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For the first time in 22 years, the year's Grand Slam roll of honour will not feature any of the "Big Three" after Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest US Open exit since 2006.

Britain's Archie Atkinson and Jaco van Gass came up short in Paralympic track cycling on Saturday as home favourite Dorian Foulon sent the Paris velodrome into raptures by taking gold.

Arsenal's Premier League title challenge hit its first stumbling block in a 1-1 draw with Brighton after Declan Rice was sent-off on Saturday, while Aston Villa won 2-1 away at Leicester.

Lando Norris gave himself a great chance to further cut Max Verstappen's Formula One championship lead by taking pole position for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday.

Australian rider Kaden Groves edged Wout van Aert in a thrilling sprint to win stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday as Primoz Roglic survived a late puncture scare to remain in contention for the title.

A toothless and undisciplined Borussia Dortmund were held to a 0-0 draw at Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday, while Stuttgart blew a two-goal lead in a 3-3 draw against Mainz.

US rapper Fatman Scoop has died, his manager announced Saturday, after the 53-year-old artist suffered a medical emergency while performing on stage.

Lando Norris took pole position for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday as the McLaren driver gave himself a great chance to further cut Max Verstappen's Formula One championship lead.

Mikel Arteta admitted he was "amazed" by Chris Kavanagh's controversial decision to send off Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Brighton.

Jude Law's latest movie at the Venice Film Festival, a true story of white supremacists plotting a race war, is one that "needed to be made now", its star said Saturday.

Joe Root set an England record of 34 Test centuries as the hosts left Sri Lanka with a mammoth chase to win the second Test at Lord's on Saturday.

Israel pressed on with a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank against Palestinian militants for a fourth day Saturday, as fierce fighting raged in the nearly 11-month Gaza war.

Marc Marquez dominated the Aragon sprint race on Saturday to end three years in the MotoGP wilderness.

Joe Root set an England record of 34 Test centuries when, for the second time in the match, he reached three figures in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's.

Millions of Oasis fans queued online early Saturday to buy tickets for the British legends' hotly-anticipated reunion tour next year, but many were left frustrated after booking websites appeared overwhelmed.

Norwegian Princess Martha Louise married American self-proclaimed shaman Durek Verrett on Saturday, a union of two alternative therapy devotees that has raised eyebrows in Norway.

Marc Marquez dominated the Aragon sprint race on Saturday to end three years in the MotoGP wilderness.

Declan Rice was controversially sent off for the first time in the Premier League as Arsenal were held to a contentious 1-1 draw against Brighton on Saturday.

Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz grabbed five wickets to help Bangladesh skittle Pakistan for 274 on the second day of the second Test in Rawalpindi on Saturday.

Tracy Otto's journey to becoming a Paralympic archer after being left for dead five years ago by an ex-boyfriend was like "making beauty out of ashes", the American told AFP on Saturday.

Athletics, track cycling and swimming feature at the Paralympics on Saturday as multiple medal-winning wheelchair racers Marcel Hug and David Weir do battle but preparations for the triathlon events were dogged by recurrent concerns about the water of the River Seine.

Victor Osimhen has been sidelined by Napoli after the team he fired to Serie A glory just a over year ago left him both off their squad list for the 2024/25 campaign and potentially in season-long limbo.

A busy deadline day did not disguise a quiet transfer window for Premier League clubs, with net spending in the English top-flight down nearly 50 percent compared to 12 months ago.

Concrete slabs and sheet metal were piled high alongside streets in Jenin on Saturday, as residents assessed the damage from Israel's latest West Bank raid even as explosions persisted nearby.

Oasis' reunion tour next year has not only sparked a frenzy for tickets to see the legendary British band, but also spiked the interest in tribute group Definitely Mightbe.

A health official said a polio vaccination campaign had begun in Gaza on Saturday after the war-torn territory recorded its first case of the disease in a quarter of a century.

Stand-in skipper Ollie Pope again fell cheaply before Joe Root held firm as England still built on their commanding advantage over Sri Lanka in the second Test at Lord's on Saturday.

China and the Philippines accused each other on Saturday of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a spate of similar incidents in recent weeks.

Marc Marquez grabbed pole position on Saturday for the weekend's Aragon MotoGP sprint race and Grand Prix.

Israel pressed on with a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank for a fourth day on Saturday, as fierce fighting raged in the nearly 11-month Gaza war.

The Taiwanese foreign ministry on Saturday accused China of an "arbitrary intervention" after a joint declaration by Pacific leaders was altered to remove mentions of Taiwan.

Millions of Oasis fans queued online early Saturday to buy tickets for the British legends' eagerly-awaited reunion tour next year, but many were frustrated after booking websites appeared overwhelmed.