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Arsenal villain Martinelli turns FA Cup hat-trick hero

Arsenal villain Martinelli turns FA Cup hat-trick hero

Gabriel Martinelli shrugged off the backlash to his clash with stricken Liverpool defender Conor Bradley to send Arsenal into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 4-1 win at Portsmouth on Sunday.

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Syrians in Kurdish area of Aleppo pick up pieces after clashes

Syrians in Kurdish area of Aleppo pick up pieces after clashes

Residents of a Kurdish neighbourhood in Syria's second city of Aleppo passed through government checkpoints Sunday to find blackened walls, destroyed vehicles and debris-littered streets as they returned home after days of deadly clashes.

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Kohli hits 93 as India edge New Zealand in ODI opener

Kohli hits 93 as India edge New Zealand in ODI opener

Virat Kohli hit 93 to help India chase down 301 in a tense four-wicket win over New Zealand in the first one-day international on Sunday.

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Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'

Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'

US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to "make a deal" or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money to Havana would now stop.

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Toulon win Munster thriller as Quins progress in Champions Cup

Toulon win Munster thriller as Quins progress in Champions Cup

Munster's hopes of reaching the last 16 of the Champions Cup suffered a blow when the two-time champions lost 27-25 in a Pool 2 thriller at Toulon on Sunday.

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NHL players will complete at Olympics, says international ice hockey chief

NHL players will complete at Olympics, says international ice hockey chief

Stars from the North American National Hockey League will play in the Winter Olympics, the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation said on Sunday, as Milan-Cortina organisers and the International Olympic Committee gave the thumbs up to the Games' main competition rink.

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Leeds rally to avoid FA Cup shock at Derby

Leeds rally to avoid FA Cup shock at Derby

Leeds needed a second half fightback to beat Derby County 3-1 and book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday.

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Rassat sweeps to slalom victory to take World cup lead

Rassat sweeps to slalom victory to take World cup lead

Frenchman Paco Rassat finished fast in his second run at Adelboden on Sunday to grab victory in the men's World Cup slalom and jump to the top of the discipline standings.

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Liverpool's Bradley out for the season with 'significant' knee injury

Liverpool's Bradley out for the season with 'significant' knee injury

Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley is set to undergo surgery on a serious knee injury which will rule him out for the rest of the season.

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Syria govt forces take control of Aleppo's Kurdish neighbourhoods

Syria govt forces take control of Aleppo's Kurdish neighbourhoods

Syria's government was in full control of Aleppo on Sunday after taking over the city's Kurdish neighbourhoods and evacuating fighters there to Kurdish autonomous areas following days of deadly clashes.

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