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New Zealand captain Scott Barrett will return from injury for their Rugby Championship matches in South Africa, the All Blacks said Sunday, but the team has fitness concerns elsewhere.

The Thai king on Sunday formally appointed Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the 37-year-old daughter of controversial billionaire ex-premier Thaksin, as Thailand's new prime minister.

Reigning MLS champions Columbus Crew will face the Philadelphia Union in the semi-finals of the Leagues Cup after victories in the last eight on Saturday.

Priceless artworks housed in London's Somerset House, including paintings by Van Gogh and Monet, were unaffected by a fire that erupted at the historic building on Saturday, according to the gallery.

Coach Rassie Erasmus said the All Blacks will be a "step up" in competition after South Africa swept past Australia to kick-start their Rugby Championship campaign in style.

An unrelentingly bitter US presidential race, defined by name-calling, attack ads and stunted campaigning, has so far left little space for discussion about climate change, despite the world experiencing unprecedented heat and disasters.

Australia's horse racing community was on Sunday mourning the death of champion thoroughbred Black Caviar, who died on the eve of her 18th birthday.

World number ones Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek both turned around losing situations on Saturday to move into the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open.

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama produced an outstanding round of 64 to open up a five-stroke lead heading into Sunday's final round of the PGA St Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis.

Donald Trump launched fresh personal attacks against White House rival Kamala Harris on Saturday, as new polling showed her making major gains in key battleground states ahead of next week's Democratic National Convention.

South Africa defeated the West Indies by 40 runs on an eventful third day of the second and final Test on Saturday to extend their dominance over the Caribbean side.

Hurricane Ernesto lashed Bermuda with heavy rains and strong winds Saturday, leaving much of the British Atlantic Ocean territory without power before continuing on its path toward eastern Canada.

Firefighters were battling a strong forest fire in Turkey's Aegean city of Izmir for a third day on Saturday, AFP reporters said, a day after hundreds of local people in nearby villages had to be evacuated.

Mason Greenwood scored twice on his Marseille debut in a 5-1 rout of Brest in Ligue 1 on Saturday, while Lille made a winning start despite a frightening head injury sustained by Angel Gomes.

Late penalty drama cost Inter Milan a winning start to their Serie A title defence as the champions had to settle for a 2-2 draw at Genoa, while AC Milan came back from two goals down to claim a last-gasp 2-2 draw with Torino.

Robert Lewandowski struck twice for Hansi Flick's Barcelona to deliver a battling 2-1 win at Valencia in their La Liga opener on Saturday.

Venezuela's opposition, claiming victory in presidential elections they say were stolen by strongman Nicolas Maduro, gathered in their thousands in Caracas and elsewhere on Saturday, vowing to fight "to the end."

Lille coach Bruno Genesio said he had received "reassuring news" on Angel Gomes after the midfielder was taken to hospital Saturday following a clash of heads in a Ligue 1 match that knocked him unconscious.

World number ones Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek both turned around losing situations on Saturday to move into the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open.

Inter Milan were denied a win in the opening match of their Serie A title defence on Saturday as late penalty drama left the champions with a 2-2 draw at Genoa, while AC Milan came back from two goals down to claim a last-gasp 2-2 draw with Torino.

Ten-man Bayer Leverkusen beat Stuttgart 4-3 on penalties in the season-opening German Super Cup on Saturday, winning the trophy for the first time.

A senior Hamas official on Saturday dismissed optimistic talk by US President Joe Biden that a Gaza truce is nearer after negotiations in the Gulf emirate of Qatar.

Inter Milan were denied a win in the opening match of their Serie A title defence on Saturday as late penalty drama left the champions with a 2-2 draw at Genoa.

Brandon McNulty snatched victory in the first stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, edging an individual time trial ahead of Mathias Vacek as the year's third Grand Tour began in Lisbon.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado vowed Saturday that anti-government protesters would remain out in force as she came out of hiding to lead a protest in Caracas against Nicolas Maduro's disputed reelection victory claim.

"Toxic", a Lithuanian film about the bond between two teenage aspiring models seeking to escape their bleak home town, won the top prize as the Locarno Film Festival Saturday.

Saturday's Ligue 1 game between Reims and Lille was interrupted for around 30 minutes as visiting midfielder Angel Gomes was taken to hospital after suffering a blow to the head.

Arsenal made a flying start to their bid to win the Premier League title as the "unbelievable" Bukayo Saka inspired a 2-0 victory against Wolves on Saturday.

Iga Swiatek had to work to overcome teenager Mirra Andreeva on Saturday with the world number one squeezing out a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 fightback at the Cincinnati Open.

Firefighters were "working to extinguish the final pockets of fire" on Saturday after a large blaze broke out at London's historic Somerset House cultural centre, with flames leaping out from underneath its roof.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who has mostly been in hiding since July 28 presidential polls, led a "Protest for the Truth" in Caracas Saturday against Nicolas Maduro's disputed claim of having won reelection.

Mason Greenwood scored twice on his Marseille debut on Saturday as Roberto De Zerbi's new-look side won 5-1 at Brest in their opening game of the Ligue 1 season.