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Villarreal's Alex Baena will file a police complaint after being "attacked" following his team's win over Real Madrid, the club confirmed Sunday, with various Spanish media outlets reporting Los Blancos midfielder Fede Valverde punched him.

United States women's soccer star Mallory Swanson will almost certainly miss this summer's World Cup after suffering a serious knee injury during Saturday's friendly victory over Ireland.

An avalanche on Sunday near Mont Blanc in southeastern France swept four people to their deaths and left two more missing, the officials said.

Brooks Koepka teed off with a two-stroke lead over playing partner Jon Rahm in Sunday's final round of the Masters, setting the stage for a dramatic finish at rain-softened Augusta National.

Indian batsman Rinku Singh blasted five sixes off the final five balls as Kolkata Knight Riders chased down 205 to stun champions Gujarat Titans in an IPL thriller on Sunday.

Major League Soccer has launched an investigation into allegations made by San Jose Earthquakes striker Jeremy Ebobisse that a New York Red Bulls player made a racist remark during the two teams' 1-1 draw on Saturday.

Kuwait announced a new government on Sunday, its seventh in three years of deep political crisis between parliament and the executive.

Former New Zealand scrum-half Tawera Kerr-Barlow said on Sunday holders La Rochelle need to improve after he scored twice to overcome Saracens 24-10 on Sunday to reach the Champions Cup last four.

Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson was struck on the face by assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis in a remarkable incident just after the half-time whistle of Sunday's Premier League clash with Arsenal.

Several hundred Iraqi Kurds protested on Sunday against repeated Turkish military bombardments of their region, two days after an attack near the Sulaimaniyah airport.

Arsenal blew a two-goal lead in a pulsating 2-2 draw at Liverpool on Sunday to give Manchester City fresh hope of retaining the Premier League title.

Novak Djokovic says he is "motivated" to make a better than usual start to the clay-court season in Monte Carlo as he tunes up for a 23rd Grand Slam bid at the French Open.

Monaco blew a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw away to French Cup finalists Nantes in Ligue 1 on Sunday, damaging their bid for Champions League qualification.

Mathieu van der Poel has put Olympic and world championship agony behind him in 2023, a season already crowned with two of road cycling's most treasured trophies.

It's only April, but Universal's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" racked up such huge numbers in its North American opening weekend that analysts say it could top the list for all of 2023.

Four people were killed and more injured in an avalanche Sunday near Mont Blanc in southeastern France, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

Eight people were unaccounted for Sunday after an apartment building collapsed in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille as a fire hindered rescue operations, authorities said.

The aroma of corek, a spiced bun the Armenian community makes for Easter, is once again wafting through the streets of Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey.

Nine-man Real Betis fell to a shock 2-0 home defeat by Cadiz on Sunday, leaving Manuel Pellegrini's side sixth in La Liga.

Mathieu van der Poel claimed one of cycling's most glittering prizes Sunday, breaking away solo on a dangerous cobbled section for a magnificent solo triumph at the Paris-Roubaix classic.

Former New Zealand scrum-half Tawera Kerr-Barlow scored twice as holders La Rochelle beat Saracens 24-10 on Sunday to reach the Champions Cup last four.

Hundreds protested in the Tunisian capital on Sunday for the release of about 20 opponents of President Kais Saied arrested since February.

Brooks Koepka clung to a two-stroke lead over Jon Rahm after Sunday's completion of the storm-hit third round of the Masters, setting the stage for a closing drama at rain-softened Augusta National.

Finland crowned its reindeer racing king on Sunday when 14 reindeer and jockeys competed for the title in the season's final match of the increasingly popular Arctic sport.

Thousands of worshippers held celebrations in a tense Jerusalem Sunday, as Christian Easter coincided with Jewish Passover and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, against a backdrop of surging Israeli-Palestinian violence.

Fire was hindering the search for up to 10 people missing Sunday in the rubble of an apartment building that collapsed in French Mediterranean city Marseille, with authorities warning the blaze could continue for hours.

Mathieu van der Poel won the Paris-Roubaix cycling classic on Sunday, breaking away solo on a dangerous cobbled section for a magnificent solo triumph.

A Saudi delegation was in Yemen's capital on Sunday to negotiate a potential new truce with the Iran-backed Huthi rebels who control the city, diplomats said, as Riyadh sought a way out of the war.

A Saudi delegation was in the rebel-held capital of Yemen on Sunday to negotiate a potential new truce with Iran-backed Huthi rebels, diplomats said, as Riyadh seeks a way out of the war.

Crystal Palace boosted their bid for Premier League survival with a 5-1 demolition of relegation rivals Leeds on Sunday.

An enemy soldier's badly decomposed remains, still in his green uniform and black boots, had lain for months on the edge of a northeastern Ukraine village but a special unit was about to gather them.

Indian batsman Rinku Singh blasted five sixes on the final five balls as Kolkata Knight Riders chased down 205 to stun champions Gujarat Titans in an IPL thriller on Sunday.

Lyon came from behind to see off Rennes 3-1 on Sunday to keep their hopes of a place in the Europa Conference League play-off round alive.

Five-time winner Tiger Woods, who limped through an awful, bogey-strewn start to his rain-halted third round of the Masters, pulled out of the tournament with a foot injury organizers said on Sunday.

French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published Sunday that Europe must not be a "follower" of either the US or China on Taiwan, saying that the bloc risks entanglement in "crises that aren't ours".

Real Madrid midfielder Fede Valverde punched Villarreal's Alex Baena in the face after the champions' 3-2 defeat in La Liga on Saturday night, according to media reports in Spain.

Jon Rahm pulled within two strokes of leader Brooks Koepka as the third round of the Masters resumed Sunday at rain-softened, cold Augusta National.

New Zealand booked their place at next year's Olympic Games and took a huge step towards winning this season's World Rugby Sevens Series after a hard-fought 19-17 victory over Argentina in Singapore on Sunday.

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez believes if Real Madrid have given up on La Liga, it is because of his side's superb season, he told a news conference Sunday.