Hong Kong's goalkeeper threw down the gauntlet to four-time world player of the year Lionel Messi Monday, declaring he was "very confident" he could stop any penalties by the Barcelona icon at a friendly in the Chinese city.

His team's ranking of 164th in the world notwithstanding, Yapp Hung-Fai drew laughter as he challenged the Argentinian player, who missed a first-half penalty against Brazil during a friendly in Beijing on Saturday.

Scott Brown says the Scotland squad is full of self-belief ahead of their crucial Euro 2016 qualifying match against Poland in Warsaw on Tuesday.

The Poles are the surprise leaders of Group D following their historic 2-0 win over world champions Germany on Saturday.

South Korea's Bae Sang-Moon nabbed his second U.S. PGA Tour title on Sunday, firing a final-round 73 to hold on for victory in the Frys.com Open.

Bae, who took a four-shot lead into the fourth round, finished with a 15-under par total of 273 and a two-stroke victory over Australian Steven Bowditch.

The Republic of Ireland travel to face besieged Germany in Tuesday's Euro 2016 qualifier with Martin O'Neill's side looking for a first win over the world champions in 20 years.

Ireland enjoyed a 2-0 win over Germany in May 1994 when Tony Cascarino and Gary Kelly scored either side of half-time in a Hanover friendly and the Republic are hoping to catch their hosts off-guard again in Gelsenkirchen.

The head of world gymnastics, who helped devise an open-ended scoring system, is pushing for a rule change to bring artistry back to the sport now increasingly laden with acrobatics to gain high points.

"Gymnastics is artistic gymnastics, the definition I don't want to lose," said Bruno Grandi, president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), making the distinction between other disciplines as rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining and tumbling.

Roger Federer edged a resilient Gilles Simon of France 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/2) to win the Shanghai Masters and claim the 81st title of his career on Sunday.

The 17-time Grand Slam winner had blown away world number one Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals but he found a stubborn opponent in Simon at Shanghai's QiZhong Tennis Centre.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho admitted Sunday to twice turning down becoming coach of Paris Saint-Germain.

"I knew PSG's project before it was initiated," Mourinho said in an interview with TF1's Telefoot program.

Spanish sensation Marc Marquez, just 21 years old, retained his MotoGP championship by finishing runner-up at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.

"Two years in MotoGP, two titles. It's incredible," Marquez told reporters. "I couldn't have imagined it. Maybe to people it looked easy because I am always smiling and always happy, but also I feel pressure."

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Miami Heat 122-119 in overtime Saturday in an emotional NBA pre-season clash that saw James face his former team for the first time.

Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player James and Cleveland's Brazilian forward Anderson Varejao dominated the headlines in the build-up to the exhibition in Rio de Janeiro.

Andy Murray will begin a late dash for vital ranking points and a spot in the World Tour Finals with a wildcard entry into the Austrian Open starting on Monday.

It will be the first Austrian appearance for the Scot, who currently stands provisional 10th on the season points race for the season-ending showpiece in London from November 9.