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Arsenal settled fears of a collapse in their pursuit of a first Premier League title in 22 years by thrashing Leeds 4-0 on Saturday as Chelsea came from two goals down to beat West Ham 3-2.

Nelly Korda overcame brutal conditions to fire an eight-under par 64 and grab a three-stroke lead in Saturday's weather-halted third round of the season-opening LPGA Tournament of Champions.

The new head of the US diplomatic mission to Venezuela arrived in the country on Saturday and was welcomed by the South American country's foreign minister, as relations gradually warm after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro in a US military raid.

Barcelona eased to a 3-1 win at Elche to move four points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday, with goals from Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford.

Liverpool ended their wait for a Premier League win in 2026 as Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz starred in a 4-1 win over Newcastle on Saturday.

West Indian captain Shai Hope said his team were "ticking more boxes" after they won a reduced-overs third and final T20 international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday.

Liam Rosenior said Chelsea's dramatic fightback from two goals down to beat West Ham 3-2 on Saturday showed his side have something "special".

Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi said he is "ready to go to war" with the club's season in danger of unravelling as a late collapse in a 2-2 draw at Paris FC on Saturday rounded off a dreadful week.

Brandon Miller scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds to power the Charlotte Hornets over the San Antonio Spurs 111-106 on Saturday for their sixth consecutive NBA triumph.

Everton manager David Moyes blasted the killjoy rules that earned him a booking for sprinting onto the pitch to celebrate Beto's last-gasp equaliser in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Brighton.

As Britain's former prince Andrew was again caught up in the Epstein scandal, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the disgraced royal should testify in the US about the late American sex offender's crimes.

Bayern Munich dropped points for the second straight week in the Bundesliga as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Hamburg on Saturday.

Atletico Madrid's disappointing season continued with a drab 0-0 draw at Levante on Saturday in La Liga, while Villarreal were held 2-2 at Osasuna.

Enzo Fernandez's stoppage-time winner capped Chelsea's thrilling fightback from two goals down to beat West Ham 3-2 in a dramatic London derby on Saturday.

Arsenal settled any fears of a collapse in their pursuit of a first Premier League title in 22 years by thrashing Leeds 4-0 on Saturday as Chelsea came from two goals down to beat West Ham 3-2.

Champions Napoli edged lowly Fiorentina 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday to keep pace in the title race, three days after being dumped out of the Champions League.

Manufacturing a Barbie or a Lego brick requires large quantities of plastic, much of which comes from China, the world's largest producer of the material.

London police on Saturday arrested prominent rights activist Peter Tatchell at a pro-Palestinian march after he displayed a placard featuring the slogan "globalise the intifada", his foundation said.

Iran's top security official said Saturday that progress had been made towards negotiations with the United States, even as the Islamic republic's army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes.

Sweat darkened the white "dohyo" ring mat as Ireland's first female sumo wrestler shoved and strained, learning a freshly-discovered sport.

A US judge delivered a blow Saturday to Minnesota's bid to force Immigration and Customs Enforcement to suspend its sweeping detention and deportation operation in the state.

Ukraine's power grid experienced mass outages for several hours on Saturday after a "technical malfunction" caused electrical lines between Moldova, Romania and Ukraine to fail, Ukraine's energy minister said.

Mike Maignan signed a new deal with AC Milan that will keep the France goalkeeper at the San Siro until 2031, the Serie A giants confirmed on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's 4-0 demolition of Leeds proved the Premier League leaders can cope with the pressure of the title race.

Marseille suffered a late collapse and blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Paris FC in Ligue 1 on Saturday with the pain still fresh from their excruciating Champions League exit.

Several hundred demonstrators marched in Switzerland on Saturday to demand "justice and truth" over a New Year's blaze in a ski resort bar that killed 40 people and injured 155 others, most of them teens and young adults.

Paul George, a nine-time NBA All-Star forward for the Philadelphia 76ers, was issued a 25-game suspension by the league on Saturday for violating the NBA Anti-Drug Program.

Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle suffered a rare home defeat on Saturday losing 44-24 to Lyon in the French Top 14 after an emotional week following Uini Atonio's retirement.

Over 35 years as a drug user, Vancouver resident Garth Mullins said he's had "hundreds and hundreds" of interactions with police, and long believed drug decriminalization was smart policy.

Ishan Kishan hit his maiden T20 international century and Arshdeep Singh took five wickets as India thrashed New Zealand by 46 runs to seal the series 4-1 on Saturday.

Gerard Moreno netted twice for Villarreal but they could only manage a 2-2 draw at Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday, unable to capitalise on Espanyol's defeat to fully consolidate their position in fourth.

Andrej Kramaric scored twice as Hoffenheim extended their strong run in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 home win over Union Berlin on Saturday.