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The US PGA Tour's Cognizant Cup will conclude on Monday after thunderstorms halted play for three and a half hours on Sunday, officials said.

Belgium's individual 400m champion Alexander Doom produced a stunning anchor leg to scupper US sprinter Noah Lyles' bid for gold in the world indoor 4x400m relay on Sunday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called for the world to help Kyiv defeat "Russian evil" as the death toll from a drone strike on Odesa rose to 12, including five children.

Bologna's dream season continued on Sunday after coming from behind to win 2-1 at top-four rivals Atalanta and strengthen their bid for a Champions League debut.

Golfing great Tiger Woods will tee it up in Monday's Seminole pro-member one-day tournament in Juno Beach, Florida, as revealed by the tee times posted on social media.

Girona's surprising Spanish title challenge continued to subside as they lost 1-0 at Mallorca on Sunday.

A volcano on an uninhabited island of Ecuador's famous Galapagos archipelago is spewing lava, authorities said Sunday, potentially threatening an array of unique animal species.

Pep Guardiola said Phil Foden has become a "world class" talent capable of deciding big games after the 23-year-old scored twice in Manchester City's 3-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday.

Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland's response to an awful miss in the first half of Manchester City's 3-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday showed the mental strength of a sporting great.

Jadon Sancho is unlikely to stay at Borussia Dortmund beyond the end of the season, because "it would take a lot of money" to keep the Manchester United loanee, said club sporting director Sebastian Kehl.

Bringing spice to a so-far lean movie year, Warner Bros.' new sci-fi film "Dune: Part Two" shot to the top of the North American box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $81.5 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

Atletico Madrid ended a run of three winless games as they edged Real Betis 2-1 on Sunday to tighten their grip on fourth place in La Liga.

Moscow, Riyadh and several other OPEC+ members on Sunday announced extensions to oil production cuts first announced in 2023 as part of an agreement among oil producers to boost prices following economic uncertainty.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called for the world to help Kyiv defeat "Russian evil" as the death toll from a Russian drone strike on Odesa rose to 12, including five children.

Phil Foden scored twice as Manchester City came from behind to beat Manchester United 3-1 on Sunday and close to within one point of Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Brest moved a little closer to Paris Saint-Germain with a 1-0 home win over Le Havre on Sunday, as Nice missed the chance to go third in Ligue 1 with hosts Toulouse coming from a goal down to win.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called for the world to help Kyiv defeat "Russian evil" as the death toll from a Russian drone strike on Odesa rose to 11, including four children.

German police on Sunday seized a trailer in Berlin believed to be home to one of two members of the far-left militant Baader-Meinhof gang, who have been on the run for more than 30 years.

Bayer Leverkusen tightened their grip at the top of the Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Cologne to pull 10 points clear of Bayern Munich.

Swiss voters on Sunday overwhelmingly backed a proposal to increase pension payments, a move hailed as "historic" by backers at a time when the country's ageing population faces surging living expenses.

Nice missed the chance to go third in Ligue 1 as hosts Toulouse came from a goal down to win 2-1 on Sunday, while Brest moved alittle closer to Paris Saint-Germain with a 1-0 home win over Le Havre.

Feyenoord missed a golden opportunity to close the gap on PSV Eindhoven at the top of the Dutch Eredivisie Sunday, as their rivals snatched a 2-2 draw to remain unbeaten domestically this season.

Olav Kooij won the opening stage of Paris-Nice by a hair's breadth from Mads Pedersen on Sunday when the 158km hilly run round Les Mureaux came down to a mass sprint.

As men searched for survivors beneath a Gaza home pummelled by an air strike, Rania Abu Anza gazed down on Sunday at two children who did not survive: her infant twins.

France's far right on Sunday hammered on its traditional theme of immigration and looked to surf on Europe's wave of farmers' protests at the launch of its campaign for European Parliament elections in June.

Mediators in Cairo made a renewed push for a Gaza ceasefire, but differences remained as fighting raged on in the Palestinian territory gripped by desperate food shortages.

American Jordan Gumberg was close to tears on Sunday after winning the SDC Championship at the second hole of a play-off against South African Robin Williams in the eastern Cape.

Nice missed the chance to go third in Ligue 1 when Toulouse came back from a goal down to beat them 2-1 at home on Sunday.

Federica Brignone burst through the fog to win the second super-G in Kvitfjell on Sunday ahead of Lara Gut-Behrami, who picked up precious points in the race for the big globe.

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard lines up at the start of the one-week stage race Tirreno-Adriatico on Monday as one of five Grand Tour winners taking a tilt at the 'Race between Two Seas'.

Swiss voters on Sunday accepted a proposal to significantly boost pension payments, projections showed, in a move hailed as "historic" by backers at a time when the country's ageing population faces ever-swelling living expenses.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called for the world to help Kyiv defeat "Russian evil" as the death toll from a Russian drone strike on Odesa rose to 10, including three young children.