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England scuppered Ireland's dream of back-to-back Grand Slams with a thrilling win, Italy defeated Scotland and France added to the pressure on Wales as the Six Nations sparked into life.

"Oppenheimer" got off to a blistering start on Sunday at the Oscars, Hollywood's biggest night of the year, with three awards including one for best supporting actor Robert Downey Jr. -- and more likely to come.

Reigning Grand Slam champions Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz turned in dominating performances on Sunday to roll into the fourth round of the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters.

A sensational story about the Israeli prime minister's "psychiatrist" exploded online, but it was AI-generated, originating on one of hundreds of websites researchers warn are churning out tech-enabled fiction masquerading as news.

President Vladimir Putin has no doubt he will secure another term in Russia's election. The vote that leaves him in suspense, and could do more to change his policies, will occur eight months later in the United States.

Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey half-centuries raised Australian hopes at lunch Monday on a tantalising day four of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch.

Robert Downey, Jr on Sunday won his first Academy Award, a best supporting actor statuette for his villainous turn in "Oppenheimer" -- a golden moment in a decades-long career of highs and lows, on and off the screen.

The powerful Auschwitz-set psychological horror film, "The Zone of Interest", which on Sunday won the Oscar for best international film, stunned critics with its penetrating study of the banality in the shadow of the death camp.

"Anatomy of a Fall" has propelled Justine Triet to international fame, winning a string of awards for the French director, culminating in an Oscar for best original screenplay on Sunday.

AFP and other news agencies removed from their services on Sunday the first official photo of Britain's Princess Kate to be released since her abdominal surgery, saying the image was found to have been manipulated.

An Oscar win two decades ago introduced the world to Japanese anime great Hayao Miyazaki, and now the Studio Ghibli co-founder, aged 83, has done it again.

Celebrated Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki won his second Oscar on Sunday with "The Boy and the Heron" -- the Studio Ghibli co-founder's first film in a decade, and potentially his last.

A decade ago, Da'Vine Joy Randolph earned rave reviews and a Tony nomination for her work on Broadway. On Sunday, she was the toast of Hollywood, taking home an Oscar on her first nomination for best supporting actress.

Baker Mayfield, who guided Tampa Bay into the second round of the NFL playoffs last season, has agreed to terms on a new three-year contract with the Buccaneers, the team announced on Sunday.

Reigning Grand Slam champions Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz turned in dominating performances on Sunday to roll into the fourth round of the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters.

Hollywood's biggest night got under way Sunday, with the movie world's great and good gathering for the spectacle of glitz that is the Oscars, with atomic blockbuster "Oppenheimer" poised for glory.

Hollywood's top stars hit the Oscars red carpet at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, with a few usual trends on offer: black is always chic and metallics are super glam.

Inter Miami slumped to their first defeat of the Major League Soccer season on Sunday, losing 3-2 at home to Montreal after the Herons opted to rest Argentine superstar Lionel Messi.

With Haiti's capital spiraling deeper into gang violence, members of several diplomatic missions, including staff from the United States and the German ambassador, began leaving Port-au-Prince Sunday.

Brice Garnett sank an eight-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole to defeat fellow American Erik Barnes on Sunday and win the US PGA Tour Puerto Rico Open.

The Milwaukee Bucks, fueled by 35 points from Damian Lillard and 34 from Giannis Antetokounmpo, snapped their two-game California skid with a 124-117 NBA victory over the Clippers in Los Angeles on Sunday.

World number one Scottie Scheffler cruised to a five-stroke victory on Sunday at the PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational to capture his first tour victory in nearly a year.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique defended his stuttering team after they were held 2-2 by Reims in Ligue 1 on Sunday, a third straight domestic draw which still allowed the reigning champions to go 10 points clear at the top of the table.

"Almost perfect" Carlos Alcaraz stepped up his ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters title defense with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime on Sunday.

Portugal's opposition centre-right party won Sunday's general election while support for populist far-right Chega surged making it a kingmaker in the new parliament, an exit poll indicated.

Panama's government on Sunday accused international aid groups of encouraging illegal migration by handing out maps to help those crossing the treacherous Darien Gap jungle.

Luis Montenegro, whose centre-right party won Portugal's general election on Sunday according to exit polls, is a seasoned parliamentarian with no government experience who is perceived as honest and competent despite a lack of flair.

Wales and British Lions rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit says it was "horrible" to leave rugby behind but is in confident mood ahead of the first hurdle in his attempt to find an NFL team -- a trial in front of team scouts on March 20.

Nathan Tella and Florian Wirtz scored as Bayer Leverkusen beat 10-man Wolfsburg 2-0 on Sunday to edge their team closer to a maiden Bundesliga title.

Iga Swiatek claimed quick revenge for a January loss as she hammered Czech Linda Noskova 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday to reach the fourth round of the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters.

La Liga leaders Real Madrid regained their seven-point cushion at the top on Sunday as they benefited from two own goals in a comfortable 4-0 home win over struggling Celta Vigo.

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City survived a second-half "tsunami" from Liverpool to secure a 1-1 draw that leaves three sides separated by just one point at the top of the Premier League.