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Focused world number four Coco Gauff stormed into her first Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday with a straight-sets mauling of Poland's Magdalena Frech.

France's new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal paid tribute to the country's agriculture sector this weekend, responding to the growing discontent of farm workers angry at red tape and high costs.

Artificial intelligence promises to make death "optional," as the technology learns to perfectly emulate our personalities, memories and dreams, keeping a version of ourselves alive long after our physical bodies have perished.

Nominations for this year's Oscars will be unveiled on Tuesday, with the "Barbenheimer" juggernaut expected to roll on to the climax of Hollywood's awards season with multiple chances at glory.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino called for worldwide stadium bans for fans and "automatic forfeits" for teams whose supporters hurl "abhorrent" abuse following racist incidents in Italy and England on Saturday.

Reigning US Amateur champion Nick Dunlap fired a stunning 12-under par 60 to seize a three-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the PGA Tour American Express tournament.

Quarterback Lamar Jackson rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two more to leave the Baltimore Ravens one win away from the Super Bowl on Saturday with a 34-10 Divisional round playoff victory over the Houston Texans.

Senegal's Constitutional Council on Saturday published a final list of 20 candidates for the February 25 presidential election that excludes jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade.

Damian Lillard scored a season-high 45 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 31 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over NBA doormat Detroit 141-135 on Saturday.

Mike Maignan fired back on Saturday at "ignorant" fans who aimed monkey chants at the France goalkeeper during AC Milan's dramatic 3-2 win at Udinese which was temporarily halted due to the abuse.

An inexperienced United States team lost 1-0 at home to a second-string Slovenia in an international friendly match in San Antonio on Saturday but head coach Gregg Berhalter was pleased with the showing from his young team.

Baghdad Bounedjah bagged a brace as two-time champions Algeria came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Burkina Faso on Saturday in an Africa Cup of Nations Group D thriller.

New Zealand's Lydia Ko fired a bogey-free four-under-par 68 to seize a two-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the LPGA season-opening Tournament of Champions.

AC Milan came back from a goal down to beat Udinese 3-2 on Saturday in a match which was briefly suspended for Mike Maignan being racially abused by home fans.

World number one Novak Djokovic faces French journeyman Adrian Mannarino for a place in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday, as Aryna Sabalenka resumes her title defence against Amanda Anisimova.

Kylian Mbappe grabbed two goals and a pair of assists as Paris Saint-Germain brushed past third-tier Orleans 4-1 on Saturday to reach the last 16 of the French Cup.

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso described Piero Hincapie's injury-time winner, which gave his side a 3-2 win at RB Leipzig on Saturday, as an "explosion of happiness".

AC Milan's match at Udinese was suspended on Saturday after France goalkeeper Mike Maignan was racially abused by home fans.

ArcelorMittal has again offered to sell its stake in a huge Italian steelworks after Rome moved to put it under state supervision, according to a letter cited by the ANSA news agency Saturday.

Manchester United are set to raid rivals Manchester City to appoint Omar Berrada as the club's new CEO.

Around 250,000 people turned out across Germany on Saturday in protests against the far-right AfD, which sparked an outcry after it emerged that the party's members discussed mass deportation plans at a meeting of extremists.

Racing 92 coach Stuart Lancaster said on Saturday South Africa's double Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi is only getting better after the flanker scored his first try for the French club in the 48-26 Champions Cup win over Cardiff.

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez said Saturday he wants to "feel pleasure once again on a motorcycle" as he prepares to start his new racing life with Gresini, the satellite team of Ducati.

Athletic Bilbao's top four finish ambitions were dented in a narrow 1-0 defeat by Valencia on Saturday in La Liga.

Piero Hincapie scored in injury time to take Bayer Leverkusen to a battling 3-2 win at RB Leipzig on Saturday, extending their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to seven points.

Ivan Toney scored on his return from an eight-month ban as Brentford snapped a seven-game winless run to beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 on Saturday.

English duo Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton have committed to the PGA and European Tours despite interest from the lucrative Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit.

Gelson Dala struck twice as Angola defeated Mauritania 3-2 in an entertaining Africa Cup of Nations clash on Saturday to close in on a spot in the last 16.

Iran on Saturday accused Israel of a strike in Damascus that killed five Revolutionary Guards members, and vowed to avenge the latest attack on the Islamic republic's personnel abroad.

Daniele De Rossi got off to a winning start to life as Jose Mourinho's successor at Roma on Saturday after his boyhood club beat struggling Verona 2-1 at an emotional Stadio Olimpico.

Wissam Ben Yedder scored a hat-trick as Monaco defeated second-tier Rodez 3-1 in the last 32 of the French Cup on Saturday, while last season's runners-up Nantes lost to lower-league opponents.

South Africa's double Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi said Racing 92 are "100%" committed to the Champions Cup after scoring his first try for the club in a 48-26 victory over Cardiff which secured a place in the last 16 of the Champions Cup on Saturday.