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World number one Scottie Scheffler recorded his worst round in almost three years, shooting a 4-over-par 76 at the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines on Saturday.

Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani took another step toward a return to the pitching mound on Saturday, throwing his first official bullpen session at the Los Angeles Dodgers spring training in Arizona.

Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim believes his team's faltering fortunes on the pitch are partly responsible for the job cuts which have swept through Old Trafford.

Fabian Ruiz scored the only goal of the game as Paris Saint-Germain edged out Toulouse 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Saturday to stay 10 points clear at the top of the table from Marseille, who thrashed Saint-Etienne 5-1 earlier.

Racing 92 lost 30-25 at home to Vannes on Saturday to extend their record French Top 14 winless run to seven matches.

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca on Saturday became the youngest clay-court finalist since Carlos Alcaraz in 2021 when he reached the championship match at the Argentina Open.

A Syrian asylum seeker was arrested after a teenager was stabbed to death and five other people were wounded in southern Austria Saturday, police said, sending shock waves through the Alpine nation.

Real Madrid dropped two points in a 1-1 draw at Osasuna on Saturday in which Jude Bellingham was sent off, but stayed top of La Liga after Atletico Madrid tied 1-1 with Celta Vigo.

A man thought to be a Syrian asylum seeker stabbed a teenager to death and wounded five others in southern Austria Saturday, police said, sending shock waves through the Alpine nation.

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama promised plenty of intensity in his first NBA All-Star Game as the league hopes its new rapid-fire mini-tournament format can bring the excitement back to its mid-season showcase.

New signing Amine Gouiri scored twice as Marseille cruised to a 5-1 win over struggling Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 on Saturday, before Danish striker Mika Biereth hit another hat-trick as Monaco thrashed Nantes 7-1.

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso was not willing to concede the title despite Saturday's 0-0 home draw with Bayern Munich which leaves them eight points behind the league leaders.

A dogged defensive performance from Bayern Munich kept a dominant Bayer Leverkusen at bay in a 0-0 away draw on Saturday which preserved their eight-point lead on top of the German Bundesliga.

Napoli were held to a 2-2 draw at Lazio on Saturday after Boulaye Dia scored late on as the Italian Serie A leaders thought they were set to move four points clear of Inter Milan.

Palestinian militants released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian inmates freed by Israel, completing the latest swap despite fears the Gaza truce deal was near collapse.

Hamad Medjedovic, a protege of Serbian compatriot Novak Djokovic, stunned former world number one Daniil Medvedev to reach the Marseille Open ATP final on Saturday.

Academy Award-winning US actor Jessica Chastain on Saturday said her latest movie, about a Mexican ballet dancer who longs to move to the US, was "undeniably political" as it premiered at the Berlin film festival.

Atletico Madrid blew the chance to claim the lead in La Liga with a 1-1 home draw against Celta Vigo on Saturday, but played most of the game with 10 men after Pablo Barrios' red card.

A dogged defensive performance from Bayern Munich kept Bayer Leverkusen at bay in a 0-0 away draw on Saturday to keep their eight-point lead atop the German Bundesliga..

European leaders on Saturday scrambled to force their way to the table at any talks on the Ukraine war after US President Donald Trump moved to engage with Russia directly, increasing fears that Europe can no longer rely on Washington's backing for defence.

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham said his red card for dissent on Saturday against Osasuna was a "misunderstanding" and he had not insulted the referee.

Golf superstar Tiger Woods is scheduled to return to action Tuesday in his TGL simulator league, his first competition since his mother's death on February 4.

Napoli were held to a 2-2 draw at Lazio on Saturday after Boulaye Dia snatched a late draw just as the Italian Serie A leaders thought they were set to move four points clear of Inter Milan.

Pep Guardiola believes Nico Gonzalez can step into the void left by Rodri after making an impressive Premier League debut in Manchester City's 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle on Saturday.

A two-year-old girl and her mother died Saturday from injuries suffered in a car-ramming attack two days earlier in the German city of Munich that left 37 others injured, police said.

New signing Amine Gouiri scored twice and Mason Greenwood was also on target as Marseille cruised to a 5-1 win over struggling Saint-Etienne on Saturday to strengthen their grip on second place in Ligue 1 behind Paris Saint-Germain.

Manchester United forward Amad Diallo could be sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering ankle ligament damage, according to reports on Saturday.

Preston forward Milutin Osmajic found himself in a fresh Lancashire derby row on Saturday after making an allegedly racist remark towards Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri.

France's prime minister Saturday vowed to help investigate allegations of decades of sexual abuse at a Catholic school, after the left accused him of lying to parliament earlier this week when he said he was unaware of the case.

Thousands of Serbians blocked the main boulevard of the central city Kragujevac on Saturday, the latest in a series of student-led protests to rock the Balkan country after the deadly collapse of a train station roof.

Pope Francis's respiratory tract infection is showing some signs of improvement, but the hospitalised pontiff will not lead his weekly Angelus prayer following Sunday mass, the Vatican said Saturday.

Amanda Anisimova clinched the first WTA 1000 title of her career with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Jelena Ostapenko in a rain-interrupted Qatar Open final on Saturday, a triumph achieved after a "lot of hard work and a lot of tears".