the rest of October combined.

The Dodgers also are not infallible. San Diego pushed Los Angeles to the brink of elimination. The New York Mets took two games against them. The Dodgers' Game 3 starter, Walker Buehler, hasn't pitched since Oct. 16, they are primed to throw a relievers-only Game 4, and the Yankee Stadium crowd is bound to invigorate New York. The path to an even series is there. This is the Yankees' first World Series since 2009, and they are at risk of blowing it spectacularly. They can win. They can convince Soto that he needs to spend the rest of his career in the Bronx. They can solidify Judge's legacy. They can capture their 28^th championship.

All they need is to back up their season-long bark with some World Series bite.

Two sets of players glad that Ireland's warm-weather training camp in Portugal next week will provide a change of scenery will be the 13-strong contingent from Ulster and Munster.

While Conor Murray and Peter O'Mahony did not feature in Munster's loss to the Sharks, Calvin Nash, Tadhg Beirne, Craig Casey and Jack Crowley were starters in the heat and altitude of Durban.

Nash and Beirne were both scorers on the day, the latter's try bringing up a bonus-point in defeat, while there was little to be taken from Casey and Crowley's performance as a half-back pairing behind a beaten and bruised pack.

Crowley's performance off the tee involved some poor contact, although he has historically been a strong kicker since assuming the number 10 jersey from Johnny Sexton.

Jacob Stockdale, Ulster's form player this season, was rested for his province's stunning concession of a 19-0 lead against Cardiff, while Rob Herring has still not featured this season due to a calf problem despite being named in Farrell's squad.

Provincial skipper Iain Henderson was making his return from concussion but was taken off after just 24 minutes, although Ulster later said his replacement was not due to injury.

The others on show - Tom O'Toole, Nick Timoney, Stuart McCloskey and Cormac Izuchukwu - are all most likely to feature against Fiji, the third of Ireland's four fixtures.

First up, it is the All Blacks in two Friday's time when even those coming into camp off strong provincial form will know a huge step up awaits.

Kylian Mbappé was caught offside a career-high eight times in Saturday's Clásico -- matching the highest total for any player in a LaLiga game in the last 15 years -- as Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid in a 4-0 victory.

Robert Lewandowski scored twice, taking his tally for the season to a league-leading 14 goals, before Lamine Yamal and Raphinha netted late on to send Barça six points clear of Madrid at the top of the table.

Mbappé ended the game at the Bernabéu having taken three shots, all on target, but was frequently frustrated by Barça's high defensive line, with two goals being disallowed for offside.

The star forward has scored eight times in all competitions since arriving in Madrid this summer, but was unable to convert in his biggest test to date.

Mbappé's eight offsides tied the most by a player in a LaLiga game since 2009, matching the unwanted record held by Elche's Jonathas against Athletic Club in May 2015.

Speaking after the game, Barça's players praised the coaching their manager Hansi Flick, who has made their offside trap the most effective in Europe's big five leagues.

"We've been doing it all season, the defensive work is spectacular," midfielder Marc Casadó said. "It's the work of the whole team. It's amazing to be that brave, to play a defensive line that high, but at the moment it's working for us."

"Flick is incredible," Yamal said. "He's arrived, there's been a radical change in the dressing room. You can see it in how we play. We have a lot of respect for him, he doesn't have to shout or anything, he's an incredible coach."