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France on Sunday opened an attempted murder probe after petrol bombs were thrown at security forces during Paris protests, as footage of an officer engulfed in flames sparked outrage.

Gennaro Gattuso's Lazio consolidated their position at the top of Serie A on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over Cagliari, nudging ahead of Inter Milan after the two clubs had started the weekend level on points.

Sweden's Andreas Almgren won the New York City Marathon, clocking 2hr 6min 1sec in a spectacular debut at the distance on Sunday.

Republicans made a final push Sunday to prevent a predicted thumping in US midterm elections where Democrats are gunning to win Congress and impose a first political check on President Donald Trump's unprecedented pursuit of power.

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV did not broadcast a Real Madrid La Liga match on Sunday after star forward Kylian Mbappe caused a furore in China with remarks he made about former leader Mao Zedong.

Carlos Alcaraz completed an unbeaten season in ATP 500-level events when he cruised past Alex de Minaur 6-1, 6-4 in the Vienna Open on Sunday.

France on Sunday launched an attempted murder probe after petrol bombs were thrown at security forces during Paris protests, as footage of an officer in flames sparked outrage.

Poland's latest constitutional crisis has exposed deep political divisions between the country's pro-European government and conservative-nationalist opposition, triggering demonstrations and a new confrontation over the future of the Constitutional Tribunal.

Morocco international Ismael Saibari is set for a spell on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on Sunday on his right ankle, his club Bayern Munich said in a statement.

The 115 sailors competing in the Route du Rhum set sail on Sunday off the coast of Saint-Malo in mild weather, setting out to conquer the Atlantic on a solo crossing that the fastest could complete in record time.

France has launched an attempted murder investigation after petrol bombs were thrown at security forces during a weekend protest in Paris, prosecutors told AFP on Sunday.

Yamaha said on Sunday it will not participate in next weekend's Qatar MotoGP, citing "the situation in the Middle East".

Tens of thousands joined a protest led by opposition politicians in India's capital on Sunday, renewing demands for the country's election chief to resign over an overhaul of voter lists they say unfairly benefits the ruling party.

The longest truce of the Ukraine war, brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump and limited to just the Kherson region, was set to end on Sunday evening after neither side announced an extension.

Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean, who won European gold and competed at two Olympic Games, has died aged 34, her family announced on Sunday.

Liam Lawson will start Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix from the back of the grid after his strong performance in Saturday's qualifying was erased for technical reasons.

Tim Seifert narrowly missed a maiden international century but did enough to steer New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over India in the fifth and final T20 on Sunday.

Marc Marquez moved to within touching distance of an eighth world title with an imperious victory at the Malaysian MotoGP on Sunday.

Riot police with dogs stormed protest camps in Lisbon and Porto early Sunday, charging demonstrators with batons, arresting 13 people and leaving dozens injured in the latest confrontation over Portugal's housing crisis.

Thousands joined a protest led by opposition politicians in India's capital on Sunday, renewing demands for the country's election chief to resign over an overhaul of voter lists they say unfairly benefits the ruling party.

Marc Marquez moved to the brink of an eighth world title with an imperious victory at the Malaysian MotoGP on Sunday.

Marc Marquez moved to the brink of an eighth world title with an imperious victory at the Malaysian MotoGP on Sunday.

Binance said Sunday that it had resumed withdrawals after a major hack that affected more than $6 billion in funds.

Russia's Diana Shnaider won her first title of the year on Sunday with a hard-fought 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Canada's Leylah Fernandez in the Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo.

Bulgarians started voting Sunday in a presidential runoff between two candidates with contrasting visions on the war in Ukraine, following a series of drone attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea.

Rising from verdant ridgelines of southern Laos, 133 Chinese-built wind turbines help power Vietnam's surging growth and represent part of a regional rush to diversify energy sources.

President Donald Trump voiced on Saturday his support for the "brilliant" head of US chip giant Nvidia, Jensen Huang after a report he was targeted by a Chinese spy plot.

Seated outside a church, Saradhadevi Thadcanamoorty recites four handwritten pages of names -- 124 husbands, fathers and brothers who vanished during Sri Lanka's civil war.

Tyrese Maxey scored 38 points to spark the Philadelphia 76ers in a fightback 109-104 NBA victory at Charlotte on Saturday while LeBron James and Joel Embiid were rested with injuries.

Long dubbed an "air-conditioned nation", Singapore is experimenting with cooling alternatives from chilled beams to "passive displacement" to curb its thirst for energy-guzzling air conditioning.

Gabby Williams scored 30 points and the Golden State Valkyries captured their first Women's NBA title on Saturday, defeating the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in a winner-take-all championship showdown.

A US judge on Saturday dismissed President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and media magnate Rupert Murdoch over a report that Trump sent a bawdy birthday letter to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.