Almost 2,300 delegates from the Chinese Communist Party will gather in Beijing on Sunday for a congress that is expected to deliver President Xi Jinping a historic third term in control of a country his zero-Covid policy has closed off from much of the rest of the world.
Antoine Griezmann's strike earned Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao to help Diego Simeone's side leapfrog their Basque opponents and move third in La Liga on Saturday.
A fire and clashes erupted at Tehran's notorious Evin prison Saturday night as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a fifth week.
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Democratic Republic of Congo giants TP Mazembe sacked French coach Franck Dumas on Saturday after a shock home loss to Ugandan side Vipers in a CAF Champions League qualifier.
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Hundreds of people turned out Saturday to take part in a mock referendum on whether Poland should annex Russia's embassy in Warsaw, part of a protest organised by several campaigning groups.
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Dusan Vlahovic saved Juventus from going into an even deeper crisis with the only goal in Saturday's 1-0 derby win at Torino which relieved some pressure on under-fire coach Massimiliano Allegri.
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A man was found dead and two people were missing on Saturday after torrential rain brought major flooding to the Greek island of Crete, emergency workers said.
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Lorient spurned the chance to usurp Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1 overnight as their six-match winning streak came to an end with a goalless draw against Reims on Saturday.
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LIV Golf recruit Sergio Garcia said his days on the European Tour could be over on Saturday after he was fined by the circuit for pulling out of a tournament.
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Their soot-stained faces drained with exhaustion, Turkish miners are at a loss to describe the disaster that killed their friends in Friday's coal mine explosion.
Baaeed failed to find one last great performance on Saturday as he went down to defeat for the first time in his 11th and final race in The Champion Stakes at Ascot.
Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault, prosecutors said on Saturday.
Leicester edged off the bottom of the Premier League despite drawing a blank in a goalless draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday as Nottingham Forest fell to the foot of the table after losing 1-0 at Wolves.
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Australian lock Richie Arnold scored on his return from a one-month ban as leaders Toulouse hammered Brive 45-7 in the French Top 14 on Saturday
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Dom Young scored two superb tries to help England to a 60-6 thrashing of Samoa in the opening game of the Rugby League World Cup in Newcastle on Saturday.
Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault, prosecutors said Saturday.
Baaeed's bid to retire unbeaten ended in disappointment on Saturday as Bay Bridge prevailed in The Champion Stakes at Ascot.
Xabi Alonso suffered his first Bundesliga defeat as Bayer Leverkusen coach on Saturday as his side slumped to a 5-1 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt after a dramatic second-half collapse.
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