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Royal AM beat AmaZulu 2-0 in a Durban derby on Sunday and rose seven places to fifth, after leaders Mamelodi Sundowns were the only club to win among those who began the weekend in the top eight positions.

Supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro pushed through police barricades and stormed into the national Congress building Sunday in a dramatic protest against President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's inauguration last week.

Napoli moved seven points clear at the top of Serie A after Sunday's 2-0 win at 10-man Sampdoria, who paid tribute to deceased greats Gianluca Vialli and Sinisa Mihajlovic.

Tom Curry is facing a race against time to be fit for England's Six Nations opener against Scotland next month after suffering a hamstring strain in Sale's 24-16 win away to Harlequins in the Premiership on Sunday.

Manchester City will be at home to either Oxford or Arsenal in the fourth round of the FA Cup after sweeping aside Premier League rivals Chelsea 4-0 on Sunday.

Not surprisingly, James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" clung to first place on North American movie screens this weekend, pulling in an estimated $45 million, but an unexpectedly popular horror movie placed a strong second.

Manchester City powered to a second victory against troubled Chelsea in the space of four days as Riyad Mahrez inspired a 4-0 rout in the FA Cup third round, while Aston Villa crashed to a 2-1 defeat against fourth tier Stevenage on Sunday.

Cristiano Ronaldo's new club coach Rudi Garcia on Sunday compared the Portuguese star's arrival at Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia to Pele's signing with the New York Cosmos in 1975.

The international community must help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods and boost climate resilience, or the country will be locked in misery, the head of the UN development agency told AFP.

Hospitalized NFL defender Damar Hamlin sent his Buffalo Bills teammates an emotional message on Sunday as they played for the first time since he suffered cardiac arrest during a game.

Sale won 24-16 away to Harlequins on Sunday to stay second in the English Premiership table but only after England back-row Tom Curry went off injured at a rain-sodden Twickenham Stoop.

Al-Nassr coach Rudi Garcia hopes that Cristiano Ronaldo will "rediscover the pleasure of playing" when he brings a little stardust to the Saudi Arabian league.

Razvan Marin struck in the dying minutes to snatch a dramatic 2-2 draw for Empoli at Lazio on Sunday, the Tuscans earning a point after being two goals down with seven minutes remaining.

Ex-Brazil international Roberto Dinamite, the top scorer in the history of the Brazilian league, has died aged 68 of intestinal cancer, his former club Vasco da Gama confirmed on Sunday.

An Iranian man has been arrested in western Germany suspected of preparing an "Islamist attack" using cyanide and ricin, police and prosecutors said Sunday.

Razvan Marin struck in the dying minutes to snatch a dramatic 2-2 draw for Empoli at Lazio on Sunday, the Tuscans earning a point after being two goals down with seven minutes remaining.

Leeds narrowly avoided an embarrassing FA Cup third round exit against second tier Cardiff as Sonny Perkins' stoppage-time equaliser capped a stirring fightback from two goals down to force a 2-2 draw on Sunday.

Protesters gathered in the west German village of Luetzerath on Sunday to challenge the extension of an open-air coal mine they say runs counter to the country's climate commitments.

David Silva produced a masterclass to help third place Real Sociedad beat Almeria 2-0 on Sunday and provisionally cut the gap on league leaders Barcelona and Real Madrid to six points.

Norwegian skier Lucas Braathen held his nerve on a difficult Chuenisbargli piste to win the men's slalom in Adelboden on Sunday.

Snooker great Steve Davis has labelled the ongoing investigation into alleged match-fixing as "embarrassing" for the sport while raising concerns about what it could do to the growth of the game in China.

Dozens of Iranians gathered Sunday outside the French embassy in Tehran protesting against cartoons of the Islamic republic's supreme leader by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

Sebastien Loeb grabbed victory Sunday in the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally after Carlos Sainz was hit with a five-minute penalty.

Mikaela Shiffrin, one of the most recognisable stars in wintersports, equalled Lindsey Vonn's record of 82 victories on the women's World Cup circuit when she swept to glory in the giant slalom in the Slovenian resort of Kranjska Gora on Sunday.

Forty people were killed and 85 were injured when two buses crashed in a head-on collision overnight on an arterial road in Senegal's central Kaffrine region, the government said on Sunday.

Mikaela Shiffrin equalled Lindsey Vonn's women's record of 82 World Cup victories when she won the giant slalom at Kranjska Gora on Sunday.

Owen Farrell could miss England's Six Nations opener against Scotland next month if he is cited for a dangerous tackle during Saracens' 19-16 Premiership win over Gloucester on Saturday.

Top seed Novak Djokovic saved a match point Sunday before defeating Sebastian Korda to win the Adelaide International and reinforce his status as a heavy title favourite for the Australian Open.

Adriaan Vlok, a feared minister under South Africa's apartheid system and one of its few high-ranking officials to be prosecuted, died Sunday aged 85 in a hospital near Pretoria, his family said.

Prince Harry will discuss his memoirs in television interviews Sunday after the book's explosive revelations about royal rifts, sex and drugs cast doubt on his future in the British royal family.

Top seed Novak Djokovic saved a match point and was forced to the limit as he held on to defeat Sebastian Korda 6-7 (8/10), 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 on Sunday and win the Adelaide International.

Norwegian skier Lucas Braathen took control of the men's slalom in Adelboden on Sunday after the first run, on a difficult track that took out Olympic champion Clement Noel as well as World Cup challenger Henrik Kristoffersen.