Madrid back to winning ways in La Liga; France, Belgium to face-off in Davis Cup final

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Gareth Bale capped the 3-1 victory with his sixth goal in five visits to Sociedad’s Anoeta Stadium. Bale’s fine solo goal in the second half gave the Welshman a much-needed boost after he was criticised for not scoring in Madrid’s previous back-to-back draws in the league.

Football

Bale scores in Madrid’s 3-1 win over Sociedad

Under criticism for not lifting his performance and the side in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale played superbly against Real Sociedad to set up his side’s 3-1 victory.

Kylian Mbappe, meanwhile, made a winning Parc des Princes debut for Paris Saint-Germain as two own goals in the final 15 minutes allowed PSG to beat Lyon 2-0 in a thrilling encounter.

Tennis

France vs Belgium in Davis Cup final; India fail to qualify for World Group

France and Belgium will battle for the Davis Cup title in November after knocking out Serbia and Australia in their respective semi-final encounters.

India, meanwhile, were consigned to the Asian zone yet again as they missed out their chance to qualify for the World Group next year. Ramkumar Ramanathan’s defeat in the must-win fourth tie meant that Yuki Bhambri’s victory in the fifth and final dead-rubber was purely academic.