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Inter Milan and Italy icon Mazzola dies aged 83

UK actor Naomi Watts honoured at Spain film festival

Saudi capital issues first air raid alert since renewed fighting in Yemen

Japan emperor declares Asian Games open after turbulent build-up

Martin edges title rival Marquez for Austrian MotoGP pole

Asian Games open with unity message after troubled build-up

Indonesia accepts Malaysia's help to tackle wildfires

Denmark hails 'binding' Greenland deal with Trump

Indians living in Japan on stand-by to house Asian Games athletes

We don't want Games host Japan losing money, says Asian Olympic official

Trump signs bill authorizing sweeping Russia sanctions

Ed Sheeran returns to stage after Palestinian controversy

Protesters form human chain at Kennedy Center after Trump threat

Asian Games to open in Japan after troubled build-up

Lee beats Hull in playoff to win LPGA Queen City crown

Australia's Minjee Lee birdied Sunday's second playoff hole to defeat England's Charley Hull and win the LPGA Queen City Championship while China's Yin Ruoning finished third to become world number one.

South Africa off mark as Wales avoid Fiji Rugby World Cup slip-up

Fly-half Manie Libbok was named man of the match as South Africa opened the defence of their Rugby World Cup title with victory over Scotland on Sunday as Wales held out against a spirited Fiji comeback.

Dutch edge out Ireland, Poland beaten in Albania

Wout Weghorst scored a second-half winner as the Netherlands beat Ireland 2-1 in Dublin to boost their Euro 2024 qualifying hopes on Sunday, while Poland lost for the third time in qualifying against Albania.

Spanish football chief Rubiales resigns over kiss scandal

Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales resigned from his post on Sunday because of the scandal caused by his kiss on the lips of a Women's World Cup player.

Biggar sets new mark as Wales edge Fiji in World Cup thriller

Dan Biggar set a new Wales Rugby World Cup overall points record as his side held on by the skin of their teeth to beat Fiji 32-26 in a pulsating encounter in Bordeaux on Sunday.

Moscow claims Putin's party wins votes in annexed Ukraine regions

Russia claimed Sunday that the United Russia party, which staunchly backs President Vladimir Putin, had won local ballots in four Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia.

Biggar sets new mark as Wales edge Fiji in thriller

Dan Biggar set a new Wales Rugby World Cup overall points record as his side held on by the skin of their teeth to beat Fiji 32-26 in a pulsating encounter in Bordeaux on Sunday.

49ers crush Steelers as Browns upset Bengals on opening NFL Sunday

The San Francisco 49ers produced a statement victory on the opening Sunday of the new NFL season with an emphatic 30-7 crushing of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

China's Yin Ruoning becomes women's golf world number one

China's Yin Ruoning became the world number one in women's golf on Sunday by finishing third at the LPGA Queen City Championship.

Aid workers killed in Ukraine, Kyiv fends off fresh drone attack

Two aid workers, one Canadian and one Spanish, were killed in eastern Ukraine, hours after the Kyiv region fended another wave of drone attacks overnight.

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Rubiales says he will resign over kiss scandal