* Watford's stunning start to the season hit a new high as they made it four successive Premier League wins with a shock 2-1 success against Tottenham on Sunday (Sep 2).
* Schalke 04, last season's runners-up, crashed to a 2-0 home loss to Hertha Berlin courtesy of Ondrej Duda's double on Sunday, their second Bundesliga defeat in two matches.
* Former Manchester City and Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure rejoined Olympiakos on Sunday (Sep 2), 12 years after making his mark in Europe with the Greek Super League club.
* Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli suffered their first setback of the season on Sunday (Sep 2) as a double strike from French forward Gregoire Defrel helped Sampdoria seal a shock 3-0 win over the Serie A runners-up.
* Unai Emery collected his second victory as Arsenal manager thanks to a fine strike from Alexandre Lacazette in a 3-2 success at Cardiff on Sunday (Sep 2).
* Golfer Thorbjorn Olesen claimed the eighth and final automatic spot on Europe's Ryder Cup team as he finished 20th at the Made in Denmark tournament on Sunday. The home favourite carded a last-round 68 to finish on 11 under but more importantly as far as he was concerned Matt Fitzpatrick did not win the title.
* Rangers manager Steven Gerrard's first taste of the Old Firm derby proved a bitter one as Celtic emerged with a thoroughly-deserved 1-0 victory at Parkhead on Sunday.
* Two goals from Romelu Lukaku brought Jose Mourinho a much-needed 2-0 win at Burnley on Sunday.
* Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee became the first female athlete to be named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) at an Asian Games on Sunday after the teenager scooped an unprecedented six gold medals in the Jakarta pool.
