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Kasper Asgreen grabbed a stage victory and Isaac Del Toro increased his overall lead on Saturday after several leading rivals were slowed by a crash as rain ruined Primoz Roglic's parade on the Giro's day out in Slovenia.

Kylian Mbappe virtually wrapped up the European Golden Shoe award with a brace as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-0 on Saturday, on an emotional home farewell to Carlo Ancelotti and Luka Modric.

Fly-half Matthieu Jalibert inspired Bordeaux-Begles to a thrilling 28-20 victory over Northampton on Saturday to win the Champions Cup for the first time at Cardiff's Millenium Stadium.

Alex Marquez took the family bragging rights over older brother Marc in the British MotoGP sprint race at Silverstone on Saturday.

Lando Norris snatched a spectacular pole position for McLaren at the Monaco Grand Prix with a sizzling late record lap to beat Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by 0.109 seconds in a hotly-contested qualifying on Saturday.

Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, whose inspiring new film "Young Mothers" is vying for the top prize in Cannes, said they wanted to show young women defying the fate that was forced on them.

Shoaib Bashir took six wickets and returned his best figures in Test cricket as England completed a dominant innings and 45-run win over Zimbabwe in a one-off match at Trent Bridge on Saturday.

Suspected vandalism knocked out power to the French Riviera town Cannes on the final day of its film festival on Saturday, but organisers said the show would go on at their glitzy closing ceremony.

Ange Postecoglou is yet to discuss his future with chairman Daniel Levy as the Tottenham manager waits to discover if he will be sacked despite winning the Europa League.

Naomi Osaka is "enjoying" her fight to climb back to the upper echelons of tennis as she prepares for her French Open campaign, after showing signs of a return to form this year.

Ruben Amorim admits Manchester United need to change "a lot of things" as the beaten Europa League finalists prepare to finish their dismal season on Sunday.

Stripped naked, beaten until she could no longer walk, sexually assaulted and covered in excrement: award-winning Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire told AFP of the torture she suffered at the hands of security forces in Tanzania this week.

Bangladesh's interim government, which took over after a mass uprising last year, warned on Saturday that unity was needed to "prevent the return of authoritarianism".

French rider Fabio Quartararo took his third successive pole after posting the fastest time in qualifying on his Yamaha for the British MotoGP on Saturday.

England finally saw the back of Sean Williams after Zimbabwe threatened to bat through the third morning of a one-off Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday without losing a wicket.

A German woman accused of a mass stabbing attack that wounded 18 people at a train station in Hamburg suffers from mental illness, police said Saturday.

Charles Leclerc completed a hat-trick of perfect practice runs on Saturday when he topped the times for Ferrari at the Monaco Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton crashed into the barriers.

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 15 people on Saturday across the Palestinian territory, where Israel has ramped up its military offensive in recent days.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Liverpool winger Luis Diaz and Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford are "fantastic players" amid speculation the Spanish champions are interested in signing one of them.

Mohamed Salah has been voted Premier League player of the season for the second time after inspiring Liverpool's march to a record-equalling 20th English title.

The Cannes film festival drew to a close on Saturday, promising to overcome a major power cut in order to hand out its prizes at a VIP-studded ceremony later.

A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv Saturday wounded at least 15 people, even as Russia and Ukraine continued the biggest prisoner swap since the start of Moscow's invasion.

India named top-order batsman Shubman Gill as the new Test captain, the cricket board said Saturday, as it announced the team for next month's all-important tour of England.

Waxy and emaciated, Konstantin Steblev spoke to his mother for the first time in three years after being released as part of the biggest ever prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine.

A German woman accused of a mass stabbing attack at a train station in Hamburg was to appear before a judge Saturday, while the number of victims wounded rose to 18, police said.

Shubman Gill, long Indian cricket's "Prince" in waiting, has been entrusted with leading a new era after the Test retirements of greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Suriname, South America's smallest country, is preparing for an inflow of cash from a huge offshore oil find, with the president insisting the population will receive a direct share of the wealth.

India named top-order batsman Shubman Gill as the new Test captain, the cricket board said Saturday, as it announced the team for next month's all-important tour of England.

A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv Saturday wounded at least 15 people, just as Russia and Ukraine were in the middle of a major prisoner swap.

A fighter jet roaring through the grey sky breaks the tranquillity of a boreal forest in northern Finland, one more sign of a growing military presence that is challenging the ability of reindeer herders to exercise their livelihood.

A CAF Confederation Cup final venue dispute has overshadowed the second leg between Simba of Tanzania and Renaissance Berkane of Morocco in the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar on Sunday.

Tens of thousands of Australians remained isolated and thousands were without power on Saturday, authorities said as conditions in New South Wales eased after days of heavy rain that caused widespread flooding.