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Quartararo sweeps to victory in Portugal MotoGP

Quartararo sweeps to victory in Portugal MotoGP

Reigning MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo put his early-season speed issues behind him as he cruised to victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday.

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Serial CAF Champions League semi-finalists Wydad scrape through

Serial CAF Champions League semi-finalists Wydad scrape through

Serial CAF Champions League semi-finalists Wydad Casablanca of Morocco this weekend reached that stage of the premier African club competition again, despite being held 0-0 at home by Chabab Belouizdad of Algeria.

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Russia blocks chess website over Ukraine

Russia blocks chess website over Ukraine

The popular website Chess.com has been blocked in Russia after publishing two critical articles on the situation in Ukraine branded "false information" by the authorities.

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Rovanpera grabs last stage to edge Tanak in Croatia rally

Rovanpera grabs last stage to edge Tanak in Croatia rally

Kalle Rovanpera won the final stage of the Rally of Croatia on Sunday to retake first place from Ott Tanak after a game of tyre poker in the closing stages.

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France votes in showdown for Macron and Le Pen

France votes in showdown for Macron and Le Pen

French voters headed to the polls Sunday for the presidential run-off between centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron and his challenger Marine Le Pen, whose far-right party appears set to have its strongest election showing ever.

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Swiatek brushes past Sabalenka to win Stuttgart final

Swiatek brushes past Sabalenka to win Stuttgart final

World number one Iga Swiatek won her fourth consecutive WTA title this year as she swept aside Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets to win the Stuttgart final on Sunday.

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Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts, spews huge ash tower

Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts, spews huge ash tower

The offspring of Indonesia's infamous Krakatoa volcano erupted on Sunday, spewing a towering volcanic ash cloud some 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) into the sky.

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Biden again describes past Armenian massacres as genocide

Biden again describes past Armenian massacres as genocide

US President Joe Biden used Sunday's occasion of Armenian remembrance day to describe past mass atrocities by Ottomans as genocide, repeating his controversial description from a year ago when he ended decades of American equivocation.

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Bayern boss rules out Lewandowski exit before 2023

Bayern boss rules out Lewandowski exit before 2023

Bayern Munich sports director Hasan Salihamidzic on Sunday dismissed the possibility of Robert Lewandowski leaving the freshly-crowned Bundesliga champions this summer, amid rumours of a transfer to Barcelona.

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Stakhovsky backs Wimbledon ban of Russian and Belarusian players

Stakhovsky backs Wimbledon ban of Russian and Belarusian players

Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky has backed Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players following the invasion of his country.

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