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After South Africa edged England to set up a historic Rugby World Cup final with New Zealand, Jacques Nienaber's coaching staff and players have plenty to think about before the battle for a record fourth title.

Collin Morikawa stormed to victory by six strokes at the US PGA Tour's Zozo Championship in Japan on Sunday to end a two-year title drought.

Beijing and Manila traded blame on Sunday for two collisions between Chinese vessels and Philippine boats on a resupply mission to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the disputed South China Sea.

Olena Romanova fled Ukraine for Poland when Russia invaded in February last year, leaving behind a successful facial massage salon business.

Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto homered to lead Philadelphia over Arizona 6-1 on Saturday in the Major League Baseball playoffs, lifting the Phillies one win from the World Series.

Jorge Martin was denied the chance Sunday to close the world championship gap on leader Francesco Bagnaia after the sprint race at the Australia MotoGP was called off due to treacherous conditions.

A decade after a wave of bankruptcies all but wiped out the German solar industry, the sector is looking to reestablish itself in the face of stiff competition from abroad.

Two years after escaping her father's guardianship, Britney Spears recounts her years as a superstar who became a victim of her success in a highly anticipated memoir being published on Tuesday.

Jorge Martin was denied the chance Sunday to close the world championship gap on leader Francesco Bagnaia after the sprint race at the Australia MotoGP was called off due to treacherous conditions.

Hurricane Norma slammed into Mexico's northwestern coast Saturday afternoon, bringing heavy rain and the threat of flash floods, but was downgraded to a tropical storm by evening, authorities said.

Israel's military said Saturday it would intensify strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza ahead of a planned ground invasion, as UN agencies warned of a "catastrophic" humanitarian situation in the blockaded territory.

Earning your subject's trust is never easy for a documentary filmmaker -- but it is even harder when they think you want to kill them.

An extreme drought in parts of the Amazon has led to a dramatic drop in river water levels, exposing dozens of usually submerged rock formations with carvings of human forms that may date back some 2,000 years.

Argentines head to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election dominated by fury over decades of economic decline and record inflation that has propelled political outsider Javier Milei to the front of the race.

Charlotte FC squeezed past Lionel Messi's Inter Miami 1-0 to sneak into Major League Soccer's playoffs on Saturday in a nail-biting final day of regular season action.

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior said he saw racist abuse by a "child" during his team's 1-1 draw at Sevilla on Saturday in La Liga.

Kaylee McKeown on Saturday smashed a second world record in as many days, with the star Australian swimmer bettering her own 100m backstroke mark.

Newly-crowned world champion Max Vertappen added eight more points to his title-winning tally on Saturday when he cruised to victory for Red Bull in the sprint race at the United States Grand Prix.

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi said he was "really proud" of his team after they came from behind to beat England 16-15 in an "ugly" semi-final at the Stade de France on Saturday.

England coach Steve Borthwick hailed his team after their dramatic, "disappointing" World Cup semi-final loss to South Africa at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Manchester United beat Sheffield United 2-1 on Saturday on an emotionally charged evening as the Premier League giants said a "big goodbye" to club great Bobby Charlton, who died earlier in the day.

The Israeli military announced it was stepping up its bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza Saturday just hours after the first aid trucks arrived from Egypt bringing desperately needed relief to civilians in the war-torn enclave.

Real Madrid shared a pulsating 1-1 draw with Sergio Ramos' Sevilla on Saturday, ensuring they will face Barcelona in the Clasico next weekend as leaders.

Hurricane Norma slammed into Mexico's northwestern coast Saturday afternoon as a Category 1 storm, bringing dangerous rain and flooding, authorities said.

Members of Jamaica's women's football team said Saturday they will boycott next week's Gold Cup qualifiers, citing "constant mistreatment" by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF).

Kylian Mbappe scored one goal and made another as Paris Saint-Germain beat Patrick Vieira's Strasbourg 3-0 in Ligue 1 on Saturday but it is unbeaten Nice who are top of the table after a 1-0 victory over Marseille.

Handre Pollard broke English hearts as he landed a 49-metre penalty three minutes from time to book South Africa's place in the World Cup final as they edged England 16-15 at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Three things we learned from South Africa's dramatic 16-15 semi-final win over England that sets coach Jacques Nienaber's team up for a final against New Zealand at the Stade de France next weekend:

South Africa will play New Zealand in next weekend's Rugby World Cup final after a late Handre Pollard penalty sealed a dramatic 16-15 win over England at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Antoine Griezmann struck a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over 10-man Celta Vigo to help Atletico Madrid climb provisionally second in La Liga on Saturday.

Manchester United's players paid an emotional tribute to club great and England World Cup winner Bobby Charlton before beating Sheffield United 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.

The organiser of the Web Summit, one of the tech sector's leading events, announced his resignation Saturday following a backlash over his online posts following the Hamas attacks on Israel.