Sport from Saturday, September 26th, 2026

Saudi Arabia secured a place in the Gulf Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 victory over Oman on Saturday, while Iraq beat Kuwait 3-2 with a stoppage-time winner.

Alex de Minaur rallied from a first-set stumble to stun world number two Alexander Zverev, while Learner Tien prevailed over Flavio Cobolli in a nervous tiebreak as their victories gave Team World a 5-3 lead over Europe in the Laver Cup on Saturday.

The UAE won its first medal of the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on Saturday as Sulaiman Abdulrahman claimed silver in the men's 400 metres.

George Russell closed the gap to championship-leading Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli at the top of the Formula One standings after fending off Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to complete a lights-to-flag win in Saturday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the Italian fifth.

Ireland will play their Nations League fixture against Israel on Sunday, after a vote took place within the squad on whether to fulfil the fixture, Football Association of Ireland (FAI) CEO David Courell said on Saturday.

Virat Kohli said next year's 50-overs World Cup would be his last for India and he is ready to give his all to help lift the trophy.

Russia's Tatiana Prozorova said her withdrawal from the Singapore Open semi-finals followed "pressure" from a WTA physiotherapist who diagnosed her with concussion after being struck by a ball.