MEN’S FOOTBALL: Goals from Bayer Leverkusen’s Iker Bravo and Real Betis winger Assane Diao sealed a 2-0 win for Spain’s under 19s over France in Sunday evening’s European Championship final in Belfast.
France dominated possession but managed only one shot on target and had defender Yoni Gomes sent off in the 77th minute when they were already two down.
Spain have now extended their record to nine tournament wins at this age group.
WOMEN’S CRICKET: Captain Chamari Athapaththu smashed 61 from 43 balls and Harshitha Samarawickrama clubbed an unbeaten 69 as hosts Sri Lanka beat defending champions India by eight wickets to win their first ever Asian Cup Twenty20 championship in Dambulla on Sunday.
Sri Lanka coasted home with 8 balls to spare despite chasing India’s 165-6, the highest target ever successfully reached in an Asian Cup match.
MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE: Wakefield hit back from their first defeat of the season last week to brush aside Featherstone 46-18 and remain seven points clear of Toulouse in the Championship.
Third-placed Sheffield thumped Whitehaven 78-24 but Bradford lost ground after going down 25-6 at Widnes.
Halifax earned a narrow 22-16 win at Batley, Doncaster edged Barrow 37-30 and York saw off Swinton 34-4 in Sunday’s games.
MEN’S FOOTBALL: St Johnstone will visit Scottish League Cup holders Rangers in the last 16 of this year’s competition while last year’s runners-up Aberdeen take on Queen’s Park and Celtic, who lost at this stage last year, face Hibs.
Spartans, the lowest ranked team left in the competition, play Ross County, Falkirk meet Hearts, Dundee United are up against St Mirren, Motherwell take on Kilmarnock and Dundee host Airdrieonians in the other ties.