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Lille inflicted the seventh defeat of the season on Lyon on Sunday, leaving the one-time kings of French football rooted to the bottom of Ligue 1.

South Africa's two-time Rugby World Cup winning captain Siya Kolisi tasted victory on his Racing 92 debut as they beat La Rochelle 32-10 in Paris to take over the number one spot in the French Top 14 table.

Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw for 364 yards and a touchdown Sunday as the Jaguars stretched their AFC South lead with a nail-biting 24-21 NFL victory over division rivals Houston.

Lautaro Martinez ensured that Inter Milan kept hold of their two-point lead at the top of Serie A as he struck in Sunday's scrappy 1-1 draw at closest rivals Juventus.

Italy's Davis Cup hero Jannik Sinner said it was a "special feeling" to end his team's 47-year drought in the competition on Sunday in Malaga.

Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei was traveling Sunday to the United States to meet with US and international lending officials, diplomatic sources told AFP.

Mikaela Shiffrin picked up her second victory of the World Cup season with a dominant performance in the women's slalom in Killington on Sunday.

Italy won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1976 as Jannik Sinner crushed Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-0 to seal a 2-0 win over Australia on Sunday in Malaga.

Italy won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1976 as Jannik Sinner crushed Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-0 to seal a 2-0 win over Australia on Sunday in Malaga.

Rodrygo sent Real Madrid provisionally top of La Liga with two goals in a comfortable 3-0 win at Cadiz on Sunday.

Sierra Leone's government said it was in full control on Sunday evening after reporting a security breach by unidentified attackers at a military armoury in the capital Freetown that sparked armed clashes.

A four-year-old American girl is safely in Israel after being released Sunday from captivity in Gaza, US President Joe Biden said as he urged the pause in Israel-Hamas fighting be extended to allow for more hostage releases.

Paulo Dybala helped fire Roma up to fifth in Serie A with the decisive second goal in Sunday's 3-1 win over Udinese, as Juventus host Inter Milan in a clash between the two title favourites.

Pristina-born British pop star Rita Ora arrived in Kosovo on Sunday to celebrate her birthday, paying respect to her homeland from where the 33-year-old fled as a baby.

Hamas militants released a third group of hostages including a four-year-old American girl on Sunday with more Palestinian prisoners freed in exchange, as a source close to the group said it was willing to prolong a truce.

The "Hunger Games" prequel stayed atop the North American box office over the long US Thanksgiving weekend, fending off an invasion by new Ridley Scott film "Napoleon," industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

Manchester United rubbed salt into Everton wounds as Alejandro Garnacho's stunning overhead kick helped the Red Devils to a 3-0 win that left the Toffees still rooted in the Premier League relegation zone.

Hamas militants released a third group of hostages including a four-year-old American girl on Sunday with more Palestinian prisoners set to be freed in exchange, as a source close to the group said it was willing to prolong a truce.

George Russell and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday after steering Mercedes to second place in the constructors’ championship, three points ahead of Ferrari.

Matteo Arnaldi clung on to beat Alexei Popyrin 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 and put Italy 1-0 up on Australia in the Davis Cup final on Sunday.

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan led India's batting charge to set up a convincing 44-run win over Australia in the second Twenty20 international on Sunday.

A rejuvenated Fernando Alonso declared 2023 to be the best season of his career, alongside 2012, after he finished seventh in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to claim fourth place in the drivers’ world championship.

Everton fans staged a mass protest against the Premier League during Sunday's clash against Manchester United after being docked 10 points for breaches of financial regulations.

Bundesliga club Union Berlin on Sunday named Croatian Nenad Bjelica as head coach to replace the departed Urs Fischer.

It was a measure of Max Verstappen’s spare capacity in a season of record-breaking success that the first person he mentioned on Sunday after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was a retirement-bound F1 veteran team boss, Franz Tost.

Ollie Watkins fired Aston Villa into fourth place in the Premier League as they came from behind to win 2-1 at Tottenham on a day the hosts paid tribute to former boss Terry Venables.

Nice kept an eighth consecutive clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Toulouse on Sunday that keeps the Riviera outfit breathing down the necks of Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1.

Italy's Francesco Bagnaia enjoyed a dream day as he retained his MotoGP world title and crowned it with victory in the final race of the season in Valencia on Sunday.

Thousands of demonstrators, some waving Israeli and British flags, marched against anti-Semitism through central London on Sunday.

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan hit quick fifties as India posted a mammoth 235-4 Sunday against Australia in the second Twenty20 international.

One member of the Comoros-flagged ship that sank in gale-force winds off the Greek Aegean island of Lesbos was found dead while one was rescued and 12 more were missing, the Greek coastguard said Sunday.

Max Verstappen completed a majestic and record-breaking season in familiar style on Sunday when he cruised to a record-increasing 19th win of the year for Red Bull at an action-packed Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.