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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky headed to Paris Sunday for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, after Germany pledged unwavering support for Kyiv ahead of a widely expected counter-offensive.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta apologised for his side's second-half implosion in a 3-0 home defeat to Brighton on Sunday that put Manchester City on the verge of being crowned Premier League champions.

European Council President Charles Michel spoke of progress in talks between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Brussels on Sunday, adding that "momentum should be maintained" towards a final peace deal.

Novak Djokovic said Sunday that he hopes the clay courts at the Italian Open improve with use after what the tennis icon describes as an 'uneven' experience in the first two matches of his title defence.

Martin Odegaard admitted Arsenal's Premier League title dreams are over after Sunday's 3-0 defeat against Brighton put Manchester City on the verge of being crowned champions.

The Memphis Grizzlies suspended Ja Morant from all team activities on Sunday pending an NBA review after a new video appearing to show the star guard flashing a gun surfaced on social media.

Fifties from skipper Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh led Kolkata Knight Riders to a six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings and stay alive in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.

Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" trounced the competition for the second straight weekend in North American theaters, earning $60.5 million for a global haul topping half a billion dollars, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

Manchester City are on the brink of winning the Premier League title after Arsenal crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat against Brighton on Sunday.

George Ford guided Sale into the English Premiership final as they defeated his former club Leicester 21-13 on Sunday to end the reigning champions' hopes of successive titles.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took an early lead on Sunday in a landmark election that could extend his two-decade grip on power or put the mostly Muslim nation on a more secular course.

A Dutch league match between Groningen and Ajax was abandoned after just nine minutes on Sunday after fireworks and smoke bombs were thrown onto the pitch.

Calm returned to Gaza Sunday as a fragile ceasefire largely held, leaving Palestinians and Israelis to count the cost of five days of cross-border fire that killed dozens.

Thailand's two major opposition parties dominated Sunday's national elections, with voters rejecting nearly a decade of military-backed government.

Race favourite Remco Evenepoel took back the overall lead of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, winning a rainy 35km stage nine individual time-trial by a single second from Geraint Thomas.

Three-time British champion jockey Oisin Murphy says there are colleagues of his who would be better role models but he hopes "people struggling with alcohol can learn from my own experiences".

A crowdfunding effort supporting the man charged over the chokehold death of a homeless person in New York has raised more than $1.6 million on a platform known for facilitating funding of far-right figures.

Atletico Madrid fell to a surprise 1-0 defeat at relegated Elche on Sunday, confirming that Diego Simeone's side are no longer mathematically in contention to win La Liga.

Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi comfortably held off sprint winner Jorge Martin to take victory in the 1,000th MotoGP event at Le Mans on Sunday.

A week of tumult in Pakistan ended quietly on Sunday as protests largely failed to materialise for former prime minister Imran Khan, whose arrest and brief detention this week sparked days of deadly unrest.

Ukraine is fighting for Europe's freedom and values, EU leaders said Sunday, as they handed this year's award for service towards European unity to the war-torn country's President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian people.

Race favourite Remco Evenepoel took back the overall lead of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday winning a rainy 35km stage nine individual time-trial by a single second from Geraint Thomas.

Novak Djokovic reached the last 16 of the Italian Open on Sunday after winning a battle with Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, while blistering Iga Swiatek thrashed Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-0.

Sam Kerr's second-half goal proved the difference as Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 to win a third successive women's FA Cup final in front of a record-breaking crowd at Wembley on Sunday.

Thai opposition parties dominated the early vote count in Sunday's national elections, in what was shaping up as a huge rejection of nearly a decade of military-backed government.

Cyclone Mocha crashed through Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, sparing sprawling refugee camps but bringing a storm surge to swathes of western Myanmar where communications were largely cut off.

Dozens of supporters of two French nationals detained last year in Iran demanded their release in Paris Sunday after Tehran freed two fellow citizens who had been on hunger strike.

West Ham wasted a chance to seal their Premier League survival as goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa clinched Brentford's 2-0 victory on Sunday.

Manchester City closed in on retaining the Premier League title as Ilkay Gundogan scored twice in a 3-0 win on Sunday that kept Everton looking over their shoulders in the relegation battle.

Toulouse's Zakaria Aboukhlal and Nantes' Mostafa Mohamed were omitted from the teamsheet for the Ligue 1 clash between the two clubs on Sunday after refusing to participate in a campaign against homophobia.

US President Joe Biden used Sunday's first anniversary of a racially motivated mass shooting to highlight steps he is taking to reduce gun violence, while repeating his demand that Congress "do more" to save lives.

Turkish polling stations closed Sunday in a knife-edge election that could end President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade grip on power and put the mostly Muslim nation on a more secular course.