Daily Digest: Gareth Bale shines as Real Madrid open La Liga with win over Getafe

Sport360 staff 09:42 20/08/2018
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    TOP STORY

    Gareth Bale was on target as Real Madrid launched their La Liga campaign with a comfortable win over Getafe.

    A Real side shorn of the services of the departed Cristiano Ronaldo and with summer signing Thibaut Courtois sitting on the bench alongside Luka Modric, Raphael Varane and Casemiro cruised to a 2-0 victory at the Bernabeu.

    Dani Carvajal headed them into a 20th-minute lead with his first league goal since April 2014 and Bale, who had earlier hit the bar, doubled their advantage six minutes after the restart to hand new manager Julen Lopetegui a win in his first league game at the helm.

    FOOTBALL

    Jose Mourinho admits his Manchester United players could suffer a crisis of confidence following their humbling 3-2 defeat at Brighton.

    United were architects of their own downfall, making mistakes in the build up to the first two goals scored by Glenn Murray and Shane Duffy.

    Read our takeaways and manager in focus from the Amex Stadium.

    Elsewhere, Sergio Aguero plundered his 13th Manchester City hat-trick as the reigning Premier League champions hit Huddersfield for six.

    The Argentina international struck twice before the break and, after firing against a post and passing up a series of other opportunities, completed his ninth top-flight treble with a deft 75th-minute finish in a 6-1 rout.

    Check out our takeaways from the Sky Blues win.

    CRICKET

    On a day that 16 wickets fell in total, with 10 of them falling in a single session, India took complete control of the third Test versus England.

    After putting 329 on the board in their first innings, India bowled out the hosts for just 161 runs before adding 124-2 in their second innings. They lead by 292 runs.

    Read our takeaways from the second day of play at Trent Bridge.

    FEATURE OF THE DAY

    Our man Brendon Netto lists three talking points as Manchester United suffered a humiliating 3-2 defeat against Brighton.

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