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France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu held out an olive branch to the left on Saturday, ruling out his predecessor's plan to cut two public holidays to help slash the deficit.

Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever said Saturday he attended a concert by a German orchestra that was disinvited from a Belgian festival to show support for its Israeli conductor.

Juventus continued their perfect start to the Serie A season after a stunning strike in stoppage time from teenage substitute Vasilije Adzic secured a thrilling 4-3 win over fierce rivals Inter Milan.

Harry Kane scored in each half as Bayern Munich piled the pain on old foe Hamburg in a 5-0 home win on Saturday.

A Martin Zubimendi double took Arsenal top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest, while Tottenham beat West Ham 3-0 on Saturday to join their north London rivals on nine points.

Former champions Sri Lanka launched their Asia Cup campaign in emphatic fashion on Sunday, cruising to a six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi.

Tottenham ran riot in the second half of their 3-0 win over 10-man West Ham on Saturday as the pressure mounted on under-fire boss Graham Potter.

The United States is "not happy" about Israeli strikes targeting Hamas in Qatar, but the attack will not change Washington's allied status with Israel, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday as he departed for the region.

Lyon, Pau and champions Toulouse all collected their second wins of the season on Saturday to move to the head of the fledgling French Top 14 table.

Jonas Vingegaard virtually sealed Vuelta a Espana victory on Saturday as he powered to a solo stage 20 triumph, extending his general classification lead on Joao Almeida to over a minute.

Canada eased into the semi-finals of the Women's Rugby World Cup with a 46-5 thrashing of Australia in Bristol on Saturday.

Vienna hosted the first ever Tram Driver World Championship on Saturday, with the city's skilled drivers emerging victorious out of 25 teams from across the world battling it out in a tense competition.

How did Tyler Robinson -- a straight-A student raised Mormon by Republican parents -- become the alleged assassin of right-wing mega-influencer Charlie Kirk?

Clashes erupted on Saturday as more than 100,000 people turned out in central London for a rally organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, with police arresting nine people after facing "unacceptable violence" trying to control the crowds.

Kylian Mbappe was at his brilliant best as Real Madrid showed grit to claim a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad in La Liga on Saturday, despite playing for an hour with 10 men after Dean Huijsen's red card.

Kenyan athletes and officials expressed concern Saturday over the future of their famed running programme after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) charged the country with non-compliance.

A Martin Zubimendi double took Arsenal top of the Premier League as Ange Postecoglou's first game in charge of Nottingham Forest ended in a 3-0 defeat, while Nick Woltemade's debut goal earned Newcastle's first win of the season against Wolves on Saturday.

Serhou Guirassy scored for the eighth straight league match and Maximilian Beier added another as Borussia Dortmund won 2-0 at 10-man Heidenheim on Saturday.

Ryan Crouser said of all the Olympic and world shot put titles he has won Saturday's was the one he is "most proud of", having missed most of the season through injury.

Jonas Vingegaard virtually sealed Vuelta a Espana victory on Saturday as he powered to a solo stage 20 triumph, extending his general classification lead on Joao Almeida to over a minute.

Noah Lyles has been dubbed the world's fastest anime fan for his love of Japanese pop culture and the US sprinter is in his element at the world championships in Tokyo.

Raphael Collignon stunned world number eight Alex De Minaur on Saturday for the biggest win of his career as Belgium took a 2-0 lead over Australia in their Davis Cup second round qualifier.

Donald Trump returned to the White House vowing always to put America first. In recent days, even longtime US allies have found out the hard way that friendship has limits.

Pro-Palestinian protestors attempted to block the road around 20 kilometres from the finish of Vuelta a Espana's 20th stage on Saturday.

Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000 metres world title while the cream of sprinting delighted a sellout 55,000 crowd at the world championships on Saturday -- a stark contrast to the empty stadium at the Covid-affected Tokyo Games in 2021.

Reigning champions New Zealand were given a fright by South Africa before a second-half rally saw them to a 46-17 win in a Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.

Sweden's Jenny Rissveds, who won the Rio Olympics mountain bike gold before falling into depression, hit the top again Saturday by claiming her first world cross-country title at Crans Montana.

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet won the women's 10,000 metres title at the world championships on Saturday but suggested she would not attempt a rarely-achieved distance double after a long season.

Arsenal ruined Ange Postecoglou's first game in charge of Nottingham Forest as Martin Zubimendi's double sealed a 3-0 win at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Ryan Crouser made light of having missed most of the season through injury to become only the second man to win three successive world outdoor shot put titles in Tokyo on Saturday.

Marco Bezzecchi won the San Marino MotoGP sprint race on Saturday after Marc Marquez crashed out just as he looked like further extending his massive championship lead.

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet won the women's 10,000 metres title at the world championships on Saturday in a first step towards her tilt at a rarely-achieved distance double.