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Belgian Remco Evenepoel claimed a third consecutive time-trial title at the Road Cycling World Championships in Rwanda on Sunday, as Tadej Pogacar missed out on medal by less than two seconds.

Aston Villa remain winless this season after blowing a one-goal and a man advantage in a 1-1 draw at Sunderland, while Newcastle were held 0-0 at Bournemouth on Sunday.

Max Verstappen showed other contenders on Sunday that he and Red Bull remain serious contenders to disrupt both F1 championships with his imperious lights-to-flag triumph at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

American stars Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone battled through the rain to add another gold to their tally and bring the curtain down on the world championships in Tokyo.

Oscar Piastri said he blamed himself for committing a 'silly error' when he crashed out on the opening lap of Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix as McLaren missed out on a chance to clinch a second straight teams’ title.

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav again refused to shake hands with Pakistan's Salman Agha as he won the toss and elected to field in their Super Four contest of the Asia Cup on Sunday.

The top US Democratic senator warned Sunday that President Donald Trump's call for the Justice Department to take action against his enemies puts America on a path to dictatorship.

Left-wing figures in France on Sunday reacted with uproar after the country's richest man the luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault described an academic behind a wealth tax plan as a "far-left activist" who wanted to "destroy the French economy".

Britain, Australia and Canada on Sunday recognised a Palestinian state in a seismic shift in decades of western foreign policy, triggering swift Israeli anger.

Ukraine needs to "invest in youth sports now" despite the ongoing war with Russia or "there may be no-one to represent" the country at future international events, the president of its athletics federation has told AFP.

Four-time champion Max Verstappen cruised to victory for Red Bull in Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix after series leader Oscar Piastri crashed on the opening lap and McLaren failed to clinch the constructors’ title.

Turkey's main opposition CHP re-elected its leader Ozgur Ozel at an extraordinary congress Sunday as the party fights off a barrage of what critics say are politically-motivated legal challenges.

Max Verstappen pulled off a pole-to-flag victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday after championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed out on the opening lap of the twisting street circuit.

Lorenzo Pellegrini fired Roma to victory in the derby with Lazio on Sunday, the former captain coming in from the cold with the only goal in a 1-0 win at a boisterous Stadio Olimpico.

Noah Lyles won his second gold of the Tokyo world championships on Sunday after anchoring the USA team to victory in the men's 4x100 metres relay.

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became only the second woman to win a world sprint treble after leading the United States to 4x100 metres relay gold on Sunday, with Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce taking silver in her final race.

Marlen Reusser made a golden breakthrough on Sunday as she claimed the women's time trial at the cycling World Championships in Kigali.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won her second gold of the world chanmpionships in Tokyo on Sunday, anchoring the USA team to a dominant victory in the 4x400 metres relay.

Marlen Reusser made a golden breakthrough on Sunday as she claimed the women's time trial at the cycling World Championships in Kigali.

Iga Swiatek battled back from a disastrous start to win the Korea Open on Sunday, beating Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova 1-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 in the final.

American Cole Hocker sprinted to victory in the men's 5,000m at the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday.

Kenya's Lilian Odira overhauled Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to win the women's 800 metres title at the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday.

Kenyans Sabastian Sawe and Rosemary Wanjiru won the men's and women's editions of the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, both breaking through for the first time in the German capital.

Britain was set Sunday to recognise a Palestinian state with a landmark announcement due from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as several nations were poised to follow at UN talks to pressure Israel over the Gaza war.

South Korea's An Se-young secured her second straight China Masters badminton title on Sunday, the Olympic champion cruising to victory in a superb performance against home hero Han Yue.

An Afghan government defence official said Sunday that a deal over Bagram air base was "not possible", after US President Donald Trump said he wanted the former US base back.

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe won the Berlin Marathon for the first time on Sunday, narrowly missing a personal best in just his third marathon attempt.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe joked Sunday that one more record from Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis would see track and field's governing body lose its Christmas party.

Guineans began casting ballots Sunday on a draft constitution that would pave the way for elections but also permit the junta leader who seized power four years ago to run for president, in a referendum boycotted by the opposition.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said gene testing for women athletes had been a "largely successful operation" at the world championships in Tokyo, vowing that the process was here to stay.

Three rebel nuns in their 80s have taken back their Austrian convent after fleeing from their care home, with supporters flocking to the nunnery Saturday in a show of solidarity.

The Philippines and Taiwan ordered evacuations Sunday ahead of possible flooding and landslides as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached, gaining strength on its way to an eventual collision with southern China.

Hundreds of anti-government protesters clashed with police in the Peruvian capital Lima on Saturday, throwing stones and sticks as officers fired tear gas on the demonstrators, AFP journalists reported.

American Taylor Fritz shocked world number one Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 as Team World won all three singles matches at the Laver Cup on Saturday to power into the lead in the global tennis event.

Joji Nasova scored two tries and Fiji captured a second consecutive Pacific Nations Cup men's rugby title on Sunday by defeating Japan 33-27 at Salt Lake City.

Stepping through the gates of India's Mayo College is like journeying back 150 years. Yet, the school that was once reserved for princes now educates a new elite.

After losing his arms in an ordnance explosion, Syrian teenager Mohammed Hasram was fitted with prosthetic limbs funded by Saudi Arabia, which is leveraging major investments and aid to gain influence over Damascus.

Paris Saint-Germain star Ousmane Dembele is tipped to hold off Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal and win the men's Ballon d'Or on Monday, while Aitana Bonmati's chances of claiming a third straight women's prize hang in the balance.

Four years after the military seized power, Guineans will finally vote Sunday on a new draft constitution that would pave the way for elections but also permit the country's junta leader to run for president, in a referendum boycotted by the opposition.