Lazio scored a statement win on Sunday, brushing aside Juventus 3-0 in Turin to move level on points with Inter Milan at the top of Serie A.
Kylian Mbappe scored twice including one brilliant individual goal as Real Madrid thrashed Sevilla 4-1 on Sunday to climb into third in La Liga.
China's economic growth is expected to again miss its official target on Monday, dragged down by a global energy shock and slumping domestic demand with surging exports the only bright spot.
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Ten-man Lyon held on for a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Nice to move top of Ligue 1 on Sunday, as previous pace-setters Monaco lost for the first time this season.
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Four soldiers were killed and dozens injured in a fire at a military base in Alberta province, one of the worst peacetime tragedies to hit Canada's armed forces on home soil, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday.
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Youths and police clashed for a second day Sunday in Milan, where mostly black-clad vandals hurled bottles, ransacked stores, and destroyed property around the central Duomo plaza.
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Salman Agha marked his return to international cricket with a century as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 37 runs in the one-day tri-series opener in Rawalpindi on Sunday.
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Record six-time winners Toulouse survived an early red card to edge Exeter 43-40 in the Champions Cup on Sunday as English woes in the opening round of the tournament deepened.
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Manchester United ended a turbulent week with a frustrating 1-1 draw at Leeds on Sunday that does little to ease the pressure on beleaguered manager Michael Carrick.
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Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the midst of his spat with Donald Trump Sunday, saying "a lot depends on America" as he earlier warned Washington not to side with Moscow in Europe's worst conflict since WWII.
Barcelona defenders Eric Garcia and Jules Kounde have sustained injuries ahead of important matches against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League and Real Madrid in La Liga, the Spanish champions said Sunday.
Police battled protesters in a Paris square and new looting was reported Sunday, one day after nationwide rallies descended into widespread chaos and looting.
Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro will go head-to-head Sunday in their first debate a week ahead of a bitter and divisive presidential runoff after a day of rallies by both sides.
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Multiple people have been killed and injured in an incident at a military base in western Canada, the country's defense minister said Sunday.
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Ibrahim Maza and Patrik Schick assisted each other as Bayer Leverkusen came from a goal down to beat in-form Freiburg 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Australia's Scott Boland took two wickets in two balls on a severely rain-shortened first day of the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park on Sunday.
Manchester United ended a turbulent week with a frustrating 1-1 draw at Leeds on Sunday that does little to ease the pressure on beleaguered manager Michael Carrick.
Marseille picked up a much-needed win in Ligue 1 on Sunday as they thumped Angers 5-2 to pull away from the relegation zone.
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