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Bayer Leverkusen striker Patrik Schick will lead the Czech Republic attack at the World Cup as spearhead of a 26-man squad announced in Prague on Sunday.

A concert by the US rapper Kanye West, who was supposed to perform on July 18 in Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, has been banned on public safety grounds, the authorities said.

Paris Saint-Germain's Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was named Champions League player of the season on Sunday by a UEFA panel of judges.

Master Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien swept the board in the French Derby (Prix du Jockey Club) as favourite Constitution River led home a 1-2-3 at Chantilly on Sunday.

More than 1,100 people were suspected of having contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda, the head of the African Union's health agency said on Sunday in a commentary for the Financial Times.

Indian pace bowler Rasikh Salam claimed 3-27 as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru restricted Gujarat Titans to 155-8 in the IPL final on Sunday.

Manchester City's women completed a double by thrashing Brighton 4-0 to lift the FA Cup on Sunday.

German second seed Alexander Zverev kept alive his hopes of claiming a first Grand Slam title as he beat Dutch lucky loser Jesper de Jong in straight sets at the French Open on Sunday.

Colombians began voting Sunday in a presidential election that could shift the country's response to rising guerrilla violence, choosing between extending spluttering peace talks or turning to a hard‑right military crackdown.

France's Alex Lanier dashed Loh Kean Yew's hopes of becoming the first Singaporean in more than six decades to win his national badminton title, beating the home favourite in the Singapore Open men's singles final on Sunday.

Kota Kaneko was not unnerved by a weather delay late in the fourth round or a lucky bounce on the last hole and shot a closing 67 to take the Austrian Alpine Open for his first European Tour win.

Four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek exited Roland Garros as the top seeds continued to fall at the start of the second week, while Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud both bid to reach the quarter-finals.

Rafael Jodar continued his dream French Open debut by roaring back from two sets down to beat Pablo Carreno Busta and reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final on Sunday.

Sorana Cirstea said her farewell year is "going way better than expected" after the Romanian veteran reached the French Open quarter-finals for the first time in 17 years on Sunday.

It was a miserable 25th birthday for Iga Swiatek as a "super tense" Polish third seed was downed in straight sets by Marta Kostyuk to end her quest to reclaim the French Open crown.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to push deeper into Lebanon after his military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort on Sunday, calling it a "dramatic shift" in the campaign against Hezbollah.

Thousands of Arsenal fans put their pain at missing out on European glory to one side Sunday as the club celebrated its first Premier League title since 2004 with a parade in London.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to field first against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League final in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

Paris prepared a hero's welcome for Paris Saint-Germain players who won their second consecutive Champions League title with celebrations planned in the capital under heavy security after a night of revelry marred by unrest.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka will take on fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the first women's French Open night-session match since 2023 on Monday.

Star Springboks fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has suffered a potentially "pretty serious" ankle injury, his Stormers club coach, John Dobson, confirmed on Sunday.

Marco Bezzecchi won the Italian MotoGP on Sunday to strengthen his bid for a first world title, as Marc Marquez finished seventh on his comeback from injury.

Japan scored a late goal through substitute Koki Ogawa to beat Iceland 1-0 in Tokyo on Sunday in their final friendly before the World Cup.

Iran's chief negotiator warned the United States is not to be trusted Sunday, saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully secures Iranian rights.

World Cup-bound South Africa has delayed its departure for the global showpiece after visa problems disrupted the team's travel plans, the national football association said on Sunday.

French authorities announced 780 people were arrested across the country when celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory over Arsenal were marred by violent clashes, and a road accident that killed a young man.

Sorana Cirstea continued her renaissance this season by downing Chinese world number 148 Wang Xiyu 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) on Sunday to book a spot in the quarter-finals of the French Open.

Adi Huetter was named Eintracht Frankfurt coach until 2029 on Sunday, returning to manage the Bundesliga club for a second time.

Four-time former champion Iga Swiatek endured a miserable birthday as she was eliminated from the French Open fourth round on Sunday by Marta Kostyuk.

Malta's Labour party won an unprecedented fourth term Sunday in a victory for outgoing Prime Minister Robert Abela, who had called a snap election in light of geopolitical uncertainties.

Iran's chief negotiator said Sunday that Tehran would not agree to any deal with the United States unless it fully secures Iranian rights, as reports emerged that Washington had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Iran.

Chile's Joaquin Niemann outlasted American Talor Gooch in a playoff to win LIV Golf Korea on Sunday, as Bryson DeChambeau fell just short with a final-day charge.