Japan's Rui Hachimura came off the bench to score 29 points and the Los Angeles Lakers surged late Sunday to beat Memphis 128-112 in an NBA playoff series opener.
Juventus were beaten 1-0 by modest Sassuolo to remain stuck in seventh in Serie A on Sunday when Gregoire Drefel reacted fastest to score from a fluffed clearance.
Alex Rins won Sunday's attritional Grand Prix of the Americas following a blunder from Ducati's MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia.
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At least four people were killed and more than 15 others injured, mostly teens, in a Saturday night shooting at a birthday party in Alabama, officials said, in the latest spasm of American gun mass violence.
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A subdued Barcelona were held to a 0-0 draw at Getafe on Sunday, leaving them 11 points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga.
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At least four people were killed and several injured in a Saturday night shooting at a teen birthday party in Alabama, in the latest deadly spasm of American gun violence.
April 16, 2023
Thousands of people gathered in central Prague on Sunday to protest against the Czech centre-right government, blaming it for paying too much attention to Ukraine and ignoring their economic woes.
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Arsenal blew a two-goal lead for the second game in a row as Bukayo Saka's penalty miss proved crucial in the Premier League leaders' damaging 2-2 draw against West Ham on Sunday.
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Sports
Russia's Andrey Rublev fought back against Denmark's Holger Rune to win his first Masters 1000 title in Monte Carlo on Sunday.
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Tadej Pogacar racked up an 11th win of the season on Sunday when he dropped Tom Pidcock on a climb and soloed over 30km to win the prestigious Amstel Gold Race before putting away a glass of beer in impressive speed.
Suspected Islamic State group fighters killed at least 31 people foraging for truffles in Syria on Sunday, a monitor said, in the latest such attack in the war-ravaged country.
Arsenal blew a two-goal lead for the second game in a row as Bukayo Saka's penalty miss proved crucial in the Premier League leaders' damaging 2-2 draw against West Ham on Sunday.
Battling fighters in Sudan said Sunday they had begun an hours-long humanitarian pause, including to evacuate wounded, on the second day of raging urban battles that killed more than 50 civilians, including three UN staff, and sparked international outcry.
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Politics
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the veteran ex-leader of the far right in France, is "doing well" in hospital following a mild heart attack, his daughter and successor Marine Le Pen said Sunday.
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Lyudmila Gaidai celebrated Easter last year with her children around her kitchen table, but Russian forces have shelled her town in east Ukraine so heavily, the church closed this year and everyone fled.
Lille scored twice in two minutes late in the second half as they fought back on Sunday for a 2-1 home victory over Montpellier.
Hours after Germany closed out its atomic era by turning off its last three nuclear reactors, the largest single reactor in Europe entered regular production in Finland, its operator said Sunday.
Indian batsman Venkatesh Iyer struck his maiden T20 century on Sunday, but it was not enough to stop Kolkata Knight Riders losing to IPL heavyweights Mumbai Indians by five wickets.
April 16, 2023
- G7 top diplomats in Japan to talk Ukraine, China
- Karunaratne, Mendis make Ireland toil in Sri Lanka Test
- Rock-bottom Hertha Berlin fire coach Schwarz and re-hire Dardai
- Over 50 civilians, three UN workers killed as Sudan battles rage on
- Stick or Davids set to succeed Nienaber as Springboks coach
- Tendulkar Jnr makes IPL debut
- Hospitalised French far-right veteran Le Pen doing well: daughter
- UK nurses prepared to strike until Christmas: union leader