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Humanitarian aid began trickling back into the devastated Gaza Strip on Saturday via a rebuilt, temporary pier, US forces said.

Jenny Shin got to grips with the tough conditions to card a two-under-par 69 on Saturday and take a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the LPGA ShopRite Classic in Galloway, New Jersey.

The United States' preparations for the upcoming Copa America suffered a humbling reality check on Saturday as Gregg Berhalter's side were thrashed 5-1 by Colombia in a pre-tournament friendly.

Dornoch won the 156th Belmont Stakes on Saturday, jockey Luis Saez piloting the 17-1 longshot to victory in the third jewel in US flat racing's Triple Crown at Saratoga Race Course.

Max Verstappen called for sharper work and a faster car from his Red Bull team on Saturday after qualifying second behind Mercedes' George Russell for the Canadian Grand Prix.

World number one Scottie Scheffler will take a four-shot lead into the final round of the PGA Memorial tournament after battling to a one-under-par third-round 71 on Saturday.

A delighted George Russell beamed with joy on Saturday after securing a dramatic pole position for Mercedes at the Canadian Grand Prix, his first since the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix and only the second of his career.

The Boston Celtics, coming off an authoritative game one victory over Dallas in the NBA Finals, aren't about to let Mavericks coach Jason Kidd get in their heads going into game two.

George Russell beat Max Verstappen to pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday when the pair shared a best lap time of one minute and 12.000 seconds.

Pedri Gonzalez struck twice for Spain as they thumped Northern Ireland 5-1 in their final friendly ahead of Euro 2024 on Saturday.

Home favourite Marcell Jacobs retained his European 100m crown in Rome as Team Italy basked in their very own 'Super Saturday' with two further golds to surge to the top of the medals table.

Police and masked activists clashed at a protest over a motorway project in southern France Saturday, leaving five people hurt, local officials said.

Israelis celebrated Saturday the release of four hostages from Gaza in a military operation, cheering on beaches and gathering outside the hospital where the former captives underwent medical checks.

Italy's Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs retained his European 100m crown in Rome on Saturday in the perfect tonic for the upcoming Paris Games.

Australia crushed England by 36 runs in Barbados on Saturday to leave the defending champions' T20 World Cup hopes in the balance.

The RB team confirmed on Saturday that it has activated an option to extend Yuki Tsunoda's contract to the end of 2025.

Italy's Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs moved smoothly into the final of the blue riband event at the European championships in Rome on Saturday.

Pakistan have been given a much-needed boost ahead of Sunday's clash with India at the T20 World Cup with all-rounder Imad Wasim passed fit to play.

It might have been the longest wait but on Saturday 100-year-old American World War II veteran Harold Terens married his 96-year-old fiancee in Normandy, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in northwestern France.

Danish authorities said Saturday that an attack on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, which she said left her "shaken" but "fine", was not thought to be politically motivated.

Australia's batters put defending champions England to the sword in their heavyweight clash at the T20 World Cup in Barbados on Saturday, hammering 201-7 off their 20 overs.

Croatia finished their Euro 2024 preparations with an impressive 2-1 friendly win over Portugal on Saturday.

Iga Swiatek secured her place among tennis greats on Saturday as she joined an exclusive club of four-time women's French Open champions with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Jasmine Paolini.

Vincent Aboubakar scored twice as Cameroon shrugged off a chaotic build-up to trounce Cape Verde 4-1 on Saturday in a 2026 World Cup qualifier in Yaounde.

Pakistan have been given a much-needed boost ahead of Sunday's clash with India at the T20 World Cup with all-rounder Imad Wasim passed fit to play.

Switzerland and their Alpine neighbours Austria played out a 1-1 draw on Saturday in a final match before both sides head over the border to Euro 2024 in Germany.

South Africa overcame a stunning early batting collapse before sealing a four-wicket victory over bogey team the Netherlands in their T20 World Cup Group D clash in New York on Saturday.

Virgin Galactic on Saturday successfully completed its last spaceflight before heading into a two-year pause on commercial operations to upgrade its fleet, as the space tourism company seeks to finally turn a profit.

Lewis Hamilton rolled back the years with a vintage lap to top the times for Mercedes ahead of Red Bull’s revived Max Verstappen in Saturday’s third and final free practice for the Canadian Grand Prix.

French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini said she believed Iga Swiatek will set a new women's record for most Roland Garros titles after the Pole won the tournament for the fourth time on Saturday.

Christophe Deloire, head of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a Paris-based press freedom group, died on Saturday aged 53, the organisation said.

North Korea on Saturday sent a new round of trash-laden balloons towards the South, Seoul's military said, after anti-Pyongyang activists in the South said they had lofted balloons with leaflets against leader Kim Jong Un across the border.