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Defending champions Toulouse joined fellow French sides Bordeaux-Begles, Toulon and Castres in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup as they turned on the power in the second half to beat English club Sale 38-15 on Sunday

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said the leaders need to get back to doing the basics right after a 3-2 defeat at Fulham on Sunday ended a 26-game unbeaten Premier League run.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday lamented the lack of a US response to Russia's refusal to sign "a full, unconditional ceasefire" as two people were killed in Moscow's latest aerial bombardment.

Ivan Juric admitted Southampton must learn from their mistakes and solve the "huge problems" that led to their record-setting relegation from the Premier League.

Award-winning Italian film director Nanni Moretti spoke Sunday to the audience at a Rome film festival after leaving hospital where he underwent heart surgery, organisers said.

Enzo Maresca insisted Chelsea's "unfair" schedule forced him to drop out-of-form forward Cole Palmer for Sunday's 0-0 draw at Brentford.

Pablo Barrios snatched Atletico Madrid a 2-1 victory at Sevilla on Sunday to provide Diego Simeone's side a lifeline in the Spanish title race.

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday vowed not to give up after she was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from taking part in elections, slamming her conviction as a "political decision".

Liverpool slumped to just their second Premier League defeat this season as Fulham clinched a shock 3-2 win over the runaway leaders, while Southampton were relegated in record-setting time after a 3-1 loss at Tottenham on Sunday.

More than 50 countries have sought talks with President Donald Trump in a scramble to ease punishing tariffs on exports to the United States, the White House said Sunday, as trade partners braced for fallout.

Southampton were relegated from the Premier League in record-setting time after a 3-1 defeat at Tottenham on Sunday ended their brief stay in the top-flight.

Liverpool slumped to just their second Premier League defeat of the season as Fulham struck three times in 14 first-half minutes to boost their own European ambitions with a 3-2 win on Sunday.

Heavy downpours in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa have killed around 30 people while wreaking havoc across the central African megacity, an official told AFP on Sunday.

Tadej Pogacar won an epic see-saw showdown at the Tour of Flanders on Sunday, soloing home from 15km, with Mads Pedersen edging Mathieu Van der Poel to second at the line a minute later with Wout van Aert fourth.

World No.5 Novak Djokovic, a finalist at the recent Miami Masters, said on Sunday that he did not have high expectations for the Monte Carlo Masters as he was suffering from the effects of an eye infection.

A strike Sunday that Israel said targeted Hezbollah killed two people in south Lebanon, according to authorities, as a US envoy was visiting for talks on the militant group and economic reforms.

India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah on Sunday joined his IPL team Mumbai Indians and will be available to play their next match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the franchise confirmed.

Bordeaux-Begles joined fellow French sides Toulon and Castres in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup with a frenetic 43-31 win over Ulster on Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Budapest on Sunday to head to the US to talk tariffs and Iran with President Donald Trump after wrapping up a multi-day-visit to Hungary.

Fiji won the men's title at the World Sevens Series in Singapore with a 21-12 victory over surprise finalists Kenya on Sunday, while New Zealand lifted the women's trophy after defeating arch-rivals Australia.

France's Marine Le Pen on Sunday invoked Martin Luther King's struggle for civil rights as her far-right party planned to rally its supporters after she was convicted of embezzlement and banned from public office.

President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Sunday that Moscow is increasing its aerial bombardment after Russia mounted a "massive" missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight, killing two people and wounding at least seven.

Vietnam has asked for a last-minute delay to colossal tariffs imposed by Washington as government figures showed on Sunday that its economy grew at a slightly slower pace in the first quarter.

Pope Francis made a surprise Sunday public appearance as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving hospital for a serious case of pneumonia.

The "world as we knew it" is over, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday, as the world braced for further fallout from the introduction of US tariffs.

Yuki Tsunoda said he had "mixed feelings" after finishing out of the points in 12th place in his Red Bull debut at his home Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.

France's far right planned to rally supporters on Sunday after their leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement and banned from public office, a move that set the country's political scene alight ahead of 2027 presidential elections.

Lewis Hamilton admitted he "didn't have the pace to challenge" after finishing seventh at Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix, with fourth-place Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc saying it was a "lonely" race.

Vietnam's economy grew at a slightly slower pace in the first quarter, government figures showed Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country braces for the impact of colossal tariffs imposed by Washington.

Kimi Antonelli set his sights on a first grand prix win after the 18-year-old Mercedes rookie became the youngest driver to lead a Formula One race on Sunday in Japan.

Cricket veteran M.S. Dhoni's powers as a finisher are waning and talk of his retirement in IPL grows louder, but his Chennai Super Kings team backs their hero.

North Korea held its first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years on Sunday, with hundreds of runners taking to the streets of the capital and citizens cheering them on.