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Scotland produced an emphatic performance to cruise to a 59-21 victory against Portugal in the Autumn Nations Series on Saturday. The hosts recovered from a disappointing defeat to South Africa last weekend to score nine tries at Murrayfield. A penalty try, an Arron Reed double and tries from Will Hurd, Stafford McDowall, Darcy Graham, Josh Bayliss, Jamie Bhatti and Jamie Dobie sealed the win.

France completed a rousing second-half comeback to secure a third straight win over New Zealand with a breathless 30-29 Autumn Nations Series victory at the Stade de France.

Jack Lisowski booked his spot in the last 32 of the UK Championship with a 6-1 win over women's world champion Bai Yulu in Leicester. 21-year-old Bai became the first woman in history to win three straight matches at a ranking event, but could not advance to the last-32 stage in York as world No. 21 Lisowski produced some fine scoring form. "She had an incredible run," said Lisowski.

Zhao Xintong will face Shaun Murphy in a fascinating battle between two former UK champions at York Barbican next week, after coming through four qualifiers in Leicester. Playing under amateur status after a 20-month ban for his role in a match-fixing probe has clearly not blunted the formidable scoring power of Zhao, as he produced a 124 break in a 6-2 win over Ricky Walden on Thursday.

Three-time champion Neil Robertson completed a 6-2 UK Championship qualifying win over Matthew Stevens, the 2003 winner, in Leicester to set up a meeting with world No. 1 Judd Trump on Tuesday afternoon. Robert Milkins is also through to the last 32 after a 6-2 victory over Xu Si while former Shoot Out winner Michael Holt completed a 6-2 win over Liu Hongyu at Mattioli Arena.

A miss of the season contender, a possible red card and penalty, officials changing roles - Leicester's clash with Chelsea on Saturday lunchtime wasn't short of incident. In the end, the most vital interventions were made by Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez, whose goals saw Enzo Maresca's return to the King Power Stadium pass off in the best way possible - with three points.

James Maddison of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Etihad Stadium on November 23, 2024 in Manchester, England.

Tottenham put four past Manchester City at the Etihad to condemn Pep Guardiola’s team to a fifth straight defeat. The win moves Spurs up to sixth io the table on 19 points while City remain on 23 points in second spot. Liverpool lead the table on 28 points, having played a game less than the rest of their rivals. The Reds play against Southampton on Sunday chasing an eight-point lead at the top.

Tottenham put four past Manchester City at the Etihad to condemn Pep Guardiola's team to a fifth straight defeat. The win moves Spurs up to sixth io the table on 19 points while City remain on 23 points in second spot. Liverpool lead the table on 28 points, having played a game less than the rest of their rivals. The Reds play against Southampton on Sunday chasing an eight-point lead at the top.

Tottenham put four past Manchester City at the Etihad to condemn Pep Guardiola’s team to a fifth straight defeat.