NewsAgence-France PresseSaracens to drop salary cap appeal - reports
European champions Saracens will drop their appeal against a �5.4 million ($6.97 million) fine and a 35-point penalty for salary cap breaches, according to British media reports on Sunday.
NewsAgence-France PresseSt Mark's closed as water again invades Venice, rain lashes Italy
Venice's iconic St Mark's Square was ordered closed on Sunday as the historic city suffered its third major flooding in less than a week, while rain lashing the rest of Italy prompted warnings in Florence and Pisa.
NewsAgence-France PresseThousands march in Greek annual anti-junta demo
Thousands of Greeks took part in demonstrations Sunday to mark the anniversary of a 1973 anti-junta uprising, with police bracing for trouble after a series of raids on anarchists.
NewsAgence-France PresseFires rage around besieged Hong Kong campus as protesters dig-in
A police officer was struck by an arrow fired by a Hong Kong protester on Sunday and an armoured vehicle set ablaze, as fires raged into the night around a campus which has turned into a base for a pro-democracy movement that has sunk the city into turmoil.
NewsAustralian Associated PressUK PM sets out immigration plans
British PM Boris Johnson has proposed ending preference for migrants from the EU as the Conservative Party hits high approval ratings ahead of the election.
NewsAgence-France PressePope hosts meal for 1,500 poor and homeless
Pope Francis on Sunday hosted around 1,500 poor and homeless people for lunch at the Vatican, decrying indifference to poverty as the Catholic Church marked its World Day of the Poor.
NewsAgence-France PresseSerbia confident Djokovic will be fit for Davis Cup
Serbia's Davis Cup captain Nenad Zimonjic was optimistic on Sunday that world number two Novak Djokovic will be fit to play in this week's new look Davis Cup in Madrid.
NewsAgence-France PresseOpposition reports Belarus polls infractions as strongman woos West
Belarusians voted in parliamentary polls on Sunday with opposition observers reporting mass violations, despite strongman Alexander Lukashenko's recent attempts to build closer ties with the West.
NewsAgence-France PresseMarquez wins season-ending MotoGP at Valencia
World champion Marc Marquez clinched his 12th MotoGP victory of the season in Sunday's final race in Valencia ahead of French rookie Fabio Quartararo.
NewsAgence-France PresseVan Dijk withdraws from Estonia match for 'personal reasons'
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk will miss Tuesday's Euro 2020 qualifier against Estonia for personal reasons, the Dutch federation announced on Sunday.
NewsAustralian Associated PressVenice hit by record 3rd exceptional tide
Venice has been hit by a record 3rd exceptional tide, which closed shops and museums.
NewsAgence-France PresseJapan get gold, Mexico secure 2020 Olympic baseball spot
Japan defeated South Korea 5-3 in the final of the WBSC Premier 12 baseball tournament, while Mexico beat the US 3-2 to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
NewsAgence-France PresseSouth African Premier League smashes billion-rand revenue mark
The South African Premier Soccer League (PSL), boosted by a lucrative TV deal, posted record revenue of more than one billion rand last season.
NewsAgence-France PresseCzech PM regrets communist past on Velvet Revolution anniversary
Billionaire Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis expressed remorse over his communist past on Sunday at a ceremony in Prague celebrating 30 years since the Velvet Revolution toppled communism in then-Czechoslovakia.
NewsAgence-France PresseFleetwood comes from behind to win Nedbank Challenge in play-off
Tommy Fleetwood made three eagles before winning a sudden death play-off in the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Sunday.
NewsAustralian Associated PressEx-defence chief new Sri Lankan president
Former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been elected as Sri Lanka's new president.
NewsAustralian Associated PressHK protesters use fire and arrows
Protesters in Hong Kong have used fire and arrows against police as they try to hold on to their university stronghold.
NewsAgence-France Presse'Dark horses no more': Croatia cap resurgence with Euro 2020 spot
World Cup runners-up Croatia rounded off a rebuilding mission by booking their place at Euro 2020 with a 3-1 win over Slovakia but they are unlikely to sneak under the radar again at next year's finals.
NewsAgence-France PresseBritain's Prince Andrew sparks backlash after 'disastrous' TV interview
Britain's Prince Andrew provoked a backlash Sunday following an extraordinary TV interview in which he denied having sex with an alleged victim of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as public relations experts branded the hour-long exchange "disastrous".
NewsAgence-France PresseMcCarthy expects Republic to seal Euro 2020 berth
Mick McCarthy expects the Republic of Ireland to qualify for Euro 2020 with a win in their decisive showdown against Denmark.
NewsAgence-France PresseIran leader backs petrol price hike that sparked deadly unrest
Iran's supreme leader on Sunday threw his support behind a decision to hike petrol prices, a move that sparked nationwide unrest in which he said "some lost their lives".
NewsAgence-France PresseLoew running out of time to rebuild Germany before Euro 2020 finals
Germany has secured qualification for Euro 2020, but coach Joachim Loew is running out of time to mould his fledgling team into title contenders before next June's finals.
NewsAgence-France PresseTwo planes in 'minor' collision at Frankfurt airport
An Air Namibia plane collided with a Korean Air jet after landing at Frankfurt airport on Saturday evening, officials said, adding that no one was injured.
NewsAgence-France PresseUS, S. Korea postpone joint drills in 'act of goodwill'
The US and South Korea will postpone joint air drills in an "act of goodwill" towards the nuclear-armed North, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday, after months of deadlocked diplomacy with Pyongyang.
NewsAgence-France PresseVerstappen pole is a ?big statement? says Ricciardo
Max Verstappen made a "big statement" by beating both Ferrari and Mercedes to qualify on pole position for Sunday?s Brazilian Grand Prix, according to his former Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo.