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Bayonne stun champions Toulouse to go top in France

Bayonne stun champions Toulouse to go top in France

Bayonne stormed to the French Top 14 summit with a stunning five-try 40-26 victory over champions Toulouse on Sunday.

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Greta Thunberg among Gaza flotilla detainees to leave Israel

Greta Thunberg among Gaza flotilla detainees to leave Israel

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg will be among more than 70 people of different nationalities to leave Israel on Monday after they were seized aboard an intercepted Gaza aid flotilla.

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Atletico draw at Celta Vigo after Lenglet red card

Atletico draw at Celta Vigo after Lenglet red card

Atletico Madrid stumbled to a 1-1 draw at Celta Vigo on Sunday in La Liga, playing more than half the game with 10 men after Clement Lenglet's red card.

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Trump administration brands US cities war zones

Trump administration brands US cities war zones

The Trump administration branded Chicago a "war zone" Sunday as a justification for deploying soldiers against the will of local Democratic officials, while a judge blocked the White House from sending troops to another Democratic-run city.

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Ethan Mbappe returns to haunt PSG as Lille force draw with Ligue 1 leaders

Ethan Mbappe returns to haunt PSG as Lille force draw with Ligue 1 leaders

Kylian Mbappe's brother Ethan haunted his former club Paris Saint-Germain as he came off the bench to grab a late leveller for Lille in Ligue 1 on Sunday, while Lyon went down to a surprise 2-1 defeat at home to Toulouse.

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Hojlund fires Napoli into Serie A lead as AC Milan held at Juve

Hojlund fires Napoli into Serie A lead as AC Milan held at Juve

Rasmus Hojlund struck again for Napoli with the winning goal in Sunday's 2-1 victory over struggling Genoa, a strike which alongside AC Milan drawing 0-0 at Juventus lifted the Serie A champions into top spot.

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Vampires, blood and dance: Bollywood horror goes mainstream

Vampires, blood and dance: Bollywood horror goes mainstream

Long written off as fringe, horror is back in India's Bollywood, reinvented with comedy, mythology and big stars powering a box-office renaissance.

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Broncos rally snaps Eagles unbeaten record, Ravens slump deepens

Broncos rally snaps Eagles unbeaten record, Ravens slump deepens

The Denver Broncos staged a dramatic late comeback to shatter the Philadelphia Eagles' unbeaten start to the NFL season on Sunday, overturning a 14-point deficit to snatch a 21-17 victory on the road.

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Former NFL QB Sanchez charged after allegedly attacking truck driver

Former NFL QB Sanchez charged after allegedly attacking truck driver

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is facing three criminal misdemeanor charges, including battery with injury, after an altercation in Indianapolis in which he was pepper sprayed and stabbed, court documents showed on Sunday.

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France unveils new government amid political deadlock

France unveils new government amid political deadlock

French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government on Sunday, putting together a team under Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu as he struggles to pull the country out of a political crisis.

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