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England overturned a nine-point half-time deficit to beat Wales 16-14 at Twickenham on Saturday to make it two wins out of two this Six Nations.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou hailed "world-class" Son Heung-min after the South Korea star capped a hectic week by inspiring his club's dramatic 2-1 win against Brighton on Saturday.

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend said he could not understand the decision not to award his side a try that would have beaten France with the final act of a controversial Six Nations clash on Saturday.

Activists protesting against the 2026 Winter Olympics took to the streets of Milan on Saturday as part of a series of demonstrations against the Games.

Qatar's Akram Afif was named Asian Cup player of the tournament after scoring a hat-trick of penalties in their 3-1 win over Jordan in Saturday's final.

Myanmar's junta is enforcing a law allowing the military to summon all men aged 18-35 and women aged 18-27 to serve for at least two years, it said on Saturday, as it struggles to crush opposition to its 2021 coup.

Liverpool survived a scare from struggling Burnley to regain first place in the Premier League with a 3-1 win at Anfield on Saturday.

Hosts Qatar retained the Asian Cup with a 3-1 win on Saturday against surprise packages Jordan with Akram Afif the home hero with a hat-trick of penalties.

RB Leipzig's hopes of closing in on the Champions League places suffered a blow on Saturday, with striker Lois Openda missing a late penalty in a 2-2 draw at Augsburg.

NATO's secretary general called on Europe to increase its arms production to support Ukraine and prevent "potentially decades of confrontation" with Moscow, in an interview published by German media Saturday.

Liverpool earned a crucial 3-1 win against relegation-threatened Burnley on Saturday to return to the Premier League summit after being briefly unseated by champions Manchester City.

Daria Kasatkina called out the WTA and organisers of the tour's member tournaments for "terrible scheduling" after she booked her place in the Abu Dhabi Open final with a gruelling three-hour victory over Beatriz Haddad Maia on Saturday.

France held off Scotland for a scrappy 20-16 win at Murrafield after a lengthy controversial TMO call not to award the home side a try with the last action of the game on Saturday.

Senegal's political crisis deepened as a second person died Saturday in increasingly violent protests against President Macky Sall's decision to postpone upcoming presidential elections.

Firebrand leftist politician Julius Malema on Saturday accused the ruling ANC of neglecting the country's ills as he launched the party's electoral campaign ahead of a hotly contested poll that could cost the ruling party its parliamentary majority.

Six-year-old Hind Rajab pleaded to be rescued, after her family's car came under fire in war-ravaged Gaza City, leaving her alone, frightened and wounded, surrounded by the bodies of her dead relatives.

Ivory Coast star Sebastien Haller has urged his team to "leave with no regrets" as they attempt to complete the most remarkable of major tournament comebacks in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final on home soil against Nigeria.

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt dominated the World Cup giant slalom on the Bulgarian slopes of Bansko on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the discipline this season with a perfect six from six.

Erling Haaland scored for the first time since November as the Manchester City striker's double fired the champions to the top of the Premier League with a gritty 2-0 win against Everton on Saturday.

Gaza's Hamas rulers warned on Saturday that Israel's planned army operation in overcrowded Rafah could cause "tens of thousands" of casualties in the city that has become the last refuge for displaced Palestinians.

Johnny Sexton may no longer be part of the Ireland set-up but Caelan Doris turned to him for advice when he learned he would captain the team in Sunday's Six Nations match with Italy.

An overnight Russian drone attack on a petrol station in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv killed seven people, including three children, local authorities said Saturday.

In-form Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami ousted injured Mikaela Shiffrin at the top of the overall title standings with victory in the World Cup giant slalom in Soldeu on Saturday.

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt dominated the World Cup giant slalom on the Bulgarian slopes of Bansko on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the discipline this season.

A riot of scarlet lanterns hung over the red-clothed crowds offering candles as they murmured prayers at a traditional temple in Bangkok to celebrate Lunar New Year.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Saturday joined a banned anti-motorway protest in southern France where police fired tear gas and made arrests a day earlier.

Gaza's Hamas rulers warned on Saturday that Israel's planned army operation in overcrowded Rafah could cause "tens of thousands" of casualties in the city that has become the last refuge for displaced Palestinians.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner faced several hours of questioning by a lawyer investigating an allegation of "inappropriate behaviour" at a secret London location on Friday.

A Russian drone attack on a petrol station in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv on Saturday killed seven people, including three children, and destroyed nearly half a street, local authorities said.

Around 100,000 people filled a Jakarta stadium Saturday for a huge rally in support of Indonesian presidential election front runner Prabowo Subianto, just days ahead of one of the world's biggest one-day votes.

Israel's army has deployed some AI-enabled military technology in combat for the first time in Gaza, raising fears about the use of autonomous weapons in modern warfare.

Tens of millions of people across the world are thought to suffer from long Covid, but four years after the pandemic was declared this elusive condition still cannot be tested for -- let alone treated.