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Napoleon Solo surged around the final turn to seize a redemptive triumph in the 151st Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park in Maryland on Saturday.

Here are the last 10 winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, and the total number of wins per country, following the 70th edition in Vienna on Saturday:

Alex Smalley overcame a horrid start with seven birdies in the last 12 holes to seize a two-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the PGA Championship.

Canadian public health officials said Saturday a "high risk" passenger who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius tested "presumptive positive" for the Andes hantavirus.

Jon Rahm and Ludvig Aberg were among five players sharing the clubhouse lead late in Saturday's final round of the PGA Championship, setting the stage for an epic Sunday showdown at Aronimink.

The nerve-shredding vote-counting was about to begin at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, after 25 countries did battle Saturday at the world's biggest live televised music show.

Rory McIlroy charged into the hunt for the greatest three-day fightback victory in major golf history with a sizzling four-under par 66 in Saturday's third round of the PGA Championship.

Iran's World Cup squad will travel to Turkey on Monday for a training camp, friendlies and to complete visa applications before heading to the United States, head coach Amir Ghalenoei said on Saturday.

Bolivian police and soldiers clashed Saturday with protesters blocking roads into La Paz to press for wage increases and other demands.

The final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Saturday with a burst of Mozart, as 25 countries took to the stage in Vienna to do battle for the glittering crown.

Elina Svitolina won the Italian Open on Saturday after beating Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 to claim her third Rome title, while Jannik Sinner set a date with Casper Ruud in the men's final.

A humpback whale that underwent a rescue operation in Germany two weeks ago after beaching itself there has been found dead near a Danish island, officials said Saturday.

Xabi Alonso is set to be named as Chelsea's new manager, just four months after being sacked by Real Madrid, according to various media reports on Saturday.

Outspoken Spanish star Javier Bardem told AFP he was "getting more work than ever" despite his public campaigning against Israel's war in Gaza, something he attributed to "the narrative changing" around the conflict.

Finn Allen smashed 93 off 35 balls as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Gujarat Titans by 29 runs on Saturday to keep their IPL playoff hopes alive.

Rory McIlroy birdied six of the first 13 holes to seize a share of the lead in Saturday's third round of the PGA Championship at suddenly vulnerable Aronimink.

A suspect in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, accused of masterminding a notorious radio station that urged on the brutal massacres, died Saturday, according to the international court in The Hague where he had faced trial.

Pep Guardiola said his Manchester City players would not even be allowed "one beer" despite beating Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley on Saturday to clinch the club's eighth FA Cup.

Dutch tech giant ASML signed a deal with Tata Electronics Saturday to help build and scale up a semi-conductor plant in India, overseen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his tour of the Netherlands.

US actor Woody Harrelson told AFP that Americans should "demonstrate like the French" because "we let our government get away with so much" as he premiered a new black comedy Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival.

Thousands of glammed-up fans were excitedly queueing Saturday ahead of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, where a fiery Finnish duo and an acclaimed Australian star are the favourites to win the glittering crown.

Chelsea interim boss Calum McFarlane urged his side to bounce back from their FA Cup final defeat against Manchester City in a "massive" clash with Tottenham on Tuesday.

The launch of limited edition Swatch watches descended into chaos Saturday in several European cities and New York, with French police firing tear gas to restore order at one store near Paris.

France winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey came off the bench to guide Bordeaux-Begles to a nervy 36-33 home win over lowly Perpignan in the French Top 14 on Saturday, a week out from the Champions Cup final.

Bernardo Silva said Manchester City still had a "small dream" of winning the Premier League after beating Chelsea 1-0 in Saturday's FA Cup final to seal a domestic cup double.

Scottish football's most dramatic season for decades had a fittingly chaotic finale as Hearts fell agonisingly short of ending the Old Firm's 41-year dominance and Celtic emerged champions once more.

Rhinestones bejewelling her eyes and star-shaped clips in her hair, 23-year-old Mathea Ndawula was all set on Saturday for the first show of pop superstar Harry Styles' new world tour.

Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narvaez powered away from his breakaway rivals to win stage eight of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday for his second victory and injury-decimated Team UAE's third so far.

Forward Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich celebrated their 35th German title on a gripping final day of the German Bundesliga season on Saturday with a 5-1 win over Cologne.

Antoine Semenyo produced one of the great FA Cup final goals with an audacious back-flick that sealed Manchester City's 1-0 win against Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday.

Football returned to Sudan's war-scarred capital on Friday as the domestic league staged its first matches since the conflict began at battered stadiums on the edges of a largely abandoned Khartoum.

Latvia's president on Saturday appointed an opposition lawmaker, Andris Kulbergs, to form an interim government following the collapse of the ruling coalition in a row over stray Ukrainian drones.