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Kohli, Venkatesh dazzle as Bengaluru qualify for IPL play-offs

Kohli, Venkatesh dazzle as Bengaluru qualify for IPL play-offs

Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer struck half-centuries to help defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru become the first team to qualify for the IPL play-offs with a 23-run win over Punjab Kings on Sunday.

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Probes ongoing into alleged abuse at 84 Paris preschools: prosecutor

Probes ongoing into alleged abuse at 84 Paris preschools: prosecutor

Paris investigators are looking into allegations non-teaching staff recruited by the city mistreated or abused children at 84 kindergartens and around 20 primary schools, a prosecutor said Sunday.

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Di Giannantonio wins Catalan MotoGP Grand Prix, Alex Marquez injured in horror crash

Di Giannantonio wins Catalan MotoGP Grand Prix, Alex Marquez injured in horror crash

Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio triumphed in a crash-hit Catalunya MotoGP on Sunday which saw Alex Marquez taken to hospital injured after being flipped off his bike.

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Fernandes equals assist record as Man Utd edge Forest thriller

Fernandes equals assist record as Man Utd edge Forest thriller

Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League record of 20 assists in a season as Manchester United secured third place with a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest.

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Earps to leave PSG, in talks with London City Lionesses

Earps to leave PSG, in talks with London City Lionesses

Former England goalkeeper Mary Earps is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain's women's team this summer and is in talks with London City Lionesses, a source told AFP on Sunday.

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Roma near Champions League return with derby triumph

Roma near Champions League return with derby triumph

Roma took a huge step towards returning to the Champions League by beating local rivals Lazio 2-0 on Sunday in a feisty derby which finished with both teams down to 10 men, while Napoli won 3-0 at Pisa to secure a top-four spot.

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Bowlers, Joy put Bangladesh on top in second Pakistan Test

Bowlers, Joy put Bangladesh on top in second Pakistan Test

Opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy struck a fluent half-century after the bowlers dominated to put Bangladesh firmly in command of the second Test against Pakistan on Sunday.

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Alex Marquez injured in horrific Catalan MotoGP crash

Alex Marquez injured in horrific Catalan MotoGP crash

The Catalan MotoGP was red-flagged twice on Sunday, the first time after a horrific crash involving multiple riders, including Alex Marquez, on the 12th lap.

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'Message for friends and foes': Libyan National Army conducts grand exercises

'Message for friends and foes': Libyan National Army conducts grand exercises

The Libyan National Army (LNA), commanded by Marshall Khalifa Haftar and controlling southern and eastern Libya, is conducting what officers describe as its biggest military exercise yet -- and a message for both friends and foes.

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Bayern's Neuer sidelined again with leg issue

Bayern's Neuer sidelined again with leg issue

Bayern Munich's veteran goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer has been sidelined with a left calf injury just one week before the German Cup final, the Bundesliga club said Sunday.

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