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Ruben Amorim admitted Manchester United "need to change" after a dismal 4-3 defeat at Brentford on Sunday underlined the problems facing the Old Trafford boss.

Zhao Xintong made a blistering start in his bid to become the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship, dominating Sunday's opening session to lead veteran Mark Williams 7-1.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he did "not believe" Russia would adhere to a coming three-day truce to coincide with Moscow's Victory Day celebrations.

France star Louis Bielle-Biarrey struck twice as Bordeaux-Begles came through a monumental all-French semi-final to defeat defending champions Toulouse 35-18 on Sunday and book their place in the Champions Cup final.

US President Donald Trump said in remarks airing Sunday that he does not know whether he must uphold the US Constitution, the nation's founding legal document.

Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga's packed mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro.

Trainer Charlie Appleby and jockey William Buick celebrated a Guineas double as Desert Flower won the English 1000 Guineas in impressive style at Newmarket on Sunday.

Joao Almeida grabbed overall victory in the Tour de Romandie on Sunday when he finished second to Remco Evenepoel in the closing time trial in Geneva.

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from hospital Sunday in Brasilia, where he underwent abdominal surgery three weeks ago, according to an AFP reporter.

Manchester United's winless run in the Premier League reached six games after a dismal 4-3 defeat at Brentford, while Alexander Isak's late penalty rescued top five chasers Newcastle in a 1-1 draw at Brighton on Sunday.

Romanians voted on Sunday in a tense rerun of November's annulled presidential election that plunged the European Union member into deep crisis, with a far-right candidate expected to top the first round.

Lyon will face Bath in the Challenge Cup final after coming through their all-French semi-final against Racing 92 with a 29-15 win at Stade Gerland on Sunday.

Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government in the country's two-year war.

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders survived a batting blitz including six sixes in a row from Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag to win a high-scoring IPL thriller by one run on Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed a multi-phased response to Yemen's Huthis after the rebels struck the area of Israel's main airport, wounding six people and prompting several major airlines to suspend flights.

Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Real Madrid held off Celta Vigo with a thrilling 3-2 win to stay within sight of La Liga leaders Barcelona.

Nicaragua has notified UNESCO of its withdrawal from the organisation in response to its press prize going to a Nicaraguan newspaper in exile, the UN culture agency's head said on Sunday.

Devout regulars attending Athens's main Roman Catholic church that honours a first-century saint have discovered a 21st-century update: their donation box is now hooked up to a digital payments system.

Holocaust survivors on Sunday urged the world not to forget the atrocities committed by the Nazis, during a ceremony to mark 80 years since the liberation of the Ravensbrueck concentration camp.

A missile struck inside the perimeter of Israel's main airport on Sunday, wounding six people, halting flights and gouging a wide crater, in an attack claimed by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels.

Bryson DeChambeau said he was looking forward to "battling it out" for the PGA Championship title in two weeks after winning LIV Golf's first tournament in South Korea on Sunday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia on May 7-10 and join his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at commemorations of the Allied victory against Nazi Germany, the Kremlin said on Sunday.

Rabia Bibi, a glittering red dupatta pulled over her eyes, wasn't about to let the threat of war with India stop her wedding in a remote valley in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

A missile landed inside the perimeter of Israel's main airport on Sunday, wounding six people, halting flights and gouging a wide crater, in an attack claimed by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels.

A federal official said a mayor in western Mexico was arrested as part of a probe into a suspected drug cartel training camp, where forced recruits were allegedly tortured or killed if they refused to cooperate.

British police on Sunday said eight people, including seven Iranian nationals, were arrested in two separate counterterrorism probes.

A missile launched from Yemen struck near Israel's main international airport on Sunday, authorities said, an attack that briefly halted air traffic and triggered threats of retaliation.

Romanians returned to the polls on Sunday in a rerun of November's annulled presidential election that left the country in deep political turmoil, as a far-right candidate again is expected to win the first round.

British police on Sunday said they had arrested five men, including four Iranians, on suspicion of "preparation of a terrorist act".

French police mounted a weekend raid to free a man who had been kidnapped in Paris to force his crypto-millionaire son to pay a ransom, prosecutors said, adding that five people were arrested.

Lady Gaga rocked Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach on Saturday with a free mega-concert that the Brazilian city said drew about two million fans.

For 10 nights straight, gunfire between Indian and Pakistani soldiers has echoed from the mountains and deep valleys that form the heavily defended de facto border between the nuclear-armed rivals.