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Vlahovic double sinks Sassuolo, Osimhen abused in Verona rout

Vlahovic double sinks Sassuolo, Osimhen abused in Verona rout

Dusan Vlahovic fired Juventus to a comfortable 3-0 win over Sassuolo with a brace in Monday's Serie A opener while Victor Osimhen was racially abused by Verona fans in a thumping 5-2 win for Napoli.

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Nunez red card costs Liverpool more ground in draw with Palace

Nunez red card costs Liverpool more ground in draw with Palace

Liverpool fought back with 10 men to prevent a first Premier League defeat in front of fans at Anfield since 2017 in a 1-1 draw on Monday as Darwin Nunez was sent off on his home debut.

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Vlahovic double for Juve sinks Sassuolo, Napoli's Osimhen abused in Verona rout

Vlahovic double for Juve sinks Sassuolo, Napoli's Osimhen abused in Verona rout

Dusan Vlahovic fired Juventus to a comfortable 3-0 win over Sassuolo with a brace in Monday's Serie A opener while Victor Osimhen was racially abused by Verona fans in a thumping 5-2 win for Napoli.

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Turkey's Kenyan-born Can wins second European 10,000m title

Turkey's Kenyan-born Can wins second European 10,000m title

Turkey's Kenyan-born Yasemin Can won her second European 10,000m title in Munich on Monday as a trio of world-class heavyweights guaranteed their spots in respective finals.

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Protests as Ruto declared winner of disputed Kenya vote

Protests as Ruto declared winner of disputed Kenya vote

William Ruto was declared the winner of Kenya's close-fought presidential poll on a day of high drama Monday, with violent protests in his defeated rival's strongholds, claims of rigging and a split in the commission that oversaw the vote.

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Nipsey Hussle gets posthumous Hollywood star

Nipsey Hussle gets posthumous Hollywood star

Slain rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot in Los Angeles, was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Monday.

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Morata double fires Atletico to opening win at Getafe

Morata double fires Atletico to opening win at Getafe

Alvaro Morata struck twice to secure Atletico Madrid a 3-0 victory at Getafe in their opening game of the La Liga season on Monday.

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Popovici clocks third fastest 200m freestyle to earn Euro gold

Popovici clocks third fastest 200m freestyle to earn Euro gold

Romanian teenager David Popovici swam the third quickest time in history to claim the men's 200m freestyle gold at the European Championships on Monday in Rome.

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Academy apologizes to indigenous star  for historic Oscars abuse

Academy apologizes to indigenous star for historic Oscars abuse

Nearly 50 years after she was booed off the Oscars stage for declining Marlon Brando's award on his behalf in protest at the film industry's treatment of Native Americans, Sacheen Littlefeather has received an apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group said Monday.

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Violent protests erupt in parts of Kenya over vote

Violent protests erupt in parts of Kenya over vote

As news of Raila Odinga's loss in Kenya's presidential election filtered through to his stronghold of Kisumu on Monday, angry supporters streamed into the streets, hurling stones and alleging vote-rigging as police fired tear gas to disperse them.

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