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Austria's JJ won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday with his opera-tinged song "Wasted Love" triumphing at the world's biggest live music television event.

Nice romped to a six-goal win to secure Champions League qualification on the final night of the French season on Saturday, as Saint-Etienne were condemned to relegation back to the second tier.

An explosion outside a California fertility clinic Saturday killed one person in what the local mayor described as a bomb attack.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to sign a new deal with the EU seeking to reset ties after Brexit, his office said Saturday ahead of landmark talks.

Pep Guardiola has urged his Manchester City flops to use the pain from their shock FA Cup final defeat as fuel to salvage their dismal season by qualifying for the Champions League.

Syria on Saturday announced the formation of a national commission for missing persons and another for transitional justice, more than five months after the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

Scottie Scheffler charged into a share of the lead with Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas and Spain's Jon Rahm in Saturday's third round of the PGA Championship while Bryson DeChambeau surged into contention.

Severe storms that swept through the US states of Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia left more than 25 people dead, laying waste to local communities and cutting off electricity to nearly 200,000, authorities said Saturday.

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner said his players had given fans a "moment for their life" by beating Manchester City 1-0 to win the first major trophy in the club's history.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators clashed with riot police in Basel as the Swiss city hosted the Eurovision Song Contest Saturday, AFP journalists at the scene witnessed.

A new song by rapper Kanye West glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler has racked up millions of views on Elon Musk's X platform, after it was banned by other sites such as YouTube.

Frenchman Sebastien Ogier took the lead of Rally Portugal on Saturday, after overnight leader Ott Tanak suffered a power steering failure late in the day's action.

The Eurovision Song Contest final kicked off Saturday in a blaze of pyrotechnics as 26 countries did battle at the world's biggest live music television event.

Sporting Lisbon defended their Portuguese crown on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Guimaraes to hold off rivals Benfica on the final day of the Primeira Liga season.

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner said patience paid off against Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday as he celebrated the club's first major trophy.

Pep Guardiola admitted his post-match clash with Dean Henderson was fuelled by frustration at the Crystal Palace goalkeeper's time-wasting during Manchester City's shock 1-0 defeat in the FA Cup final on Saturday.

Jasmine Paolini made Italian tennis history on Saturday by winning the Italian Open, convincingly beating Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2 to claim her second 1000 series title ahead of Roland Garros later this month.

The Baltimore Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde on Saturday following the Major League Baseball club's dismal start to the season, the team announced.

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City did everything but score in a 1-0 FA Cup final defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday.

England great James Anderson took two wickets for Lancashire on Saturday, nearly a year on from his emotional Test farewell at Lord's.

Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl called winger Michael Olise the "Bundesliga's player of the season" after another star showing for the league champions in Sunday's 4-0 win at Hoffenheim.

Crystal Palace's hero Eberechi Eze was lost for words after scoring the winning goal as the Eagles beat Manchester City 1-0 to win the FA Cup on Saturday.

Jhonattan Vegas teed off with a two-stroke lead in Saturday's storm-delayed third round of the PGA Championship with major champions making a charge at Quail Hollow.

Charles Leclerc said he will fight as much as he can to win Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Ferrari's Italian heartland but warned he cannot perform miracles.

US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would speak by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the "bloodbath" in Ukraine, a day after the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years.

Crystal Palace stunned Manchester City on Saturday to win the FA Cup for the first time as Eberechi Eze sealed a 1-0 victory that piled on the misery for Pep Guardiola's troubled side.

Championship leader Oscar Piastri calmly delivered a near-flawless lap under acute pressure on Saturday to claim his third pole of the season in qualifying for Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Castres' winger Remy Baget said on Saturday there was "a lot of emotion" in a 34-29 defeat at Bordeaux-Begles on Saturday as the visitors returned to French Top 14 action following the tragic death of Fijian Josaia Raisuqe.

Jasmine Paolini made Italian tennis history on Saturday by winning the Italian Open, convincingly beating Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2 to claim her second 1000 series title ahead of Roland Garros later this month.

Rain forced a washout in IPL's restart on Saturday with holders Kolkata Knight Riders knocked out of the play-off race as they shared one point each with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Borussia Dortmund will play Champions League football next season after a 3-0 home win over a 10-man Holstein Kiel on Saturday completed an incredible late-season run.

Australian Luke Plapp broke away on a 50km solo attack to win a hilly stage eight of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday as veteran Italian all-rounder Diego Ulissi grabbed the overall lead.