Pakistani teenager Zara Shah was targeted by a stranger while playing a computer game, drawn into a conversation that would expose her to terrifying online sexual exploitation.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami's hopes of overtaking Nashville at the top of Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference suffered a blow on Sunday after the champions were held to a 2-2 draw by San Diego in Florida.
The Dallas Cowboys beat arch-rivals Washington 37-20 in a game marred by a gruesome injury to Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, while the Chicago Bears lost their own signal-caller Caleb Williams in defeat to Minnesota on a brutal NFL Sunday.
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Technology
15th anniversary all-star showcase introduces a Bowl Combine that awards two roster spots and playing time to eligible student-athletes; game planned to be broadcast on ESPN
September 21, 2026
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Bordeaux-Begles hammer Stade Francais despite Jalibert injury
Sports
September 20, 2026
The United States warned that fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis could "escalate rapidly" after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed.
September 20, 2026
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Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel etched his name into the history books with a dominant fourth successive world time-trial victory in Montreal on Sunday.
September 20, 2026
Cheering and clapping, Germany's far-right AfD celebrated another regional election win Sunday as exit polls placed it narrowly ahead in a Baltic Sea coastal state in the formerly communist east.
September 20, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney announced closer ties Sunday, speaking from France's tiny territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, just off Canada's Atlantic coast.
September 20, 2026
Politics
Russia vowed Sunday to "intensify" its strikes on Kyiv in response to Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow, as an exit poll showed the ruling United Russia party on course to win tightly controlled parliamentary elections.
September 20, 2026
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Michael Carrick insisted that there were positive signs from Manchester United's 1-1 draw at Fulham after Matheus Cunha saved his side from a third successive defeat on Sunday.
JJ Spaun birdied four of the final five holes to claim the European Tour's PGA Championship on Sunday with Rory McIlroy among those tied for second.
"Resident Evil," a horror movie based on a video game franchise, swept the North American box office with a $60 million opening weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday.
Juventus ended their short Serie A slide with a 2-0 victory over struggling Atalanta on Sunday, while Fiorentina held Napoli and high-flying Como suffered a shock defeat to Frosinone.
September 20, 2026
Politics
Germany's embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to stay the course on Sunday despite stinging election setbacks in two states at the hands of the far-right AfD and the far-left Die Linke party.
September 20, 2026
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Great Britain stamped their ticket to the Davis Cup finals with a 3-0 win over Ecuador in London on Sunday, while US Open champion Alexander Zverev sealed Germany's place in the last eight.
Manchester City went top of the Premier League despite Brian Brobbey's hat-trick in a 5-3 thriller on Sunday as Matheus Cunha rescued Manchester United from another damaging defeat at Fulham.
Manchester United rescued a 1-1 draw against Fulham thanks to Matheus Cunha's late equaliser on Sunday, but the pressure is mounting on boss Michael Carrick after their latest lacklustre display.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho lashed out at Spain's refereeing committee after Los Blancos lost 2-1 at Atletico Madrid on Sunday in a La Liga derby clash.
September 20, 2026
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- Maresca craves a 1-0 win after eight-goal Man City thriller
- Germany's Merz shaken by far-right and far-left gains in state votes
- Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid in tense derby clash
- Macron welcomes Canada's Carney to French Atlantic territory
- Reusser retains world time-trial title
- Fiorentina frustrate Napoli with Serie A draw, Como upset
- Man City outgun Sunderland despite Brobbey hat-trick, Liverpool win at Bournemouth