football Alavés - Barcelona 1:1; Alaves 1-1 Barcelona: Four La Liga games without a win for Ronald Koeman's visitors

football Borussia Mönchengladbach - RB Leipzig 1:0; bundesligca.com: Hannes Wolf bites the hand that feeds him to earn Borussia Mönchengladbach victory over RB Leipzig

ESPN: Wimbledon champ Simona Halep tests positive for COVID-19 CNN: World No. 2 Simona Halep is recovering after testing positive for Covid-19

There are many withdrawals from Rolex Paris Masters: Thiem, Dimitrov, Bautista-Agut, Nishikori, Shapovalov, Paire. After a blister flares up, Dominic Thiem withdraws from Paris Masters

tennis John Millman defeated Adrian Mannarino and won ATP tournament in Nur-Sultan. ATP: Millman Earns Maiden Title In Nur-Sultan

VN: Riders send formal protest letter over time splits at Vuelta a España CN: Vuelta a España riders release statement clarifying position on stage 11 protest

CN: 2021 Tour Down Under cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic VN: Tour Down Under, Cadel Evans Road Race 2021 cancel due to COVID complications

tennis Andrey Rublev won ATP tournament in Vienna, defeating lucky loser Lorenzo Sonego in straight sets. This was Rublev's second consecutive title, he is the first player with five ATP titles this year. ATP: Rublev Claims Fifth Title Of 2020 In Vienna

> This was the second title of the year Rublev earned without losing a set (Doha). Perhaps even more impressively, the Russian did not get broken in 38 service games. The last player to lift a trophy without dropping serve was Alex de Minaur in Atlanta last year (42 service games).

> Rublev has won 19 of his past 20 matches and owns a 15-match winning streak at ATP 500s. Since the ATP Tour restarted in August, he has triumphed in Hamburg, St. Petersburg and now Vienna. The champion leaves Austria with 500 FedEx ATP Ranking points and €105,240.

ATP: Rublev Secures First-Time Qualification To Nitto ATP Finals After Career-Best 2020 Season

cycling Vuelta: Hugh Carthy won on Alto de l'Angliru, Richard Carapaz takes the overall GC lead. procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/2020/stage-12/result/…

Tomorrow is a rest day and then there is MTT.

CN: Vuelta a España: Hugh Carthy tames fearsome Angliru for stage 12 victory VN: Vuelta a España stage 12: Hugh Carthy wins atop the Angliru, Richard Carapaz takes red jersey

VN: Analysis: How the GC stars fared on the Vuelta a España’s Alto de l’Angliru ascent

CN: Which GC riders lost time on the Alto de l'Angliru at the Vuelta a España

football 2020 Women's FA Cup Final: Everton - Manchester City 1:3 a.e.t. BBC: Women's FA Cup final: Everton 1-3 Manchester City AET

football Udinese - A.C. Milan 1:2; Milan leads Serie A with 16 points after six rounds, Ibrahimovic is the leading goalscorer with 7 goals. ESPN: Acrobatic Ibrahimovic goal gives Milan late win at Udinese

football Spezia - Juventus 1:4; Cristiano Ronaldo raturned with two goals. ESPN: Ronaldo scores twice on return from COVID-19 in Juve win BBC: Spezia 1-4 Juventus: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice after Covid-19 recovery

football Napoli - Sassuolo 0:2; Sassuolo is now in the 2nd place, 2 points behind Milan. ESPN: Serie A upstarts Sassuolo hand Napoli shock defeat

football Manchester United - Arsenal 0:1; BBC: Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang penalty decides tight encounter

football Gareth Bale scored his first goals since the return to Tottenham Hotspur. BBC: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Gareth Bale scores his first goal since re-joining Spurs