Sports from Saturday, October 18th, 2025

Nottingham Forest sacked manager Ange Postecoglou straight after they suffered a 3-0 defeat by Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday which left the club languishing in 17th place and on the brink of slipping into the relegation zone.

Kazakh third seed Elena Rybakina powered past Italy's Jasmine Paolini with a clinical 6-3 6-2 victory on Saturday to secure her place in the Ningbo Open final, keeping her hopes of qualifying for next month's WTA Finals on track.

The opening game of New Zealand's three-match Twenty20 series with England was abandoned due to heavy rain in Christchurch on Saturday with the hosts denied the opportunity to chase down a modest total for victory.

Paris St Germain drew 3-3 at home against Strasbourg on Friday but managed to stay top of Ligue 1, with midfielder Senny Mayulu scoring to rescue a point for the hosts.