Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander (35) hits a sacrifice bunt against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning in game two of the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium. Astros won 7-6 to tie the best of seven game series at 1-1. (Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports.)
LONDON- - Premier League strugglers West Ham United came back from two goals down to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 at Wembley Stadium to move into the League Cup quarter-finals in exhilarating style on Wednesday.
SINGAPORE- - Caroline Wozniacki made an emphatic statement with a 6-2 6-0 thrashing of Elina Svitolina in their WTA Finals opener on Monday but the Danish former world number one insisted revenge was not her motivation against a player she had never beaten.
MILAN- - Inter Milan raced to a three-goal lead against Sampdoria then nearly threw it all away as they clung on for a 3-2 win which took them top of Serie A, at least for 24 hours, on Tuesday.
MADRID- - A Marco Asensio-inspired Real Madrid crushed Eibar 3-0 to close the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to five points on Sunday, with Karim Benzema starting on the bench.
