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Georgia's ruling party won local elections Saturday and police fired tear gas and water cannons at anti-government protesters who tried to enter the presidential palace, as tens of thousands of people rallied to the opposition's call to save democracy.

Bordeaux-Begles centre Nicolas Depoortere put his hand up for a place in France's side for their November Tests with an impressive performance in an otherwise sluggish 32-20 French Top 14 win over Lyon on Saturday.

Vinicius Junior fired Real Madrid to the top of La Liga with a brace in a 3-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday, while Kylian Mbappe was also on target.

A new Frida Kahlo museum reveals a warm and loving side of the famed Mexican artist, giving visitors a look at her private life beyond the pain and rawness of her well-known works.

Italy's Pierpaolo Piccioli stressed that "every heart beats differently" in his first show as chief creative at Balenciaga on Saturday as he set a more classic pulse for the fashion label, with support from Meghan Markle.

Ruben Amorim said on Saturday that he had bedded in Senne Lammens slowly due to the pressure that comes with being a Manchester United goalkeeper.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta's mood at going top of the Premier League was soured on Saturday by another injury setback for captain Martin Odegaard in a 2-0 win over West Ham.

Arne Slot admitted Liverpool are still a work in progress after the spluttering Premier League champions suffered their third successive loss in a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea on Saturday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he hoped to bring home the hostages being held by Hamas in a matter of days, as negotiators headed to Cairo for talks aimed at putting an end to nearly two years of war in Gaza.

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez, now a television commentator, was in hospital Saturday after reportedly being stabbed in Indianapolis, where he was scheduled to work Sunday's Colts-Raiders game.

Brazilian wonderkid Estevao's first Chelsea goal inflicted a third consecutive defeat on Liverpool on Saturday, allowing Arsenal to go top of the Premier League after beating West Ham 2-0.

Liverpool crashed to a third successive defeat as Estevao Willian's last-gasp strike condemned the spluttering Premier League champions to a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea on Saturday.

Luis Diaz scored a double, his first coming after just 15 seconds, and Harry Kane added another as Bayern Munich won 3-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

Marseille climbed top of Ligue 1 on Saturday with a 3-0 win at Metz leaving coach Roberto De Zerbi purring over the form of his side after four straight wins.

Donald Trump's son-in-law and a senior envoy were heading to Egypt Saturday to finalize hostage release details, as the US president warned he would "not tolerate delay" by Hamas in implementing a peace plan with Israel.

Inter Milan joined a clutch of teams level at the top of Serie A on Saturday by giving sorry Cremonese a 4-1 thumping at the San Siro thanks in large part to a superb display from Ange-Yoan Bonny.

Springboks captain Siya Kolisi said he hoped his side's Rugby Championship triumph would provide fresh inspiration to South Africa as a whole following the world champions' thrilling 29-27 win over Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday.

Former New Zealand centre Ma'a Nonu scored his second try in a week aged 43 as Toulon eased past Pau 33-17 in the French Top 14 on Saturday.

Huge numbers turned out at pro-Palestinian rallies in Europe on Saturday, calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the release of activists on board a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the territory.

Dutch rider Demi Vollering produced an irresistable series of attacks before soloing to victory in the women's road race at the European championships in France on Saturday.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said on Saturday that he knows why his championship-leading team are struggling at the Singapore Grand Prix -- the bumpy street circuit.

International activists who arrived in Istanbul after being deported from Israel following the military's interception of their Gaza-bound flotilla said Saturday they had been subjected to violence and "treated like animals".

Two envoys of US President Donald Trump headed to Egypt on Saturday to discuss the release of hostages in Gaza, after Hamas agreed to his ceasefire proposal, while Israeli forces launched deadly strikes across the territory.

The party of billionaire ex-premier Andrej Babis topped the Czech general election on Saturday with 97 percent of the vote counted, according to official results.

Two envoys of US President Donald Trump headed to Egypt on Saturday to discuss the release of hostages in Gaza, after Hamas agreed to his ceasefire proposal, while Israeli forces launched deadly strikes across the territory.

Declan Rice came back to haunt former club West Ham as Arsenal moved top of the Premier League, while Manchester United handed Ruben Amorim some relief with a 2-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday.

Several thousand people attended a Pride march in the Hungarian university city of Pecs on Saturday in defiance of an official ban, AFP observed.

Veteran English trainer Mark Prescott is rather fond of Longchamp racecourse having won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe three years ago and on Saturday his Consent won the Group One Prix de Royallieu.

Georgian police on Saturday fired tear gas at anti-government protesters who tried to enter the presidential palace, as tens of thousands rallied on local elections day after the opposition urged a "last chance" protest to save democracy."

Dutch rider Demi Vollering produced an irresistable series of attacks before soloing to victory in the women's road race at the European championships in France on Saturday.

Cobus Reinach and Malcolm Marx scored two tries apiece as South Africa beat Argentina 29-27 at Twickenham to win successive Rugby Championship titles for the first time in their history.

George Russell on Saturday hailed taking an "amazing" pole position ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen for the Singapore Grand Prix, as the McLarens were outpaced around the Marina Bay Circuit.

The party of billionaire ex-premier Andrej Babis led in the Czech general election on Saturday with over 80 percent of the vote counted, according to official results.

Cobus Reinach and Malcolm Marx scored two tries apiece as South Africa beat Argentina 29-27 at Twickenham to win successive Rugby Championship titles for the first time in their history.

Australia failed to produce a fairytale finish for stalwart James Slipper on Saturday against New Zealand but the Wallabies' most capped player walked away with plaudits and plenty of admiration.

Thousands rallied in Georgia on Saturday, heeding the opposition's call to protest local elections with a "last chance" demonstration to save democracy.

World number two Jannik Sinner launched his Shanghai Masters title defence Saturday by breezing past Germany's Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 6-3 while Alexander Zverev advanced despite toe trouble.

George Russell in a Mercedes took pole position Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, as McLaren were outpaced around the Marina Bay Circuit.

New Zealand coach Scott Robertson praised his team's mental resolve after the All Blacks extended their dominance over Australia in damp conditions on Saturday.