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Marseille lost ground in the race for automatic Champions League qualification after a 0-0 stalemate at Lorient in Ligue 1 on Sunday, while Monaco blew a two-goal lead to draw with French Cup finalists Nantes.

Jon Rahm seized a two-stroke lead over US stars Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka midway into Sunday's final round of the Masters as a dramatic back-nine shootout loomed at Augusta National.

Ons Jabeur defeated defending champion Belinda Bencic in straight sets to win the WTA Charleston Open clay court tournament on Sunday.

Atletico Madrid cut the gap on second place Real Madrid to just two points with a 2-1 win over 10-man Rayo Vallecano on Sunday in La Liga.

Dwane Casey said Sunday that he will depart as Detroit Pistons coach but will remain with the NBA organization in a front-office role.

Arsenal's failure to end their Anfield hoodoo by throwing away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 away to Liverpool on Sunday has opened the door for Manchester City to snatch the Premier League title away from the Gunners.

A penalty from Ihlas Bebou and an own goal from Alex Kral took Hoffenheim five points clear of the relegation spots, with a 2-0 home win over Schalke on Sunday.

Villarreal's Alex Baena will file a police complaint after being "attacked" following his team's win over Real Madrid, the club confirmed Sunday, with various Spanish media outlets reporting Los Blancos midfielder Fede Valverde punched him.

United States women's soccer star Mallory Swanson will almost certainly miss this summer's World Cup after suffering a serious knee injury during Saturday's friendly victory over Ireland.

An avalanche on Sunday near Mont Blanc in southeastern France swept four people to their deaths and left two more missing, the officials said.

Brooks Koepka teed off with a two-stroke lead over playing partner Jon Rahm in Sunday's final round of the Masters, setting the stage for a dramatic finish at rain-softened Augusta National.

Indian batsman Rinku Singh blasted five sixes off the final five balls as Kolkata Knight Riders chased down 205 to stun champions Gujarat Titans in an IPL thriller on Sunday.

Major League Soccer has launched an investigation into allegations made by San Jose Earthquakes striker Jeremy Ebobisse that a New York Red Bulls player made a racist remark during the two teams' 1-1 draw on Saturday.

Kuwait announced a new government on Sunday, its seventh in three years of deep political crisis between parliament and the executive.

Former New Zealand scrum-half Tawera Kerr-Barlow said on Sunday holders La Rochelle need to improve after he scored twice to overcome Saracens 24-10 on Sunday to reach the Champions Cup last four.

Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson was struck on the face by assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis in a remarkable incident just after the half-time whistle of Sunday's Premier League clash with Arsenal.

Several hundred Iraqi Kurds protested on Sunday against repeated Turkish military bombardments of their region, two days after an attack near the Sulaimaniyah airport.

Arsenal blew a two-goal lead in a pulsating 2-2 draw at Liverpool on Sunday to give Manchester City fresh hope of retaining the Premier League title.

Novak Djokovic says he is "motivated" to make a better than usual start to the clay-court season in Monte Carlo as he tunes up for a 23rd Grand Slam bid at the French Open.

Monaco blew a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw away to French Cup finalists Nantes in Ligue 1 on Sunday, damaging their bid for Champions League qualification.

Mathieu van der Poel has put Olympic and world championship agony behind him in 2023, a season already crowned with two of road cycling's most treasured trophies.

It's only April, but Universal's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" racked up such huge numbers in its North American opening weekend that analysts say it could top the list for all of 2023.

Four people were killed and more injured in an avalanche Sunday near Mont Blanc in southeastern France, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

Eight people were unaccounted for Sunday after an apartment building collapsed in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille as a fire hindered rescue operations, authorities said.

The aroma of corek, a spiced bun the Armenian community makes for Easter, is once again wafting through the streets of Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey.

Nine-man Real Betis fell to a shock 2-0 home defeat by Cadiz on Sunday, leaving Manuel Pellegrini's side sixth in La Liga.

Mathieu van der Poel claimed one of cycling's most glittering prizes Sunday, breaking away solo on a dangerous cobbled section for a magnificent solo triumph at the Paris-Roubaix classic.

Former New Zealand scrum-half Tawera Kerr-Barlow scored twice as holders La Rochelle beat Saracens 24-10 on Sunday to reach the Champions Cup last four.

Hundreds protested in the Tunisian capital on Sunday for the release of about 20 opponents of President Kais Saied arrested since February.

Brooks Koepka clung to a two-stroke lead over Jon Rahm after Sunday's completion of the storm-hit third round of the Masters, setting the stage for a closing drama at rain-softened Augusta National.

Finland crowned its reindeer racing king on Sunday when 14 reindeer and jockeys competed for the title in the season's final match of the increasingly popular Arctic sport.

Thousands of worshippers held celebrations in a tense Jerusalem Sunday, as Christian Easter coincided with Jewish Passover and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, against a backdrop of surging Israeli-Palestinian violence.