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Bayern Munich dropped points for the second straight week in the Bundesliga as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Hamburg on Saturday.

Atletico Madrid's disappointing season continued with a drab 0-0 draw at Levante on Saturday in La Liga, while Villarreal were held 2-2 at Osasuna.

Enzo Fernandez's stoppage-time winner capped Chelsea's thrilling fightback from two goals down to beat West Ham 3-2 in a dramatic London derby on Saturday.

Arsenal settled any fears of a collapse in their pursuit of a first Premier League title in 22 years by thrashing Leeds 4-0 on Saturday as Chelsea came from two goals down to beat West Ham 3-2.

Champions Napoli edged lowly Fiorentina 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday to keep pace in the title race, three days after being dumped out of the Champions League.

Manufacturing a Barbie or a Lego brick requires large quantities of plastic, much of which comes from China, the world's largest producer of the material.

London police on Saturday arrested prominent rights activist Peter Tatchell at a pro-Palestinian march after he displayed a placard featuring the slogan "globalise the intifada", his foundation said.

Iran's top security official said Saturday that progress had been made towards negotiations with the United States, even as the Islamic republic's army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes.

Sweat darkened the white "dohyo" ring mat as Ireland's first female sumo wrestler shoved and strained, learning a freshly-discovered sport.

A US judge delivered a blow Saturday to Minnesota's bid to force Immigration and Customs Enforcement to suspend its sweeping detention and deportation operation in the state.

Ukraine's power grid experienced mass outages for several hours on Saturday after a "technical malfunction" caused electrical lines between Moldova, Romania and Ukraine to fail, Ukraine's energy minister said.

Mike Maignan signed a new deal with AC Milan that will keep the France goalkeeper at the San Siro until 2031, the Serie A giants confirmed on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's 4-0 demolition of Leeds proved the Premier League leaders can cope with the pressure of the title race.

Marseille suffered a late collapse and blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Paris FC in Ligue 1 on Saturday with the pain still fresh from their excruciating Champions League exit.

Several hundred demonstrators marched in Switzerland on Saturday to demand "justice and truth" over a New Year's blaze in a ski resort bar that killed 40 people and injured 155 others, most of them teens and young adults.

Paul George, a nine-time NBA All-Star forward for the Philadelphia 76ers, was issued a 25-game suspension by the league on Saturday for violating the NBA Anti-Drug Program.

Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle suffered a rare home defeat on Saturday losing 44-24 to Lyon in the French Top 14 after an emotional week following Uini Atonio's retirement.

Over 35 years as a drug user, Vancouver resident Garth Mullins said he's had "hundreds and hundreds" of interactions with police, and long believed drug decriminalization was smart policy.

Ishan Kishan hit his maiden T20 international century and Arshdeep Singh took five wickets as India thrashed New Zealand by 46 runs to seal the series 4-1 on Saturday.

Gerard Moreno netted twice for Villarreal but they could only manage a 2-2 draw at Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday, unable to capitalise on Espanyol's defeat to fully consolidate their position in fourth.

Andrej Kramaric scored twice as Hoffenheim extended their strong run in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 home win over Union Berlin on Saturday.

Ski mountaineering, or 'Skimo', will make its Olympic debut at the Milan-Cortina Games, offering spectators an adrenaline-packed sprint requiring athletes to negotiate uphill climbs on ski and foot before descending by ski.

Venezuela's "El Helicoide" was built back in the days of seemingly endless oil wealth and meant to be a flashy, space-age-looking shopping center.

Arsenal settled any fears of a wobble in their pursuit of a first Premier League title in 22 years by winning 4-0 at Leeds on Saturday.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva made her long-awaited return to competitive sport on Saturday, wowing judges at a national championship with a quadruple toe loop but falling short of her rivals in points.

A powerful snow storm bore down Saturday on southern states as icy weather that has left more than 100 dead across a swath of the United States intensified in regions not used to subzero conditions.

Ukraine's power grid experienced mass outages for several hours on Saturday after a "technical malfunction" caused electrical lines between Moldova, Romania and Ukraine to fail, Ukraine's energy minister said.

Israeli air strikes killed 32 people including children in Gaza on Saturday, according to the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency, as the military said it had attacked in response to a Hamas ceasefire violation.

At the helm of the IOC for seven months, Kirsty Coventry is finally expected to set the course of her mandate in Milan, sketching out her vision for the future of the Olympics.

Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, joked on Saturday she does not look like an angel, after a row blew up in the media over a restored fresco in a Rome church.

Between 8,000 and 10,000 people joined an emotional silent march in Copenhagen on Saturday organised by Denmark's Veterans' Association to protest Donald Trump's comments downplaying the role of non-US NATO troops in Afghanistan.

Israeli air strikes killed 28 people including children in Gaza on Saturday, according to the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency, as the military said it attacked in response to a Hamas ceasefire violation.