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The death toll from a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to "about 120", disaster relief authorities said, with more than 1,000 others being treated for injuries.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said nobody expected Jude Bellingham to be so explosive in front of goal after the midfielder hit a brace to send Madrid back top of La Liga on Saturday with a 4-0 win over Osasuna.

South Africa rewrote the record books on Saturday as they posted the highest ever World Cup total of 428 while Aiden Markram clubbed the fastest tournament century in just 49 balls in a 102-run victory over Sri Lanka.

Scott McTominay said his dramatic stoppage time double to hand Manchester United a much-needed 2-1 win over Brentford is one of his "favourite moments" on the field.

The United States on Saturday condemned the attacks by "Hamas terrorists" against Israel and vowed to ensure the key US ally has the means to defend itself.

Owen Farrell kicked a penalty to break Jonny Wilkinson's England points record of 1,179 in the Rugby World Cup game against Samoa on Saturday.

Scott McTominay's two stoppage-time goals gave Manchester United a dramatic 2-1 win at home against Brentford, while 10-man Tottenham climbed to the top of the Premier League after a 1-0 victory at Luton on Saturday.

Scott McTominay scored twice in stoppage time to ease Manchester United's crisis with a badly-needed 2-1 win over Brentford on Saturday.

Wales coach Warren Gatland admitted that the 43-19 victory over Georgia on Saturday was "not pretty", but added it was a case of "job done" as his team now focuses on a World Cup quarter-final next weekend.

Jude Bellingham continued his devastating form with a brace as Real Madrid thrashed Osasuna 4-0 to return to the top of La Liga on Saturday.

Tadej Pogacar became just the third man to win Il Lombardia three years in a row after completing a stunning hat-trick of victories on Saturday in the season-ending Monument race.

Rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi "celebrated" her Nobel Peace Prize with fellow detainees in their Tehran prison cell, her family told AFP on Saturday.

Borussia Dortmund came from behind to beat Union Berlin 4-2 and remain unbeaten in the Bundesliga on Saturday, despite Leonardo Bonucci scoring his first goal for the capital club.

The penultimate day of the Asian Games was overshadowed by a controversial kabaddi final that was suspended for an hour on Saturday, as South Korea won a third men's football title in a row.

Renowned Latin-American artist Fernando Botero, one of Colombia's most famous sons, was interred on Saturday at his adopted home in Italy's Tuscany.

The penultimate day of the Asian Games was overshadowed by a controversial kabaddi final that was suspended for an hour on Saturday, as South Korea won a third men's football title in a row.

Louis Rees-Zammit scored a second-half hat-trick of tries to help Wales to a 43-19 victory over Georgia in Nantes on Saturday to finish top of Pool C at the Rugby World Cup.

Tadej Pogacar won Il Lombardia on Saturday, completing a hat-trick of victories in the season-ending "Monument" race.

Oscar Piastri claimed his maiden pole position ahead of team-mate Lando Norris as McLaren locked out the front row of the grid in qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday.

Badminton world number one An Se-young beat China's Chen Yufei in a gruelling final to win Asian Games gold on Saturday and add another title to her stunning breakout year.

Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack against Israel Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending ground units to kill or abduct people as Israel retaliated with air strikes.

Badminton world number one An Se-young beat China's Chen Yufei over three games to win Asian Games gold on Saturday and add another title to her stunning breakout year.

Brazil's Rebeca Andrade won her second world gold in the women's vault as US star Simone Biles took silver after a fall during the final at the world championships in Antwerp on Saturday.

Paris Saint-Germain star Lee Kang-in helped South Korea win Asian Games men's football gold for the third time in a row on Saturday -- and earn a military exemption.

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz said he had enjoyed the input of veteran skipper Shakib Al Hasan as both spinners struck in the Tigers' six-wicket win over Afghanistan in their World Cup opener.

India and Australia will clash in a much-awaited match of the World Cup in Chennai on Sunday.

Chinese swimmers Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang were named the top athletes of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Saturday and then pledged to use their awards as inspiration for the Paris Olympics.

South Africa rewrote the record books on Saturday as they posted the highest ever World Cup total of 428 while Aiden Markram clubbed the fastest tournament century in just 49 balls against a shell-shocked Sri Lanka.

Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev made strong starts to the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, both winning in straight sets to sail through to the third round.

Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott was left to rue a series of "soft dismissals" as his side succumbed to a six-wicket defeat by Bangladesh in their World Cup opener at Dharamsala on Saturday.

Olympic champion Artem Dolgopyat gave Israel their first ever world gymnastics gold after winning men's floor final on Saturday.

South Africa rewrote the record books on Saturday as they posted the highest ever World Cup total of 428 as Aiden Markram clubbed the fastest tournament century in just 49 balls against shell-shocked Sri Lanka.