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Spain coach Luis Enrique said his thoughts were with his late daughter Xana on what would have been her 13th birthday, after his side 's 1-1 World Cup draw with Germany on Sunday.

A late goal by substitute Niclas Fuellkrug allowed Germany to snatch a 1-1 draw with Spain on Sunday as the four-time winners kept their World Cup hopes alive, but Belgium are in danger of a group-stage exit after losing to Morocco.

Defending overall World Cup champion Marco Odermatt of Switzerland won the first super-G race of the season at Lake Louise on Sunday beating Norwegian rival Aleksander Aamodt Kilde by 0.37 seconds.

Warren Gatland is in line to return as Wales coach should Welsh rugby chiefs decide Wayne Pivac has to be replaced ahead of next year's World Cup, according to media reports.

Niclas Fuellkrug's late equaliser snatched Germany a morale-boosting 1-1 draw with Spain in a heavyweight World Cup clash on Sunday, leaving both sides' hopes of qualifying for the last 16 still in the balance.

Al-Shabaab militants attacked a hotel near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, police and witnesses said, with explosions and gunfire heard in the city centre.

Switzerland's Wendy Holdener and Sweden's Anna Swenn-Larsson shared victory on Sunday in a dramatic women's World Cup slalom after they both crossed the finish line in 1:42.97.

A landslide in Cameroon's capital Yaounde on Sunday killed at least 11 people gathered to mourn the deaths of several local people, the regional governor told state broadcaster CRTV.

Tens of thousands of supporters from Spain's far-right Vox party demonstrated nationwide on Sunday to protest Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's leftist government.

Italy declared a state of emergency on the southern island of Ischia on Sunday after a landslide killed at least seven people and left several others missing.

Rail workers in Belgium are to strike over several days in the coming week as part of a union-led campaign for greater government investment in the network.

Honduras on Sunday sent more than 600 military police officers to its borders with El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua as part of a state of emergency declared against criminal gangs in the Central American nation, police told AFP.

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said John Herdman needs to "learn some things" after accusing the Canada boss of ignoring him following his side's 4-1 victory in the World Cup grudge match on Sunday.

Switzerland's Wendy Holdener and Sweden's Anna Swenn-Larsson shared victory on Sunday in a dramatic women's World Cup slalom after they both crossed the finish line in 1:42.97.

One by one Beijingers braved the cold Sunday night after word of a rally spread on social media -- a vigil for the victims of a deadly fire as well as a protest against China's harsh Covid-19 restrictions.

Somali police launched an investigation Sunday after 20 foreigners were discovered near territory controlled by the Al-Shabaab militant group claiming to be fishermen who had been held hostage for years.

Croatia got their World Cup campaign back on track as Andrej Kramaric's double inspired a 4-1 win that eliminated Canada in Sunday's Group F grudge match in Doha.

Twenty-four years after their first World Cup meeting billed as the "Mother of all football matches", Iran and the United States face off in a politically-charged showdown on Tuesday with a place in the knockout rounds up for grabs.

Police used water cannon and teargas after coming under attack from football supporters who brought havoc to the centre of Brussels on Sunday following Morocco's shock 2-0 World Cup win over Belgium in Qatar.

Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov fulfilled a childhood dream on Sunday as they sealed tennis history for Canada with a first Davis Cup title by beating Australia 2-0 in Malaga.

Greece has opened a probe into one of the country's best-known child charities after numerous claims of alleged abuse and financial mismanagement, a justice ministry source told AFP on Sunday.

Forty Burundian rebels have been killed in a joint offensive by the militaries of Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi in eastern DRC, a Congolese army spokesman said on Sunday.

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has paid tribute to the "huge legacy" left by Doddie Weir following his former team-mate's death from Motor Neurone Disease.

Mitchell Duke wouldn't be high on anyone's list of World Cup stars but the journeyman forward is pivotal to Australia's hopes of reaching the last 16 for only the second time.

Cubans are voting Sunday in municipal elections amid a grave economic crisis that could weaken turnout and with the opposition charging its candidates are under unfair pressure.

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez said his players were weighed down by a "fear of losing" in their shock World Cup defeat by Morocco on Sunday.

Gary Neville has called on the Glazer family to ensure a "more pleasant exit" from Old Trafford should they sell Manchester United by engaging with the club's supporters over potential new owners.

Mikaela Shiffrin put herself in prime position for victory at the World Cup slalom at Killington after posting the fastest time in the first run on Sunday.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and thousands of supporters took to the streets of the capital Sunday for a march seen as a show of political strength by the left-wing populist.

Morocco coach Walid Regragui said his team "can do anything" at the World Cup after their surprise 2-0 victory over Belgium on Sunday.

Felix Auger-Aliassime sealed tennis history for Canada as they won their first Davis Cup title by beating Australia 2-0 in Sunday's final in Malaga.

Costa Rica striker Joel Campbell hailed his side's "personality" after they recovered from an opening-day mauling by Spain to beat Japan 1-0 at the World Cup on Sunday.