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Manchester City thrashed Liverpool 4-1 on Saturday but remain eight points adrift of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League after Gabriel Jesus scored twice in the Gunners 4-1 win over Leeds.

Springboks hooker Bongi Mbonambi scored twice to help the Sharks ease past Munster 50-35 while the Stormers beat Harlequins 32-28 as the two South African sides reached their first Champions Cup quarter-finals.

Arsenal quickly reestablished their eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League as Gabriel Jesus's first goals since October inspired a 4-1 rout of Leeds on Saturday.

A major storm system bore down on the US east coast on Saturday, after producing tornadoes and devastating winds across several central states that killed at least 11 people.

Union Berlin kept up their pursuit of the Bundesliga title with a 3-0 victory over rock-bottom Stuttgart on Saturday.

Ukraine on Saturday branded Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of April "a slap in the face", joining a chorus of outrage from Western countries.

Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, Dwyane Wade and San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich will be ushered into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, the organization confirmed on Saturday.

Sri Lanka's Bhanuka Rajapaksa smashed 50 to set up a seven-run win for Punjab Kings in their rain-hit opening Indian Premier League match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday.

Scotland's first undisputed boxing world champion Ken Buchanan has died aged 77, his foundation announced on Saturday.

Multiple wildfires that have ravaged northern Spain in recent days have subsided, largely thanks to improved weather conditions, authorities said on Saturday.

South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi scored twice as the Sharks eased past Munster 50-35 on Saturday to reach their first Champions Cup quarter-final.

Manchester City coped without the injured Erling Haaland to keep the Premier League title race alive by coming from behind to thrash Liverpool 4-1 on Saturday.

South Africa winger Cheslin Kolbe said on Saturday he will be out for up to a month with an ankle sprain suffered playing for his club Toulon.

As Fiji barged onto the field in a crunch Hong Kong Rugby Sevens group game against Argentina on Saturday, they were roared on by their famously dedicated travelling fans, who were back at full strength for the first time in four years.

Climate activists in Italy turned a Baroque-style fountain at the foot of Rome's Spanish Steps black on Saturday, in a protest they said evoked an "end of the world" scenario.

New Zealand on Saturday set up a quarter-final clash with Argentina for the final day of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, topping Pool D with three wins from three.

Manchester City were without the injured Erling Haaland for the visit of Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday.

Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the interest of the Brazilian national team in hiring him and his excitement at the prospect, but said Saturday he wanted to fulfil his contract with Real Madrid.

A tornado tore through the southern US state of Arkansas and killed three people on Friday, while severe storms further north in Illinois and Indiana left three dead, authorities said.

Pope Francis's unexpected hospitalisation this week raised fresh questions over his future, providing fuel for critics hungry for a new head of the Catholic Church, experts say.

Pope Francis left hospital on Saturday after a three-night stay to treat bronchitis, stopping to say hello to well-wishers and joking he was "still alive".

Veteran Spanish ace Fernando Alonso missed out on the front row in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday, but hailed his fourth place as the best so far this year.

Pope Francis was set to leave hospital on Saturday after a three-night stay for treatment of bronchitis, and begin preparations for the most important week in the Christian calendar.

An independent commission investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 Mexican students has accused the armed forces of deliberately withholding information about the case.

A dejected Sergio Perez said Saturday he was hoping Red Bull can fix the issue that wrecked his Australian Grand Prix qualifying so he can "minimise the damage" in the race.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia started out knocking the ball about as a barefoot boy by a riverside in rural Georgia, but is now one of the hottest properties in world football.

George Russell said his Mercedes car was the "best" he had raced and the team took "huge" confidence from qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix regardless of what happens in the race.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in Guatemala Friday on a visit to shore up ties with dwindling allies following a trip to the United States that angered China.

Double world champion Max Verstappen claimed pole on Saturday for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes' George Russell, but his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez had a torrid time and will start last.

Max Verstappen claimed pole on Saturday for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes' George Russell, but his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez had a torrid time will start last.

The lawyer of Suriname's former dictator Desi Bouterse called Friday for a court to acquit him of a 20-year sentence over the deaths of 15 political prisoners.

Colette Maze has been playing piano for more than a century, and is still drawing thousands of fans on social media.