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A flat-out six-furlong sprint, the $350,000 (G1) Vosburgh Invitational is the first of two Grade 1 races at Belmont Park in New York on Saturday. In addition to the purse money up for grabs, the winner of the Vosburgh gains automatic entry into the Breeders' Cup World Championships Sprint on November 4.

It's a big weekend for horses trying to qualify for the Breeders' Cup, with 13 races in the US, England and France offering a Breeders' Cup race spot to the winner. One of those races is the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic from Belmont Park in New York, run over 1 1/2 miles for a purse of $500,000.

They score. Touchdown Detroit. The Lions are undefeated. Wait a minute, the play has been reversed. His knee was down before the ball crossed the goal line. This NFC team always seems to find a way to lose a meaningful game against a top opponent. Now the Lions collide with their division rivals in Minnesota in one of 16 NFL games in Week 4.

The fifth week of the college football season features three days of action with Texas heading north to Ames, Iowa, to face Iowa State in the Thursday night opener. Twenty of the Top 25 teams put their records on the line, while No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 8 Michigan are among those with a bye this weekend.

The 2017-18 UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 continues on September 29 with a whole host of intriguing fixtures, but none of them have the allure of the Group B match between Paris St. Germain and Bayern Munich at the Parc de Princes stadium. It is the first time since 2000 that these Goliath’s have clashed, who will come out on top in this game?

The pick of the UEFA Champions League fixtures on the second matchday has to be at the Westflaenstadion where Borussia Dortmund host Real Madrid in Group H. Can Dortmund cause an upset?

Horse racing's newest star goes back to work on Saturday, as Travers Stakes winner West Coast faces nine others in the (G1) Pennsylvania Derby. They'll be racing 1 1/8 miles on the Park dirt, chasing a total purse of $1 million.

There wasn’t a more dominant performance last weekend than the Denver Broncos’ 42-17 thrashing of the Dallas Cowboys. The Broncos have had an outstanding defense for years, but their offense and third-year quarterback Trevor Siemian are the real surprise. They look unstoppable. Denver now travels to Buffalo to tackle the Bills in their first test on the road this season.

The 2017-18 English Premier League has progressed to Week 6 and what an exciting set of fixtures we have on our hands. One of the prime fixtures sees West Ham United take on London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, who do we think will win that? Let’s find out.