Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

NFL roundup: Saints lose QB Jameis Winston in victory over Bucs

Trevor Siemian threw a touchdown pass in place of the injured Jameis Winston and P.J. Williams made a clinching pick-six of Tom Brady as the host New Orleans Saints defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-27 on Sunday. Siemian replaced Winston in the second quarter, completed 16 of 29 for 159 yards and drove the Saints (5-2) 70 yards to Brian Johnson’s 23-yard field goal that gave them a 29-27 lead with 1:44 remaining.

Baseball-Astros beat Braves to force World Series Game Six

The Astros overcame an early four-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-5 and force a World Series Game Six in Houston on Tuesday. The Braves loaded the bases in the first inning on Sunday and Adam Duvall hit a grand slam off Framber Valdez for a 4-0 lead that electrified the Atlanta crowd.

Baseball-Astros lineup changes pay off in World Series Game Five

Astros manager Dusty Baker decided to shake up his batting order for Sunday’s win-or-go-home World Series Game Five and the switch paid off as Houston’s offense exploded for 12 hits in a 9-5 win in Atlanta on Sunday. The win shaved the Braves’ lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven series with Game Six on Tuesday in Houston.

NBA roundup: Triple-double for James Harden in Nets’ win

Kevin Durant scored 23 points before being ejected for a flagrant foul late in the third quarter as the host Brooklyn Nets beat the Detroit Pistons 117-91 Sunday night. Durant was ejected with 3:23 remaining in the third quarter and the Nets leading 85-68. He was thrown out when his right forearm and elbow hit Kelly Olynyk’s face just outside the paint. Durant shot 10 of 13 from the field before getting ejected.

Soccer-Nuno latest victim of Premier League’s sacking culture

Manchester United’s trip to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday was billed as the last chance saloon for United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but it turned out it was opposite number Nuno Espirito Santo who was being kicked out of the swinging doors on Monday. Antonio Conte, the former Juventus and Chelsea manager, who was, according to some media reports, about to take over from Solskjaer at United is now the favourite to be the new Spurs boss.

Beach Handball-IHF changes rules to allow women to wear shorts

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has changed its rules regarding women’s uniforms to allow beach handball players to wear shorts instead of bikini bottoms following complaints that the previous regulations were sexist. Norway’s beach handball team were fined 1,500 euros https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-handball-norway-bikini-idUKKBN2EQ1SU ($1,735) by the European Handball Federation in July for being “improperly dressed” after the women wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms at the European championship.

Golf-Coaching support helps Herbert to maiden PGA Title

Lucas Herbert’s decision to bring his coach across to Bermuda to help work on his swing proved a masterstroke at the weekend when the Australian secured his maiden U.S. PGA title at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. The 25-year-old, who won the Irish Open in July to add to his previous European Tour win at the Dubai Desert Classic, became the first Australian man since Adam Scott in 2008 to win titles on the world’s two biggest tours in the same season.

Tennis-Djokovic targets year-end number one record on return to action in Paris

Novak Djokovic said his targets for the rest of 2021 include clinching the year-end number one spot and helping Serbia in its Davis Cup campaign, as he returns to competition at the Paris Masters for the first time since losing the U.S. Open final. Djokovic, who is tied with Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal on 20 major titles, has not played since coming up short in his bid for a calendar Grand Slam in September, losing in straight sets to Russian Daniil Medvedev at Flushing Meadows.

NHL roundup: Ryan Getzlaf hits assist milestone in Ducks’ win

Troy Terry scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period on a milestone assist by Ryan Getzlaf as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif. Getzlaf picked up the primary assist on Terry’s goal for his 989th career point with the Ducks, breaking the franchise record set by Hall of Famer Teemu Selanne.

Motor racing-Every F1 grand prix promoter wants a sprint race, says Brawn

Every Formula One grand prix promoter wants to hold a sprint race but only six are likely next season after the experiment of three this year, F1’s motorsport head Ross Brawn said on Monday. Next year’s F1 calendar is due to feature a record 23 rounds.

(With inputs from agencies.)