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Rising star Raye on Saturday swept the UK's top music awards, setting a record for winning the most prizes in a single year.

Former Open Champion Shane Lowry shook off a "disappointing" short par miss to card a five-under par 66 on Saturday and join David Skinns and Austin Eckroat atop the leaderboard at the US PGA Tour Cognizant Cup.

France back-rower Sekou Macalou scored two "exceptional" tries as Stade Francais returned to the summit of the French Top 14 with Saturday's 25-12 win over Pau.

Valencia's Guinea defender Mouctar Diakhaby suffered a serious leg injury as his team drew 2-2 with Spanish Liga leaders Real Madrid on Saturday.

Tiger Woods, the 15-time major champion who redefined golf and inspired a generation of talent, was awarded the US Golf Association's highest honor, the Bob Jones Award, on Saturday.

Record-setting Femke Bol proved unstoppable and Grant Holloway extended his 10-year win streak at a high-octane second day of the world indoor championships in Glasgow on Saturday that also featured double British gold.

Jonathan David pounced on a defensive gift to score the sole goal as Lille beat Reims on Saturday to jump into fourth spot, while Marseille continued their fine run with a win in Clermont.

Major League Soccer's refereeing body replaced the match official for Inter Miami's home game with Orlando City on Saturday after pictures of him in a Miami jersey appeared online.

Marco Odermatt pushed his Alpine World Cup giant slalom winning streak to 12 in swashbuckling style on Saturday, storming from third place after the first run to win again in Aspen.

Environmental activists broke into a French chemicals site Saturday to denounce the production of so-called "forever chemicals" -- PFAS compounds -- leading to eight arrests, local officials said.

A goal blitz set up Simba of Tanzania to trounce Jwaneng Galaxy of Botswana 6-0 on Saturday, seal a CAF Champions League quarter-finals place and eliminate Wydad Casablanca of Morocco.

Femke Bol of the Netherlands shattered her own world record to win world indoor 400m gold in Glasgow on Saturday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called on the West to rapidly deliver more air-defence systems as a wave of Russian missile, drone and artillery strikes killed at least 11 people.

Jurgen Klopp claimed Darwin Nunez's controversial late winner against Nottingham Forest was legitimate as Liverpool moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday.

Roma continued their revival under Daniele De Rossi on Saturday with a convincing 4-1 win at Monza which boosted their hopes of Champions League football next season.

Darwin Nunez headed in a 99th-minute winner as injury-hit Liverpool moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest, while Tottenham came from behind late on to beat Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Mauricio Pochettino admitted he feels unloved at Chelsea after frustrated fans called for his sacking during Saturday's 2-2 draw at Brentford.

Israel has broadly accepted a ceasefire deal with Hamas, a senior US official said Saturday, as the first American air drops of humanitarian aid were carried out over war-ravaged Gaza.

Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were left disappointed and frustrated on Saturday after finishing seventh and fifth in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

Several hundred people rallied in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Saturday to demand that the country's presidential elections be held before April 2, the date when incumbant Macky Sall's term ends.

Jonathan David pounced on a gift from Yunis Abdelhamid to slot the sole goal as Lille beat Reims on Saturday to jump into fourth spot.

Ange Postecoglou said Tottenham showed a "first-rate mentality" in their latest come-from-behind win to beat Crystal Palace 3-1 on Saturday.

Israel has "more or less accepted" a proposal for a ceasefire in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, a US official said Saturday as Palestinian negotiators were expected in Cairo.

France back-rower Sekou Macalou scored twice as Stade Francais returned to the summit of the French Top 14 with Saturday's 25-12 win over Pau.

Christian Horner rejected any doubt about his future as Red Bull team chief on Saturday after watching Max Verstappen lead Sergio Perez home in a resounding one-two success at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

The Bundesliga race for Champions League places tightened on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund won 2-0 at Union Berlin to stay fourth and RB Leipzig beat Bochum 4-1 to keep pace a point behind.

A man has been jailed for seven months for stealing a bag containing Olympics notes from an employee of the Paris city hall, a judicial source confirmed on Saturday.

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen began his title defence in flawless fashion on Saturday when he guided his Red Bull team to a crushing one-two triumph, ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez, at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Liverpool moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League in dramatic fashion as Darwin Nunez scored nine minutes into stoppage-time to seal a 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest.

Darwin Nunez headed in a 99th-minute winner as injury-hit Liverpool moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest, while Tottenham came from behind late on to beat Crystal Palace on Saturday.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised Saturday a full investigation after a recording of confidential army talks on the Ukraine war was circulated on Russian social media, in a huge embarrassment for Berlin.

Fifth seed Ugo Humbert maintained his perfect record in finals by beating Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3 to claim the Dubai ATP title on Saturday.