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Atletico lift Super Cup with 4-2 win over Real; Djokovic progresses at Cincinnati

Atletico Madrid finally got the better of Real Madrid on the European stage, scoring twice in extra time to win 4-2 in the UEFA Super Cup final on Wednesday.

Atletico Madrid finally got the better of Real Madrid on the European stage, scoring twice in extra time to win 4-2 in the UEFA Super Cup final on Wednesday.   | Photo Credit: REUTERS

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Not in the mood to go through the sports news in detail, but can’t quite get yourself to do away with it either? Here’s what we have to offer: read on to get a summary of all the main sports events.

Football

Atletico come-from-behind to beat Real 4-2

A brace from Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa on either side of Real Madrid goals from Karim Benzema and a Sergio Ramos penalty meant that the UEFA Super Cup game held at Tallinn, Estonia headed to extra time.

Goals from midfielders Saul Niguez and Koke in extra time implied that Atletico, the Europa League winners, won the match 4-2, defeating the Champions League winners, who began their new campaign without Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane.

Tennis

Djokovic advances, Tsureko stuns Muguruza

Novak Djokovic fought stomach illness, but was still able to dispatch Adrian Mannarino 4-6 6-2 6-1 as he progressed to the third round at Cincinnati. Alexander Zverev, meanwhile, was upset by Robin Haase 5-7 6-4 7-5.

In the women’s section at Cincinnati, defending champion Garbine Muguruza was ousted by Lesia Tsurenko 2-6 6-4 6-4.