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Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles capped her impressive comeback after a two-year break with gold medals on the floor and balance beam on Sunday taking her to 23 world titles, less than 10 months before the Paris Olympics.

Romelu Lukaku continued his fast start to life in a Roma shirt with a brace in Sunday's 4-1 win at Serie A's bottom side Cagliari which took his all-competitions goal tally to seven.

Gabriel Martinelli believes Arsenal's first Premier League victory over Manchester City since 2015 on Sunday will fill the Gunners with confidence ahead of a title charge.

Israel, reeling from the deadliest attack in half a century, formally declared war on Hamas Sunday as the conflict's death toll surged above 1,000 after the Palestinian militant group launched a massive surprise assault from Gaza.

President Joe Biden ordered US ships and warplanes to move closer to Israel in a show of support on Sunday, while sending fresh military aid after attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Arsenal laid down an early marker in the Premier League title race by beating Manchester City 1-0 on Sunday, while Liverpool were held by Brighton in a pulsating 2-2 draw.

Arsenal ended their eight-year wait for a Premier League win over Manchester City as Gabriel Martinelli's late strike sealed a dramatic 1-0 victory against the champions on Sunday.

Fifty years after the original, newly released "The Exorcist: Believer" topped the North American box office this weekend with an estimated $27.2 million in ticket sales, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.

Former Australia back-rower Toutai Kefu brought down his time as Tonga coach with a 45-24 win over Romania in their final Rugby World Cup game on Sunday.

Kingsley Coman's double helped Bayern Munich stay two points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen as the reigning champions beat Freiburg 3-0 at home on Sunday.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's troubled coalition lost support in two state elections Sunday seen as a crucial test halfway through its term, exit polls showed, while the resurgent far right made new gains.

Tens of thousands of Oromos gathered Sunday at a lake near the Ethiopian capital for a once-banned celebration that today doubles as a sounding board for political and ethnic demands.

French President Emmanuel Macron tried out wheelchair basketball as he urged the public to support the 2024 Paralympic Games on Sunday.

Dozens of distraught Israeli families scrambled for information on missing loved ones Sunday, a day after Palestinian militants unleashed a surprise attack and forced hostages, some of them bloodied, back to Gaza.

"Every second we thought that we were going to die," Ortal Dadya said after emerging from the safe room of her home where she hid when Hamas fighters stormed Sderot.

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hit defiant knocks to lift India from a perilous three down for two runs to a six-wicket win over Australia in their opening Cricket World Cup match on Sunday.

Typhoon Koinu tracked towards China's resort island of Hainan on Sunday night after skirting Hong Kong, bringing heavy rains and powerful gusts while prompting the closure of transport services and schools in the financial hub.

The conflict between Israel and Hamas militants is making a global impact with Britain, Canada, France and Germany among nations stepping up security around potential Jewish targets as pro-Palestinian protests break out in the Middle East.

Antoine Griezmann converted a late penalty to snatch Atletico Madrid a controversial late 2-1 win over Real Sociedad in La Liga on Sunday.

Israel, reeling from the deadliest attack on its territory in half a century, formally declared war on Hamas Sunday as the conflict's death toll surged to 1,000 after the Palestinian militant group launched a massive surprise assault from Gaza.

US superstar Simone Biles won a record-extending 23rd world title on Sunday with gold in the floor final after also winning on the balance beam on the last day of the world gymnastics championships.

Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum shattered the men's world record to win Sunday's Chicago Marathon in two hours and 35 seconds while Dutch runner Sifan Hassan won in the second-fastest women's time in history.

The Ligue 1 game between Montpellier and Clermont on Sunday was abandoned in injury time after visiting goalkeeper Mory Diaw was targeted by a firecracker thrown from the stands and had to be stretchered off.

Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen continued their unbeaten start to the season by sinking derby rivals Cologne 3-0 to return to the Bundesliga summit on Sunday.

Iga Swiatek hailed a "really big" victory after she delivered a dominant performance to win the China Open on Sunday, beating surprise package Liudmila Samsonova in straight sets to crown a resurgent run of form.

Matias Vecino struck late to secure a 3-2 win for Lazio over Atalanta on Sunday which pushed his team away from Serie A's relegation zone.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday inaugurated the first church built with government backing in overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey's 100-year history as a post-Ottoman state.

Liverpool missed the chance to go second in the Premier League as the Reds were pegged back in a pulsating 2-2 draw at Brighton on Sunday, while Newcastle were also held 2-2 by West Ham.

Having once played in the same South Africa team as Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis, Roelof van der Merwe has finally made it to a World Cup -- with the Netherlands.

Bayern Munich left-back Raphael Guerreiro will miss Sunday's clash with Freiburg as well as Portugal's October fixtures after being injured in training.

Marco Bezzecchi's MotoGP title challenge has taken a knock with his Ducati-VR46 team announcing Sunday the Italian had undergone surgery on a broken collarbone.

Argentina coach Michael Cheika said a weight of expectation would force his players to change their mentality going into next weekend's World Cup quarter-final against Wales.