Sports News from Monday, September 29th, 2025

World number one Carlos Alcaraz recovered from a slow start to beat Casper Ruud 3-6 6-3 6-4 on Monday and reach the Japan Open final, where he will meet second seed Taylor Fritz with the chance to claim his eighth title of the year.

India beat Pakistan to defend their Asia Cup title but refused to accept the trophy from Pakistan's interior minister Mohsin Naqvi during the end to a politically-charged tournament on Sunday.

Barcelona secured a 2-1 comeback win over Real Sociedad on Sunday that sent them top of the LaLiga standings after they turned the match around with goals from Jules Kounde and Robert Lewandowski either side of halftime.

Europe withstood a ferocious challenge from the US to capture golf's biggest team prize in a nail-biting 15-13 victory during the Ryder Cup finale on Sunday.