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Alexander Sorloth struck twice as Atletico Madrid built confidence for their Champions League semi-final clash against Arsenal with a 3-2 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday in La Liga.

Annika Reiss overtook fellow American Addy Wiley at the finish to win the women's mile in 4mins 25.52secs, a 2026 world outdoor best, at the 116th Drake Relays on Saturday.

Iga Swiatek was forced to retire in the third round of the Madrid Open on Saturday due to a viral illness, while reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka extended her winning run to 14 matches.

The Orlando Magic fended off a late rally by the top-seeded Detroit Pistons to take a surprise 2-1 lead in their NBA playoff series on Saturday.

Workers on Saturday were resurfacing the bottom of Washington's famous Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with "American flag blue"-colored material used in swimming pools, following an order by US President Donald Trump.

Pep Guardiola hailed Manchester City's feat of becoming the first side to ever reach four consecutive FA Cup finals after a late fightback denied Southampton a shock victory at Wembley.

Arsenal are back on top of the Premier League, but Mikel Arteta claimed their title challenge could be ruined by two rejected red card decisions in their games against Manchester City and Newcastle.

An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group said Saturday that its fighters had joined forces with Tuareg rebels to launch attacks against the army across junta-ruled Mali.

Blistering fifties by Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma guided Sunrisers Hyderabad to a five-wicket win Saturday after teen prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blasted 103 off 37 balls for Rajasthan Royals.

Nico Gonzalez's stunning strike fired Manchester City into a record fourth consecutive FA Cup final as Pep Guardiola's men produced a late fightback to beat Southampton 2-1 on Saturday.

Paris Saint-Germain took another stride towards the Ligue 1 crown on Saturday, beating Angers 3–0 to open up a six-point advantage over Lens at the top of the table.

Al Ahli became the first club in more than two decades to win back-to-back Asian Champions League titles when they overcame Japan's Machida Zelvia 1-0 in extra time in Jeddah on Saturday.

Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich in a fiery first leg of their Women's Champions League semi-final on Saturday.

Eberechi Eze fired Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League on Saturday as relegation-threatened Tottenham won for the first time in 2026 to give themselves renewed hope.

Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League as Eberechi Eze's thunderbolt sealed a tense 1-0 win against Newcastle on Saturday.

Nico Gonzalez's stunning strike fired Manchester City into the FA Cup final as Pep Guardiola's men produced a late fightback to beat Southampton 2-1 on Saturday.

Russian barrages of drones and missiles pounded Ukraine's central-eastern city of Dnipro for 20 hours straight, killing eight people and wounding dozens, local authorities said on Saturday.

Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi said Saturday's 1-0 win at Wolves was important for the team's mentality as they battle for Premier League survival.

Iga Swiatek was forced to retire from her Madrid Open clash with Ann Li on Saturday due to a viral illness, sending the American 31st seed in the round of 16 of the WTA 1000 tournament.

US President Donald Trump announced he had cancelled his envoys' planned trip to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday, but said that did not mean an immediate resumption of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.

Relentless Russian barrages of drones and missiles pounded on Ukraine's central-eastern city of Dnipro for 20 hours straight, killing six people and wounding dozens, local authorities said on Saturday.

Top officials in the German government on Saturday blamed Russia for repeated phishing attacks targeting lawmakers and senior administration officials using the Signal messaging app.

Fermin Lopez and Marcus Rashford's goals took Barcelona to the brink of the La Liga title with a 2-0 win at Getafe on Saturday.

Fermin Lopez and Marcus Rashford's goals took Barcelona to the brink of the La Liga title with a 2-0 win at Getafe on Saturday.

Teenage French starlet Paul Seixas is keen to test himself against the two juggernauts of cycling's peloton at Sunday's Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day classic.

Liverpool moved ever closer to securing Champions League football next season with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday but will be hoping Mohamed Salah has not played his final game for the club.

West Ham scored a late winner on Saturday to stay two points clear of Tottenham in the battle to avoid Premier League relegation on a day of breathless drama.

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich stormed back from three goals down to win 4-3 at Mainz on Saturday, ahead of their Champions League semi-final first leg at Paris Saint-Germain.

Ill-disciplined Pau retained second spot in the Top 14 table despite a last-gasp 34-32 defeat away to Stade Francais on Saturday.

Lyon coach Jonatan Giraldez told AFP his side will draw more on their victory over Champions League holders Arsenal in this season's league phase match than the loss to them in last term's semi-finals when they meet in Sunday's last four first leg match.

Iran's foreign minister wrapped up a diplomatic visit to Islamabad on Saturday before the planned arrival of US negotiators, as Pakistani mediators pushed for new talks to end the Middle East war.

Reigning champion Marc Marquez triumphed in a chaotic and rain-lashed Spanish MotoGP flag-to-flag sprint on Saturday in Jerez.