The Eurovision grand final kicked off Saturday in Liverpool, as the British city hosts the eccentric much-loved song contest on behalf of war-torn Ukraine under the banner "united by music".
A former US-based executive of ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, has sued it for wrongful dismissal, saying he was fired for sounding the alarm over what he called its "culture of lawlessness."
Carlos Alcaraz marked his return to the world number one spot by comfortably seeing off fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in his first ever match at the Italian Open on Saturday, as play was cut short by miserable wet weather.
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French judo star Teddy Riner won a record-extending 11th individual judo world championship title in Doha on Saturday, six years after his last, as he gears up for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Saracens surged into the English Premiership final on Saturday but a 38-15 victory over Northampton was tinged with controversy after Sean Maitland plundered two tries having escaped an early card.
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Bayern Munich captain Thomas Mueller shot down talk he is on his way out of the club as "fantasy land" after his side's 6-0 rout of Schalke on Saturday.
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Senegalese forward Habib Diallo scored inside the opening minute of a Ligue 1 game for the third time this year as he got both goals in Strasbourg's 2-0 win over Nice on Saturday.
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Carlos Alcaraz marked his return to the world number one ranking by comfortably seeing off fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in his first ever match at the Italian Open on Saturday as the women's draw lost its fourth top 10 player.
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Manchester United edged closer to a return to the Champions League next season with a 2-0 win over Wolves as Southampton were relegated from the Premier League on Saturday.
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Anthony Martial put Manchester United's bid for a top four finish back on track as the French forward ended his goal drought in Saturday's crucial 2-0 victory against Wolves.
Southampton were relegated from the Premier League after Saturday's 2-0 defeat against Fulham capped a nightmare season for a club rooted to the bottom of the table.
American sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson signalled her return to form with an easy win in the women's 200m at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi on Saturday while local sensation Ferdinand Omanyala streaked to a world-leading time this year in the 100m.
Carlos Alcaraz marked his return to the world number one ranking by comfortably seeing off fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4, 6-1 in his first ever match at the Italian Open.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Pope Francis and Italy's prime minister on Saturday as part of a diplomatic tour also involving Germany, as Berlin unveiled a huge new weapons package ahead of an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive.
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Eddie Howe called for tighter security in Premier League stadiums after the Newcastle manager was confronted by an angry Leeds fan during Saturday's 2-2 draw at Elland Road.
Anticipation built Saturday as Britain prepared to host the Eurovision grand final on behalf of Ukraine, with performers from 26 countries vying to convince juries and the voting public they should be crowned this year's winners.
Bayern Munich have gone four points clear atop the Bundesliga table ahead of Borussia Dortmund's late match with a dominant 6-0 win at home over struggling Schalke on Saturday.
Ben Healy of Education First pulled off a long-range breakaway to win stage eight of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, as race favourite Remco Evenepoel came under pressure.
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