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Inter Milan kept their title defence alive with Sunday's 1-0 win at Juventus thanks to a controversial retaken penalty which moved them three points behind leaders AC Milan and Napoli, 3-1 winners at Atalanta.

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal on Sunday revealed he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but he still plans to lead his team at the World Cup in Qatar in seven months' time.

The Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist Arooj Aftab on Sunday scored her first Grammy, winning a prestigious trophy for her song "Mohabbat" in the Best Global Performance category.

Serbia's leader Aleksandar Vucic claimed a landslide victory in general elections Sunday paving the way for another term as president and extending his decade-long rule in the Balkan nation.

At least 12 people died in a prison riot early Sunday in southern Ecuador, the president's office said, the latest outburst of deadly violence in the South American country's detention facilities.

Six people were killed and 12 others injured, some critically, in a shooting early Sunday morning in California's state capital of Sacramento.

Negotiations to finalise a key UN report on how to stave off climate catastrophe wrapped up on Sunday more than two days late following a tussle over how to describe financial needs, participants told AFP.

Nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban won a fourth term in office Sunday as his Fidesz party emerged triumphant, official figures showed, after a campaign overshadowed by the war in neighbouring Ukraine.

A wonder-goal from Pedri proved the difference for Barcelona on Sunday as a 1-0 win over Sevilla sent Xavi Hernandez's side up to second in La Liga for the first time this season.

Inter Milan kept their title defence alive with a 1-0 win at Juventus thanks to a controversial retaken penalty which moved them three points behind leaders AC Milan and Napoli, 3-1 winners at Atalanta.

The music world's A-listers hit the red carpet in Las Vegas Sunday as the Grammy Awards got under way, with jazzman Jon Batiste -- the overall top nominee -- grabbing three awards in the pre-gala ceremony.

Kylian Mbappe struck twice and created goals for Neymar and Lionel Messi as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Lorient 5-1 at home on Sunday to edge closer to the Ligue 1 title.

Global outrage at accusations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine mounted Sunday with the discovery of mass graves and corpses in streets near Kyiv, as President Volodymyr Zelensky directly blamed leaders in Moscow for the "torture" and "killings" of civilians.

Nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban seemed set for a fourth term Sunday as early results from a hard-fought general election gave his Fidesz party a lead after a campaign overshadowed by the war in neighbouring Ukraine.

Spain's Aleix Espargaro won his first MotoGP race at the 200th attempt in Argentina on Sunday and tearfully admitted: "It's really special".

Luka Doncic won his duel with Giannis Antetokounmpo as the Dallas Mavericks downed the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.

The grieving of Bucha begins today, for those who can bear to face it.

Ethiopia's Deso Gelmisa won the Paris Marathon on Sunday, edging out compatriot Seifu Tura while Kenya's Judith Jeptum claimed the honours in the women's race.

Negotiations to finalise a key UN report on how to stave off climate catastrophe, already two days into overtime, remained stymied Sunday on the issue of financial needs, participants told AFP.

Sri Lanka's entire cabinet aside from the president and his sibling prime minister resigned from their posts Sunday as the ruling political clan seeks to resolve a mounting economic crisis, with a social media blackout failing to halt another day of anti-government demonstrations.

Spain's Aleix Espargaro won the first MotoGP race of his career in Argentina on Sunday on his 200th start in the sport's premier class.

Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest ever Miami Open champion on Sunday after the 18-year-old Spaniard defeated Norway's Casper Ruud to win his first ATP Masters title.

Last year, 4.5 million holidaymakers came to Turkey from Russia and Turkish "President" Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is once again inviting Russians to holiday in Turkey, where the German holidaymaker could then sit at the holiday table in the hotel restaurant with a Russian war criminal and murderer - so BEWARE OF HOLIDAYING IN TURKEY.Now, the Turkish dictator Erdogan is even posing as a peacemaker between Russia and Ukraine. But he is pursuing his own interests as hard as nails. Turkey is the only NATO country not to participate in the sanctions, a disgrace and a scandal!

Manchester City and Liverpool made sure their clash next Sunday may prove to be a Premier League title decider on a weekend that showed the top two are a class above the rest.

Global outrage at accusations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine mounted on Sunday as the discovery of mass graves and "executed" civilians near Kyiv prompted vows of action at the International Criminal Court.

Are Jens Plötner (Foreign Policy Advisor to Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), State Secretary at the Federal Foreign Office, Andreas Michaelis, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Gerhard Schröder (SPD) and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (66, SPD) all Putin lobbyists together, or just "Putin understanders"? Not only with the pictures of horrible war crimes in Butscha, a suburb of Kiev, one has to ask the question, is the SPD, with these persons, not electable at all? Did Olaf Scholz, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Jens Plötner and Andreas Michaelis actively support the mass murderer and war criminal Vladimir Putin? Why does Scholz have weapons withheld, why are Germany's sanctions so lax, why does a small country like Estonia (1.2 million inhabitants) give as much military aid as the Federal Republic of Germany (84 million inhabitants) and why is Federal Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) a "total failure" in her office, to the detriment of Ukraine?

The vampire movie "Morbius" topped the North American box office this weekend, albeit with an opening take seen as lackluster for a comic book superhero flick at $39.1 million, Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.

Pope Francis decried the "sacrilegious war" in Ukraine on Sunday as he wrapped up a two-day trip to Malta that bore a pointed pro-migrant message and drew his sharpest rebuke yet of Russia's invasion.

Hungarians turned out in high numbers to vote Sunday with nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban seeking a fourth term in a hard-fought general election overshadowed by the war in neighbouring Ukraine.

Nine-time world motorcycling champion Valentino Rossi switched to four wheels on Sunday and finished 17th on his debut in the GT World Challenge event on home ground at Imola.

Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel won a battle of nerves with Tadej Pogacar to claim the 273km-long Tour of Flanders raced over cobbled hills on Sunday.

Tottenham powered into fourth place in the Premier League with a 5-1 rout of Newcastle, while West Ham's 2-1 victory pushed Everton deeper into relegation trouble on Sunday.