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Alfie Hewett took the positive out of losing an epic Paralympics tennis singles final 2-6, 6-4, 5-7 to Japan's Tokito Oda on Saturday, saying he hoped it "can just really kick on things for our sport."

Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday defeated Jessica Pegula to win the US Open title and claim a third Grand Slam title to add to her back-to-back Australian Open crowns.

Aryna Sabalenka won the US Open and her third Grand Slam crown with a thrilling victory over a gallant Jessica Pegula in a rollercoaster final on Saturday.

The USA won a third consecutive men's Paralympic wheelchair basketball title on Saturday and teenage Chinese swimmer Jiang Yuyan collected a remarkable seventh gold of the Paris Games.

Canada scored their first away win over the United States in 67 years on Saturday with a 2-1 friendly international victory over their North American rivals in Kansas City.

Urged on by beleaguered ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, tens of thousands of demonstrators from Brazil's political right took to the streets Saturday amid a free speech tussle that has seen social media platform X suspended in the country.

Argentina, trailing by 14 points after 30 minutes, hit back with nine tries to beat Australia 67-27 in Santa Fe in the Rugby Championship on Saturday.

England interim boss Lee Carsley got off to an impressive start in a 2-0 win at the Republic of Ireland on Saturday, while Germany and the Netherlands scored five to begin their Nations League campaigns in style.

Palestinian AFP photographer Mahmud Hams has won the prestigious Visa d'Or News prize for his coverage of the conflict in Gaza, the Visa pour l'Image Association announced Saturday.

Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love is expected to miss three to six weeks with a left knee injury suffered in the Packers' season-opening loss to Philadelphia, according to reports Saturday.

Born during the dark days of dictatorship, Pedro Almodovar -- awarded the top prize in Venice Saturday -- chronicled in vivid colour the reopening of Spanish society, and has come to embody his country's cinema.

Spain's Pedro Almodovar won Venice's Golden Lion award Saturday for his pro-euthanasia film "The Room Next Door", with the acting prizes gong to Nicole Kidman and veteran Frenchman Vincent Lindon.

Donald Trump delivered a dark speech to a rally Saturday in the US swing state of Wisconsin, while Democrat Kamala Harris hunkered down in another crucial battleground, Pennsylvania, preparing for next week's televised presidential debate.

Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala turned on the style, laying on goals for each other, as a new-look Germany beat Hungary 5-0 in Duesseldorf on Saturday.

Teenage Chinese swimmer Jiang Yuyan collected her seventh gold of the Paris Paralympics on Saturday, while the USA were aiming to win a third consecutive men's wheelchair basketball title.

England interim boss Lee Carsley insists he respects the debate sparked by his controversial decision not to sing the national anthem before Saturday's 2-0 win against Ireland.

Championship leader Thierry Neuville worked his way to the front of the field on the second full day of competition in the Acropolis Rally on Saturday as the punishing Greek roads continued to take a toll on the field.

Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh are both hard-pressed to explain exactly how on-screen chemistry is created, but they have oodles of it in their new tearjerker romance "We Live in Time," which debuted at the Toronto film festival.

A total of 21 boys were confirmed dead on Saturday after a blaze tore through a school dormitory in central Kenya, a tragedy that has raised questions about safety standards at educational establishments nationwide.

More than 100,000 left-wing demonstrators rallied across France on Saturday to protest against the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister and denounce President Emmanuel Macron's "power grab".

China ended its Paris Paralympics swimming programme with more emphatic success on Saturday, including Jiang Yuyan collecting a remarkable seventh gold of the Paris Games.

Cameron Green starred with both bat and ball as Australia completed a 3-0 sweep of Scotland from their T20 series in Edinburgh on Saturday.

Former champions Nigeria and Cameroon put chaotic build-ups behind them on Saturday to make winning starts in 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.

One of Hollywood's biggest stars who is never afraid to push herself, Nicole Kidman ventured even further from her comfort zone with erotic thriller "Babygirl", which saw her named best actress in Venice on Saturday.

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said he had to prove himself after coach Rassie Erasmus gave him the chance to lead his team to an 18-12 victory over the New Zealand All Blacks in their Rugby Championship match at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for "The Room Next Door", while France's Vincent Lindon and Australian star Nicole Kidman took the top acting prizes.

Jack Grealish admitted his goal-scoring role in England's 2-0 win against Ireland on Saturday was the ideal way to forget the "worst summer" of his life.

England interim manager Lee Carsley enjoyed a dream debut as goals from Declan Rice and Jack Grealish silenced their Ireland tormentors and inspired a 2-0 win in Saturday's Nations League opener in Dublin.

The Springboks produced a storming finish for the second week in a row to beat the New Zealand All Blacks 18-12 in their Rugby Championship match at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva and the in-form Kamindu Mendis frustrated England with a unbroken century partnership on the second day of the third Test at the Oval on Saturday.

Former England captain Owen Farrell missed out on a winning start at new club Racing 92 as Castres scored with the last play of the game to secure a 31-28 win on the opening day of the Top 4 season on Saturday.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday made the first visit by a British leader to Ireland in five years, vowing to "reset" damaged post-Brexit relations between the neighbouring nations.