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Florian Wirtz grabbed his first international goal with a strike that will go down in the history books as his Germany side beat France 2-0 in an international friendly on Saturday.

Gareth Southgate hailed "lots of very good performances" from his England players despite a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Brazil on Saturday -- their first loss since the 2022 World Cup.

American duo Madison Chock and Evan Bates successfully defended their ice dance crown at figure skating's World Championships on Saturday to seal an undefeated season.

Slovak polling stations closed on Saturday after the first round of a presidential election pitting the Russia-leaning ruling camp against a pro-Ukraine candidate amid deep divisions on the war in neighbouring Ukraine.

Taylor Fritz was upset by Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild in straight sets at the Miami Open on Saturday as top ranked American men tumbled out of the tournament.

Tucked in the massive funding bill signed Saturday by President Joe Biden is a provision banning the flying of LGBTQ Pride flags over US embassies, but the White House has vowed to work toward its repeal.

Brazil's new boss Dorival Junior started his bid to revive the five-time world champions with a 1-0 win against England as teenage sensation Endrick bagged his first international goal in Saturday's friendly at Wembley.

Austria's Christoph Baumgartner scored one of the fastest ever international goals inside seven seconds on Saturday and was then quickly followed by a similarly lightning strike by Germany's Florian Wirtz.

Venezuela's opposition said Saturday it has been unable to register as a candidate its stand-in for banned leader Maria Corina Machado in the July 28 presidential vote.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to punish those behind the "barbaric terrorist attack" on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130, saying four gunmen trying to flee to Ukraine had been arrested.

Reigning champions Saracens thrashed Harlequins 52-7 in the English Premiership on Saturday, scoring eight tries against their London rivals in a display that surprised even boss Mark McCall.

Lewis Morgan returned to haunt his former club with a hat-trick as the New York Red Bulls dished out a 4-0 thrashing to a Lionel Messi-less Inter Miami in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

Brighton striker Evan Ferguson missed a penalty as Ireland held Belgium to a 0-0 stalemate in Dublin on Saturday.

Russian television on Saturday aired footage of the detention and questioning of four men suspected of carrying out the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall.

Rishabh Pant's "emotional" return to elite cricket Saturday after a horror car crash was clouded by Delhi Capitals' loss to Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.

Serious health issues, fallouts and scandals have plunged the UK royal family into a staffing crisis, with responsibility for public duties falling heavily on its older members.

Sven-Goran Eriksson said he had fulfilled a life-long dream by managing Liverpool Legends in a charity match against Ajax Legends at Anfield on Saturday.

Andre Russell's all-round show and last over heroics by Harshit Rana helped Kolkata Knight Riders prevail in an IPL thriller by four runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday.

Three decades after his father was assassinated while running for president, Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas is himself a rising Mexican political star -- and he wants a pardon for the convicted killer.

UN chief Antonio Guterres, on a visit to the doorstep of Gaza Saturday, appealed for a ceasefire to allow in more aid, saying the world has "seen enough" horrors in the Israel-Hamas war.

Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim on Saturday announced he would come out of retirement to play in this year's Twenty20 World Cup, four months after ending his international career.

After weeks of wild speculation, British people on Saturday digested the shock news that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer, with many praising her courage while others criticised the conspiracies that spread over her absence.

Maverick Vinales won the sprint race at the Portuguese MotoGP on Saturday leading a Spanish sweep of the podium.

Queues formed before dawn Saturday at Moscow blood donor centres as shocked residents of the capital showed solidarity for victims of the Crocus City Hall attack.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to punish those behind a "barbaric terrorist attack" on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130, saying Russia had arrested four gunmen who were trying to flee to Ukraine.

Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, a virtuoso of Chopin and Beethoven who enjoyed a decades-long collaboration with La Scala, died Saturday age 82, the Milan opera house announced.

Heavy gunfire erupted early Saturday in the Haitian capital as residents, already enduring chaotic violence and grave food shortages, faced mounting frustration over delays in announcing a transitional government meant to restore stability.

A powerful storm has claimed at least nine lives in southeastern Brazil, particularly in the mountainous part of Rio de Janeiro state, where authorities on Saturday deployed rescue teams to deal with a "critical" situation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to punish those behind a "barbaric terrorist attack" on a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133, saying Russia had arrested four gunmen who were trying to flee to Ukraine.

Russia on Saturday claimed a new territorial victory over Ukrainian forces struggling to find weapons and troops while the two sides staged deadly new aerial attacks on each other.

Cornelia Huetter won the final women's World Cup downhill race of the season at home on Saturday, sealing her first crystal globe to deny Lara Gut-Behrami a fourth title this season.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on a visit to the doorstep of war-ravaged Gaza, on Saturday said the world has seen enough of its horrors and appealed for a ceasefire to allow in more aid.