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Max Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix from pole ahead of McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri as Yuki Tsunoda finished 12th in his Red Bull debut.

For a long time Paris Saint-Germain were a collection of superstars, but now under Luis Enrique they are a team with a clear identity and appear stronger as a result of the job done by their Spanish coach.

Lionel Messi was on target but an out-of-sorts Inter Miami were held to a 1-1 draw by strugglers Toronto FC in Major League Soccer on Sunday.

Inter Milan are on an unlikely mission to repeat the treble as the Serie A champions travel to take on Bayern Munich, the team they beat to complete a historic Champions League triumph under Jose Mourinho 15 years ago.

Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom overcame a mid-round slump to score a 1-up victory over the USA's Lauren Coughlin and win the LPGA Match Play tournament in Las Vegas on Sunday.

The music industry is fighting on platforms, through the courts and with legislators in a bid to prevent the theft and misuse of art from generative AI -- but it remains an uphill battle.

In 2008, scriptwriter Ed Bennett-Coles said he experienced a career "death moment": he read an article about AI managing to write its first screenplay.

Asian markets took a huge plunge Monday as US futures pointed to significant losses on Wall Street over Donald Trump's punishing tariffs, even as countries sought compromise with the defiant president.

Residents of Haiti's gang-plagued capital could enjoy a brief escape from daily lives scarred with violence this weekend as the PapJazz festival entertained around 100 music fans.

Michael Johnson is confident his Grand Slam Track series will go from strength-to-strength as the curtain came down on the circuit's inaugural meeting in Kingston on Sunday after three days of action in a mostly empty stadium.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that China would have agreed to a deal on the sale of TikTok if it were not for the tariffs imposed by Washington on Beijing last week.

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Wall Street was braced Sunday for significant losses at the start of the week over Donald Trump's punishing tariffs on exports to the United States, as oil prices plummeted even with countries seeking compromise.

Brian Harman kept steady in the wind as he held on to his three-shot lead to win the PGA Tour Texas Open in San Antonio on Sunday.

Luka Doncic scored 30 points as the Los Angeles Lakers produced a devastating display of long-range shooting to score a surprising 126-99 blowout over the No.1 ranked Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.

Qualifier Jenson Brooksby, ranked 507th in the world, upset second-seed Francis Tiafoe 6-4, 6-2 to win the US Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston on Sunday.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone scooped the $100,000 top prize after cruising to victory in the 400m to bring the curtain down on the inaugural Grand Slam Track meeting in Kingston on Sunday.

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday vowed to pursue her presidential ambitions after she was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from standing for office, telling a rally her party is the target of a "witch hunt".

Juventus missed the chance to move into Serie A's Champions League positions on Sunday after being held to a 1-1 draw at fellow top four hopefuls Roma.

Marseille rose to second in Ligue 1 with a 3-2 win against Toulouse on Sunday, while Strasbourg moved into the Champions League spots following a narrow win at Reims.

Jessica Pegula took advantage of a dramatic collapse by Sofia Kenin to claim her second title of the season with a 6-3, 7-5 victory in the WTA Charleston Open final on Sunday.

A measles outbreak has killed a second child in the southwestern United States, authorities said Sunday, with almost 650 people now infected as the highly contagious disease spreads.

Thousands of people gathered in Bamako on Sunday for the funeral of Malian music star Amadou Bagayako -- of the blind husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam -- two days after his death at the age of 70.

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 44 people Sunday, as the Israeli military reported a rare salvo of around 10 projectiles fired from the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory.

Carlos Alcaraz said Sunday that the pressure to reclaim the world number one ranking from the suspended Jannik Sinner has had a negative impact on his form this season.

Violent storms battering the central-eastern United States have killed at least 17 people, officials said Sunday, with the National Weather Service warning of "devastating" flash flooding.

Alex Ovechkin's record-breaking 895th career goal is the crowning achievement of a stellar 20-season career that will see him go down as one of the greatest players in ice hockey history.

Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj on Sunday said his omission from the Indian team made him ready for IPL as his 4-17 helped Gujarat Titans hammer Sunrisers Hyderabad for a third straight win.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th NHL career goal on Sunday, etching his name into ice hockey history by finally passing the previous all-time record he shared with Wayne Gretzky.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said his side must improve "everywhere" after a dismal derby against Manchester City ended 0-0 on Sunday.

Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 4-17 to set up a third straight IPL win for Gujarat Titans as they hammered Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets on Sunday.

Manchester City's hopes of Champions League qualification remain in the balance after a dismal derby at Manchester United ended 0-0 on Sunday.