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Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw by Bologna on Sunday in their first home match of the new Serie A season, while Lecce bounced back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Fiorentina.

Head coach Fabien Galthie said France must "go up another level" after breezing past Australia 41-17 in their final Rugby World Cup warm-up on Sunday.

Sony's sports action film "Gran Turismo" didn't exactly roar to the front of the North American box office, but did make it there on a slow late-August weekend, beating a still-turbo-powered "Barbie."

Trent Alexander-Arnold hailed Liverpool's comeback from 1-0 down to win 2-1 at Newcastle with 10 men on Sunday as one of the Reds best ever wins under Jurgen Klopp.

Winger Damian Penaud scored twice as Rugby World Cup hosts France eased past Australia 41-17 in Paris on Sunday in both sides' final warm-up game before the tournament.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner marvelled at Max Verstappen's ability to focus and "get the job done" after another majestic display from the double world champion in Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix.

Debutants Latvia sent heavyweights France crashing to a shock Basketball World Cup first-round exit on Sunday, while Canada underlined their title credentials in a blowout win over Lebanon.

Canadian figure skater Alexandra Paul, a 2014 Olympic ice dancer and former national junior champion, has died at age 31, Skate Canada announced.

England captain Harry Kane scored twice on his home Bundesliga debut as Bayern Munich defeated Bavarian neighbours Augsburg 3-1 on Sunday.

Darwin Nunez came off the bench to score twice in the final 10 minutes as 10-man Liverpool came from a goal down to stun Newcastle 2-1 at St. James' Park on Sunday.

Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal shone in a thrilling 4-3 win for the Spanish champions at Villarreal on Sunday in La Liga.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Daewood Davis was released from the hospital on Sunday after being stretchered off the field following what proved to be an NFL game-ending hit at Jacksonville.

France's Nicolas Batum said he was "scared to go home" after the Tokyo Olympic silver medallists crashed out of the Basketball World Cup with a shock loss to Latvia on Sunday.

Max Verstappen savoured a "special" home win in a chaotic, deluge-hit and red-flagged Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday to match Sebastian Vettel's record run of nine consecutive victories.

Andreas Kron took the second stage of the Vuelta Espana on Sunday while Andrea Piccolo grabbed the overall lead after a "difficult" day.

Tokyo Olympics silver medallists France were eliminated from Basketball World Cup title contention on Sunday after losing 88-86 to Latvia.

Veteran prop Cian Healy was left out of Ireland's Rugby World Cup squad due to injury, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) announced on Sunday.

Prosecutors opened an inquiry Sunday into two explosions at an unlicensed liquefied petroleum gas filling station that left two people dead and 56 people injured north of Romania's capital Bucharest at the weekend.

Roberto Mancini will be named Saudi Arabia coach on Monday after quitting the Italy job earlier this month, according to Italian media reports on Sunday.

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Nelson Chamisa on Sunday contested the official re-election of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and claimed victory in an election which international observers said fell short of democratic standards.

Andreas Kron took the second stage of the Vuelta Espana on Sunday while Andrea Piccolo grabbed the overall lead.

Max Verstappen won a chaotic, deluge-hit and red-flagged Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday to match Sebastian Vettel's record run of nine consecutive victories.

Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush equalised in injury time to snatch a point in a 1-1 draw at derby rivals Mainz on Sunday.

Manchester City extended their perfect start to the Premier League season as Rodri sealed a dramatic 2-1 win against Sheffield United after Erling Haaland scored once and missed a penalty for the champions on Sunday.

Rennes blew the chance to climb into the top three of Ligue 1 as they allowed visiting Le Havre to come back from two goals down to draw 2-2 on Sunday.

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was formally confirmed dead on Sunday following genetic analysis, investigators said, as anger and questions over what caused his plane to crash earlier in the week continued to mount.

Sheffield United signed England Under-21 striker Cameron Archer from Aston Villa in a deal worth a reported £18.5 million ($23.2 million) on Sunday.

Spanish football legend Andres Iniesta on Sunday added to mounting criticism of the country's suspended federation president Luis Rubiales, saying his forced kiss with Jenni Hermoso after the women's World Cup final was "damaging the image" of Spanish football.

China halved the stamp duty on securities transactions, state media reported Sunday, in an effort to restore confidence in the world's second-largest stock market as the country battles an economic slowdown.

Canada head coach Jordi Fernandez said "sharing is caring" after his team set a new Basketball World Cup single-game record of 44 assists in a blowout win over Lebanon on Sunday.

Pope Francis has voiced his happiness to visit Buddhist-majority Mongolia from Friday where Catholics make up for their small numbers with "vibrant faith".

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was formally confirmed dead on Sunday following genetic analysis, investigators said, as anger and questions over what caused his plane to crash earlier in the week continued to mount.