Barcelona eased to a 3-1 win at Elche to move four points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday, with goals from Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford.
Liverpool ended their wait for a Premier League win in 2026 as Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz starred in a 4-1 win over Newcastle on Saturday.
West Indian captain Shai Hope said his team were "ticking more boxes" after they won a reduced-overs third and final T20 international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday.
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Brandon Miller scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds to power the Charlotte Hornets over the San Antonio Spurs 111-106 on Saturday for their sixth consecutive NBA triumph.
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Ukraine's power grid experienced mass outages for several hours on Saturday after a "technical malfunction" caused electrical lines between Moldova, Romania and Ukraine to fail, Ukraine's energy minister said.
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Mike Maignan signed a new deal with AC Milan that will keep the France goalkeeper at the San Siro until 2031, the Serie A giants confirmed on Saturday.
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Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's 4-0 demolition of Leeds proved the Premier League leaders can cope with the pressure of the title race.
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Marseille suffered a late collapse and blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Paris FC in Ligue 1 on Saturday with the pain still fresh from their excruciating Champions League exit.
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Several hundred demonstrators marched in Switzerland on Saturday to demand "justice and truth" over a New Year's blaze in a ski resort bar that killed 40 people and injured 155 others, most of them teens and young adults.
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Paul George, a nine-time NBA All-Star forward for the Philadelphia 76ers, was issued a 25-game suspension by the league on Saturday for violating the NBA Anti-Drug Program.
Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle suffered a rare home defeat on Saturday losing 44-24 to Lyon in the French Top 14 after an emotional week following Uini Atonio's retirement.
Over 35 years as a drug user, Vancouver resident Garth Mullins said he's had "hundreds and hundreds" of interactions with police, and long believed drug decriminalization was smart policy.
Ishan Kishan hit his maiden T20 international century and Arshdeep Singh took five wickets as India thrashed New Zealand by 46 runs to seal the series 4-1 on Saturday.
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Gerard Moreno netted twice for Villarreal but they could only manage a 2-2 draw at Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday, unable to capitalise on Espanyol's defeat to fully consolidate their position in fourth.
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Andrej Kramaric scored twice as Hoffenheim extended their strong run in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 home win over Union Berlin on Saturday.
Ski mountaineering, or 'Skimo', will make its Olympic debut at the Milan-Cortina Games, offering spectators an adrenaline-packed sprint requiring athletes to negotiate uphill climbs on ski and foot before descending by ski.
Venezuela's "El Helicoide" was built back in the days of seemingly endless oil wealth and meant to be a flashy, space-age-looking shopping center.
Arsenal settled any fears of a wobble in their pursuit of a first Premier League title in 22 years by winning 4-0 at Leeds on Saturday.
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