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The debut of multi-talented star Pharrell Williams at Louis Vuitton is the hottest ticket at Paris Fashion Week as it kicks off on Tuesday, seen as a significant moment in the evolution of the multi-billion-dollar industry.

After years of struggle, Rickie Fowler is ready to relish his shot at the US Open, where he shares the lead with Wyndham Clark heading into Sunday's final round at Los Angeles Country Club.

Malians go to the polls on Sunday to pass judgment on the governing junta's constitution, which has fuelled speculation that the country's strongman ruler will seek election.

Hometown hero Regis Prograis retained his World Boxing Council light-welterweight crown on Saturday with a split-decision victory over Puerto Rico's Danielito Zorrilla at New Orleans.

Hany Mukhtar struck a hat trick as Nashville beat St. Louis City 3-1 in Major League Soccer on Saturday while Carlos Vela struck a 90th-minute winner as Los Angeles FC won at Sporting Kansas City.

Rickie Fowler and Wyndham Clark shared a one-shot lead over four-time major winner Rory McIlroy on Saturday after a two-shot swing at 18 left them tied atop the leaderboard at the US Open.

One by one, the 10 women, mostly aged under 30, went defiantly to their deaths by hanging in a city square in Shiraz in southern Iran. The youngest was only 17 years old.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday began the highest-level trip by a US official to China in nearly five years as the two powers looked to notch down the temperature in an escalating rivalry.

The intensity of the drone and missile war in Ukraine has laid bare gaps in European states' air defences that experts say will be difficult, time-consuming and costly to plug.

After an inconclusive election in May, Greece returns to the ballot box next Sunday with conservative former prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on course to win a second straight four-year term.

It took about a year for authorities to close in on 51-year-old musician and environmental activist Alexander Bakhtin, one of the thousands of Russians arrested for criticising the Ukraine offensive.

South Korea's rising badminton star An Se-young flashes a smile when asked about her dream of becoming the women's world number one, and the first woman from her country to achieve the feat in decades.

Wyndham Clark had two birdies without a bogey in the first nine holes to take a one-stroke lead over Rickie Fowler and Harris English midway through the third round of the US Open on Saturday.

In-form batsman-wicketkeeper Asaf Sheikh confidently predicted Nepal can "win most of their matches" and secure a maiden place at the World Cup.

Canada's 40-year-old captain Atiba Hutchinson will retire from the national team after Sunday's CONCACAF Nations League final against the United States on Sunday.

Tom Kim turned in a record-equalling front nine at Los Angeles Country Club then found himself holding on for dear life as he tried to play his way into contention at the US Open.

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was given a three-place grid penalty on Saturday for impeding Alpine's Pierre Gasly in qualifying for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.

South Africa's president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between Kyiv and Moscow, told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the fighting had to stop.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in China on Sunday on the highest-level trip by a US official in nearly five years, with the rival powers looking to lower the temperature after soaring tensions.

Rickie Fowler, chasing a first major title after battling through a two-year slump, opened with a birdie in the third round of the US Open that kept him atop the leaderboard at Los Angeles Country Club.

South Africa's president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between Kyiv and Moscow, on Saturday told his Russian counterpart the fighting had to stop.

South Korea's Amy Yang closed with back-to-back birdies to grab a one-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the LPGA Meijer Classic.

For over three decades, Canada went into clashes with the United States as the clear underdog against their bigger and better resourced neighbor.

Bruno Fernandes scored twice as Portugal won in Euro 2024 qualifying on Saturday after Scotland produced a stunning late comeback to beat Erling Haaland's Norway in Oslo.

Max Verstappen drove with extreme poise and skill on Saturday as he claimed pole position for Red Bull ahead of Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg in a rainswept qualifying session at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Binance has agreed to repatriate its US customers' assets pending a massive lawsuit against the world's largest crypto exchange, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said Saturday, adding that it will secure the funds.

Romain Ntamack scored a superb late try as Toulouse beat La Rochelle 29-26 in the French Top 14 final on Saturday to claim a record-extending 22nd domestic crown.

Around 150 protesters gathered outside a Bern stadium Saturday, trying to out-shout thousands of Rammstein fans pouring in to see their favourite band, despite a wave of sexual assault claims.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in China on Sunday for the highest-level trip by a US official in nearly five years as the rival powers look to lower the temperature after soaring tensions.

Bruno Fernandes scored a late brace as Portugal eased to a 3-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday to maintain their perfect record in Euro 2024 qualifying.

Usman Khawaja said the taunts of the Edgbaston crowd spurred him on to an "emotional" maiden Test hundred in England as he led Australia's fightback in the Ashes opener on Saturday.

Rickie Fowler has come far from golf's wilderness to the US Open lead, but the former world number four headed into Saturday knowing he had a long way to go yet to claim a first major title that once seemed assured.