Aston Villa closed to within four points of the Premier League summit with an impressive 2-0 win at Newcastle, while Chelsea climbed into the top four on Sunday.
Patrick Reed took his fourth title on the DP World Tour, winning the $9 million Dubai Desert Classic by four shots on Sunday.
Atletico Madrid eased to a 3-0 win over Mallorca on Sunday to strengthen their position in third in La Liga and move seven points behind provisional leaders Real Madrid.
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Mikaela Shiffrin was in a league of her own in the last women's World Cup slalom before the Winter Olympics on Sunday to lock out a record ninth title in the discipline.
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Learner Tien battled through a nosebleed to thrash three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open on Sunday and make a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time.
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Alexander Zverev ploughed into the Australian Open last eight on Sunday but said he "did not want to jinx it" as he bids to make the final for a second year in a row.
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Fighters from Myanmar's rebel Kayan National Army stood guard Sunday on a hilltop overlooking a displaced people's camp in Pekon -- as voters went to the polls in junta-controlled parts of the constituency.
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Panda lovers in Tokyo said goodbye on Sunday to a hugely popular pair of the bears that are set to return to China, leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century.
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Hollywood stars used red carpet appearances at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday to denounce the killing of an American protester who was shot dead on the streets of Minneapolis by federal immigration agents.
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Coco Gauff dropped a set for the second match in a row before clawing her way into a third consecutive Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday as she zeroes in on a maiden Melbourne title.
Carlos Alcaraz may have Novak Djokovic demanding payment after powering into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday as Aryna Sabalenka set up a showdown against one of the brightest talents in tennis.
Carlos Alcaraz stepped up his bid for a maiden Australian Open title with a masterclass to reach the quarter-finals on Sunday by dismissing the American Tommy Paul.
No amount of pressure, cyberbullying or arrest warrants has so far succeeded in silencing one of Pakistan's most prominent dissidents, the human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari.
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Bangladesh cricket chiefs have reopened the door for ex-captain Shakib Al Hasan's return, a star player but who was also a lawmaker in the former ruling party overthrown in a 2024 uprising.
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India's Bollywood is moving decisively towards a cinema of scale and confrontation -- where patriotism, spectacle, and ideological clarity increasingly trump nuance and narrative risk, industry insiders say.
Luka Doncic scored 33 points as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated his former Mavericks side 116-110 Saturday, in another triumphant return to Dallas for the Slovenian superstar.
An American climber took on Taiwan's tallest building on Sunday, without ropes or safety gear, in a daring feat that drew hundreds of spectators to the tower's base and many more online through a live Netflix broadcast.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka said Sunday she is keen to play mixed doubles with Novak Djokovic, but is still waiting for the Serbian great to tell her she is "his dream partner".
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