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Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 to dispel doubts over their Premier League title credentials and go top of the table on Sunday as Manchester United were blown away 3-1 by an inspired Aston Villa on Unai Emery's bow as boss.
An India-based computer hacking gang targeted critics of the Qatar World Cup, an investigation by British journalists said on Sunday, as the Qatari government furiously denied it had played any part in commissioning the eavesdropping.
Danilo Pereira headed a late winner as Paris Saint-Germain won 2-1 at fourth-placed Lorient and strengthened their hold on first place in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
When Francesco Bagnaia crossed the finish line on his Ducati at Valencia on Sunday to become MotoGP world champion for the first time it completed a journey that began in Turin almost 20 years ago.
Francesco Bagnaia claimed the MotoGP crown in the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday to pull off the greatest title turnaround in the championship's history.
Arsenal moved back to the top of the Premier League as Gabriel Magalhaes sealed a gritty 1-0 win against Chelsea after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's revenge mission fell flat on Sunday.
India will face England and New Zealand play Pakistan in the semi-finals as a Twenty20 World Cup full of shocks wrapped up its Super 12 stage in suitably scintillating fashion on Sunday.
Australia stunned holders Fiji to win the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens on Sunday, taking their first trophy in the city in 34 years.
Suryakumar Yadav hit a blazing unbeaten 61 as a proud India set up a Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against England by crushing Zimbabwe by 71 runs at a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Bayern Munich and Canada wing-back Alphonso Davies will miss just two matches with an injured thigh, meaning he is free to take part in the upcoming Qatar World Cup.
Suryakumar Yadav hit a blazing unbeaten 61 as India set up a Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against England by crushing Zimbabwe by 71 runs at a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Shaheen Shah Afridi warned he is still not back to his fearsome best even after leading Pakistan into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with figures of 4-22 against Bangladesh on Sunday.
England, India, New Zealand and Pakistan booked their semi-final places at the Twenty20 World Cup after a tournament of upsets.
Jasper Philipsen pipped Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard to the line in a sprint finish to win the Saitama Criterium in Japan on Sunday.
Suryakumar Yadav hit a blazing unbeaten 61 and KL Rahul 51 as India piled on 186-5 against Zimbabwe in front of a bumper crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in their bid to finish top of their group at the Twenty20 World Cup.
Gemma Dryburgh became the first Scot to win on the LPGA Tour since 2011, staying "surprisingly calm" to claim victory by four strokes at the LPGA Japan Classic on Sunday.
Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi returned career-best figures of 4-22 to lead Pakistan into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a five-wicket win over Bangladesh in a do-or-die clash on Sunday.
Deflated South Africa coach Mark Boucher said his side had only themselves to blame after their Twenty20 World Cup campaign ended on Sunday with a shock defeat to the Netherlands.
Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi took four wickets as Pakistan held Bangladesh to 127-8 at the Twenty20 World Cup with a place in the semi-finals on the line on Sunday.
New Zealand coach Wayne Smith says his team have nothing to lose when the underdogs face a "frightening" England in the women's Rugby World Cup final next Saturday.
Yordan Alvarez smashed a three-run homer and the Houston Astros captured their second World Series in six seasons on Saturday with a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia.
The Netherlands sent South Africa crashing out of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday with a stunning 13-run victory in Adelaide which also propelled India into the semi-finals.
With burning rubber under the neon lights, Formula One gave its fans a taste Saturday of what they can expect from next year’s Las Vegas Grand Prix while the sport’s leaders promised that this time the sport is in Sin City for the long run.
Alex Ovechkin broke the National Hockey League record for most goals with one team on Saturday by scoring his 787th for the Washington Capitals in a 3-2 loss to Arizona.
Gareth Bale said Saturday he is still battling through fitness issues as he turns his attention to the World Cup after a dramatic game-saving cameo set up Los Angeles FC's MLS Cup triumph.
Colin Ackermann's whirlwind unbeaten 41 steered the Netherlands to 158-4 at the Twenty20 World Cup in Adelaide, in a match South Africa must win to seal a semi-finals spot.
Defending champions Australia were blasted as "mediocre" Sunday after they failed to make the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals, with local media calling for the fallout to be "fast and brutal".
Maya Yoshida is the tough-tackling defender with a girl's name who will try to lead Japan into uncharted territory in Qatar, a tournament likely to be his World Cup swansong.
European giants Spain and Germany face off in World Cup Group E, the only one featuring two nations who have previously won the tournament.
Normally among the favourites for any tournament they enter, an uncertain Germany make the trip to Qatar hoping to re-ignite their "tournament team" status.
Spain are among the World Cup favourites, boasting a deep squad which blends promising talents with experienced veterans who have won it all, but La Roja are still said to lack a star player.
Katie Ledecky broke the 800m freestyle short course world record on Saturday at the FINA World Cup meeting in Indianapolis, her second world mark in a one-week span.