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George Russell conceded that Ferrari are a real threat to Mercedes’ title ambitions after grabbing a fortunate second place behind Charles Leclerc at the British Grand Prix.

Mexican Isaac Del Toro won the second stage of the Tour de France ahead of reigning champion Tadej Pogacar in Barcelona on Sunday as Jonas Vingegaard maintained his overall lead.

Charles Leclerc beamed with pleasure and relief on Sunday after his long-awaited first win since 2024 – and Ferrari’s 250th – in an extraordinary British Grand Prix reignited the F1 championship.

Isaac Del Toro eyed double Mexican delight after claiming a Tour de France stage victory on Sunday on his Grand Boucle debut.

Hundreds of firefighters across southern Europe battled wildfires Sunday that forced thousands of people from their homes and led officials to ban spectators from a stage of the Tour de France cycling race, as temperatures rose again in the heatwave-scarred region.

A Tirana court on Sunday freed 19 protesters detained during a protest against a resort linked to US President Donald Trump's family that was marked by violence, a lawyer said.

Charles Leclerc claimed his first British Grand Prix victory on Sunday with a consummate drive for Ferrari to win a dramatic and at times controversial race that ended behind a safety car after series leader Kimi Antonelli was hit by mechanical problems.

Sisu tackles her missions in the rubble left by Venezuela's two earthquakes with the same determination and energy she uses to chase her favorite toy, an orange and blue ball.

The third stage of the Tour de France cycling race will go ahead on Monday in an "adapted" format with no public in France because of forest fires ravaging a region in the south of the country, a top local official said Sunday.

Tournament favourites France will go into their World Cup quarter-final against Morocco with their confidence further bolstered by the manner in which they saw off Paraguay on Saturday, as Didier Deschamps' team showed they are happy to "get their hands dirty" as well as play brilliant football.

Spain captain Rodri warned Portugal on the eve of Monday's World Cup last-16 clash that the European champions can still get a lot better.

England captain Nat-Sciver Brunt and Freya Kemp shared an unbroken stand of 80 as the hosts were held to 150-4 by Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup final at Lord's on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic enjoyed another slice of Wimbledon history as the Serbian star broke Roger Federer's singles match-win record on Sunday.

Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari their 250th Grand Prix victory when he won a gripping British GP at Silverstone which ended under a safety car on Sunday as championship leader Kimi Antonelli missed out on a top 10 finish.

Mexican Isaac Del Toro won the second stage of the Tour de France ahead of reigning champion Tadej Pogacar in Barcelona on Sunday as Jonas Vingegaard maintained his overall lead.

A top US official on Sunday shrugged off a July Fourth parade by masked white supremacists in Washington as an example of "messy" democracy that fell under the banner of constitutionally protected free speech.

Thousands of ecstatic fans greeted Cape Verde's Blue Sharks Sunday, waving banners at the Praia airport as the team returned after its slim defeat to Argentina in one of the World Cup's most surprising matches.

At this World Cup, the host US team's stirring unofficial anthem is...a 1971 folk song?

Forest fires ravaging a region in southern France are threatening a stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with a decision to be taken later in the day over whether the stage goes ahead, a top local official said Sunday.

Formula 1 president Stefano Domenicali says he wants to restore to this season's calendar at least one of the two races in the Middle East which were cancelled because of the war in the region.

Hard-right British politican Nigel Farage on Sunday faced fresh allegations over non-disclosure of gifts after a newspaper reported a convicted fraudster paid for his security and staff before he became an MP.

Real Madrid signed Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries from Inter Milan on Sunday for a reported 20 million euros ($23 million).

Seven OPEC+ members decided on Sunday to again raise oil production quotas as Gulf countries reel from the Middle East war.

A man beats a drum while behind him women dressed in white slowly advance, holding torches and singing hymns to Zeus.

Pakistan on Sunday replaced struggling Test captain Shan Masood with Babar Azam, who will start a third stint as skipper on the tours of the West Indies and England starting later this month.

US President Donald Trump's visit to Ankara for the NATO summit could help secure Turkey's acquisition of dozens of fighter jet engines, but won't resolve the F-35 dispute that has soured ties, analysts say.

Hopes are growing that a long-closed Greek Orthodox seminary on an island off Istanbul could reopen soon, with formulas for its new status under discussion, Bishop Aravissu Kassianos Nikolar told AFP.

England face Mexico in a World Cup blockbuster at the Estadio Azteca on Sunday while Erling Haaland and Norway bid to ambush Brazil as the battle for quarter-final places heats up.

US President Donald Trump hailed America on its 250th birthday Saturday as the "crowning achievement" of human history, even as he used the event to renew his attack on domestic opponents he branded communists.

People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centers and made last-minute preparations on Sunday, hours before a "super typhoon" was projected to bulldoze through the US Pacific territories.

In a dimly lit red-brick house in central Taiwan, film hunter Wang Wei and his team haul out ageing film reels, salvaging the fragile remnants of a cinema boom that nearly vanished from history.

Football Australia have thrown their support behind under-fire coach Tony Popovic despite some questionable decisions in their World Cup penalty shootout loss to Egypt that saw them again fail to clear a knockout round.