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Josh Ball

In theory, the weekend means those of you with light-blue blood running through your veins may well have stayed up to watch Erling Haaland give another set of defenders nightmares.
Or, you could have taken in some tennis, Formula One, rugby, the Paralympics, and Joe Root’s record-setting 34th Test match hundred at Lord’s.
But for those of you that do value your shut-eye, here’s what happened while you were sleeping.
The edited highlights
China’s Paralympians are winning so many gold medals that it’s just hard to keep up at the moment. Still, there have been some special performances in Paris, with world records tumbling in the process.

The nation’s 14th gold overall at the Games came came thanks to javelin thrower Zhao Yuping, who set a world record of 47.06 metres in the F12 category for athletes with a moderate visual impairment.
And in the women’s S11 50m freestyle, swimmer Ma Jia finished in a world record 28.96 seconds, lowering her own previous best of 29.20, which she set at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Track cyclist Li Zhangyu, meanwhile, claimed his sixth Paralympic gold medal, and second in Paris, in the men’s C1-3 1,000m time trial. In a repeat of Thursday’s 3,000m race, teammate Liang Weicong took silver.
There was archery gold too in the women’s individual W1 competition for Chen Minyi, while Li Yingli took the women’s shot put F37 title with a throw of 13.45 metres. Teammate Mi Na had a season best 13.19 to win silver.
Better than all the rest

It might be a touch early to be declaring the English Premier League title race all but over, but Manchester City are looking in ominous early form, and the strains of Tina Turner’s overplayed hit seem increasingly likely to be blaring from the speakers at the Etihad once again.
And short of tying his laces together, or, as boss Pep Guardiola suggested, resorting to more nefarious means, it does not look as though anything can stop striker Haaland.
West Ham United were the latest to be terrorised by the marauding Norwegian, who scored his second hat-trick in two games in a 3-1 win - making Fantasy Football managers the world over happy once more.
With Arsenal dropping points in a 1-1 draw with Brighton, it might be the only thing that slows the defending champions are the 115 charges they’re facing for all sorts of questionable financial goings on.
Although if you think that’s likely I have a tower in Paris for sale.
Max pained by car’s performance
From utterly dominant to utterly frustrated, Max Verstappen was supposed to win his fourth world championship in a row this season at a canter - not any more.
The Dutch driver will start from seventh on the grid at Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix in Monza, with Lando Norris locking out another pole. Teammate Oscar Piastri made it one-two for McLaren on the front row.
Verstappen still has a healthy 70 point lead with nine races remaining but that would be trimmed considerably if McLaren’s Norris wins and Verstappen fails to move up from his grid position.
Calling his car “not driveable any more”, Verstappen said understeer on both tyres left him unable to “attack any corner” in the final phase of qualifying.
It must be hard to discover you’re mortal, or maybe a bad workman, etc, etc.
Just happy to be here
World No 1 Jannik Sinner is having a dream US Open, while challengers to his bid for a second grand slam title are dropping like flies, the Italian thumped Christopher O’Connell 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, on Saturday to reach the fourth round.
Sinner raced out to a 5-0 lead in the first set, which he then won on serve, and took just an hour and 53 minutes to bundle out his 87th-ranked opponent.
Still regarded with some suspicion after his drug-testing issues, Sinner said he was just trying “to stay on my side of the net” and “take it day by day”.
“There have been already a couple of upsets, so let’s see what’s coming, but I’m very happy to be still here,” he added.
Sticking the boot in

South Africa scored two late tries to come back from a 10-point deficit to edge New Zealand 31-27 in a bruising Rugby Championship clash at Ellis Park.
The All Blacks outscored their hosts by four tries to three but the boot of new Springbok fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu proved the difference, as he contributed 16 points in the first meeting between the two countries since last October’s Paris clash which South Africa won 12-11.
Bongi Mbonambi, Kwagga Smith and Grant Williams scored the home tries while Feinberg-Mngomezulu was successful with four penalties and two conversions.
Caleb Clarke scored two tries and Codie Taylor and Jordie Barrett for the visitors as Damian McKenzie added a penalty and two conversions.


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While you were sleeping

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McLaren driver Lando Norris celebrates qualifying in pole position for the Italian Grand Prix. Photo: AP

Zhao Yuping competes during the women’s javelin throw F13 final. Photo: Xinhua

Erling Haaland holds the match ball after scoring a hat-trick. Photo: EPA-EFE

South Africa’s fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu prepares to convert a try. Photo: AFP

EPL clubs splash the cash as transfer window closes; China athletes grab gold in Paris

Di Dongdong won gold in the men’s T11 long jump with a world record leap of 6.85m. Photo: Reuters

Paralympic athlete Zia Zhou wins the women’s 100m -T35 final at the Stade de France. Photo: AP

China’s Xueme Tang (right) keeps the ball in play during the sitting volleyball women’s preliminary round Pool A match against the USA. Photo: AFP

Uruguay’s Manuel Ugarte has signed for Manchester United for £42 million. Photo: AP

Paris Paralympics: China gold, Hong Kong silver, Jackie Chan and a host of world records

Hong Kong’s Chan Yui-lam is overcome with emotion standing on the podium after winning silver in the women’s S14 100m butterfly at the Paris Paralympics. Photo: AFP

Gold medallist Wang Xiaomei celebrates after winning the women’s C1-3 3,000m individual pursuit. Photo: AFP

Yi Chen waves to the crowd before being awarded her gold medal in the women’s S10 50m freestyle.

USA’s Steve Serio (left) fights for the ball with Spain’s Daniel Stix (centre) during the men’s preliminary round Group B match. Photo: AFP

England’s Joe Root celebrates his century on the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s. Photo: AFP

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