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Iga Swiatek believes the WTA's decision to ban Elena Rybakina's coach Stefano Vukov for breaching the tour's code of conduct should be respected and that the process behind it should be trusted.

Pope Francis followed Sunday mass and his traditional Angelus weekly prayer on television in a Rome hospital where the 88-year-old pontiff is being treated for bronchitis.

The world's top cyclist Tadej Pogacar opens his 2025 season at the UAE Tour on Monday and says he cannot wait to ride out in his world champion's rainbow jersey on his team's 'home' soil.

A bronze by French sculptor Camille Claudel thought to evoke her separation with fellow artist and lover Auguste Rodin was auctioned off in France Sunday for more than $3 million.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim expects Amad Diallo to miss the rest of the season with ankle ligament damage.

Arne Slot hailed Liverpool's fighting spirit as the "fatigued" Premier League leaders survived a tense 2-1 win against Wolves on Sunday.

France's Ugo Humbert successfully defended his Marseille ATP title on Sunday, securing a seventh career crown with a straight-sets defeat of Hamad Medjedovic in the final.

World number five Jessica Pegula believes the handling of high-profile doping cases involving Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek has shown that the "process is completely broken".

Athletic Bilbao missed out on the chance to close the gap on the top two in La Liga as they were held to a 1-1 draw at struggling Espanyol on Sunday in a match that was temporarily stopped because of racist chanting.

Lebanese media on Sunday reported that Israeli gunfire killed a woman as Washington pressed Beirut to disarm Hezbollah, two days before a deadline in the ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group.

Liverpool moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as Luis Diaz ended his goal drought to spark a tense 2-1 win against struggling Wolves on Sunday.

Athletic Bilbao missed out on the chance to close the gap on the top two in La Liga as they were held to a 1-1 draw at struggling Espanyol on Sunday in a match in Cornella that was temporarily stopped because of racist chanting.

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front Sunday against their common enemies, threatening to "open the gates of hell" on Hamas and "finish the job" against Iran.

Elon Musk said his startup xAI will release its Grok 3 chatbot on Monday and billed it as the "smartest AI on Earth" in a fiercely competitive market.

Loic Meillard streaked to victory in the men's slalom at the World Ski Championships in Saalbach on Sunday to underline the Swiss team domination.

Britain's Dave Ryding finished a career-best sixth in the men's slalom at his ninth World Ski Championships in Saalbach on Sunday and didn't rule out a fifth Olympics next year as he approaches 40.

Standing in the freezing cold at Moscow's Borisovsky Cemetery, 63-year-old Anna looked at the hundreds of people flocking to the grave of a man whose name the Kremlin has warned not to utter in public -- Alexei Navalny -- and could not hold back the tears.

Loic Meillard streaked to victory in the men's slalom at the World Ski Championships in Saalbach on Sunday to underline the Swiss team domination.

Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary Sunday with a fruit feast for the 68 jumbos at the showpiece centre, reputedly the world's first care home for destitute pachyderms.

France's President Emmanuel Macron will host leaders from key European countries on Monday to discuss the continent's security, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said, amid growing concerns over US efforts to end the Ukraine war.

Elfyn Evans scraped home in the snow to claim the Rally of Sweden on Sunday, the Welsh driver fending off a late challenge from his Toyota teammate Takamoto Katsuta.

Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre of another key city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the African Union highlighted growing fears that the strife-torn country could break up.

At least 1,500 Russians came to the grave of Alexei Navalny in Moscow Sunday, risking reprisals and braving freezing temperatures to pay their respects to the opposition leader on the first anniversary of his death in prison.

Chinese fans of blockbuster film "Ne Zha 2" packed into cinemas in Beijing on Sunday, snapping selfies and queueing up for movie posters and other merchandise.

Israel and the United States have a common approach to Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, praising President Donald Trump's "bold vision" for the territory after talks Sunday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

World number five Jessica Pegula believes the handling of high-profile doping cases involving Jannick Sinner and Iga Swiatek has shown that the "process is completely broken".

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israel's prime minister in Jerusalem on Sunday for talks on the Gaza ceasefire, launching a Middle East tour a day after the latest hostage-prisoner exchange.

Indonesia took home their first gold at the Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championship on Sunday, defeating two-time defending champions China.

France's Clement Noel put himself in prime position to secure an elusive world medal by topping times in the first run of the men's slalom in Saalbach on Sunday.

A year after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died behind bars, his supporters held memorial events on Sunday, with hundreds risking reprisals by visiting his grave in Moscow.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israel's prime minister in Jerusalem on Sunday for talks on the Gaza ceasefire, launching a Middle East tour a day after the latest hostage-prisoner exchange.

Even 200 years after the birth of Austria's world-famous "waltz king" Johann Strauss II -- widely revered like a modern-day pop star during his lifetime -- his music has lost none of its magic.