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Australian Lani Pallister crushed Katie Ledecky's 800m freestyle short course world record on Saturday, roaring to victory in 7min 54.00sec as the Toronto World Cup closed with five world records on the day.

Lewis Hamilton said he has a good chance of ending his unwanted record run of 19 Ferrari outings without a podium in Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix after qualifying third on Saturday.

Lando Norris beamed with pleasure on Saturday after turbo-charging his bid for the Formula One drivers' world championship by grabbing pole position for the Mexico City Grand Prix while rivals struggled in his wake.

Title-chasing Lando Norris produced a stunning late lap in his McLaren to grab pole position for Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix and boost his championship challenge on Saturday ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.

France fly-half Matthieu Jalibert said he "doesn't feel very positive" about his chances of playing for Les Bleus against South Africa on November 8 after injuring a thigh as Bordeaux crushed Bayonne on Saturday.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said the English champions' quality will eventually show if they stick together after a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat to Brentford on Saturday.

Former US vice president Kamala Harris said in a British television interview previewed Saturday that she may "possibly" run again to be president.

Liverpool lost for the fourth consecutive game in the Premier League as Brentford beat the champions 3-2 on Saturday, while Manchester United climbed into the top four with a 4-2 victory over Brighton.

Paris Saint-Germain won after two Ligue 1 stalemates as they beat Brest 3-0 on Saturday to replace Marseille at the top of the table.

Liverpool slumped to a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat as Brentford bullied the defending champions in a 3-2 win on Saturday.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday thanked Qatar's emir and prime minister for being a "big factor" in helping secure a Gaza ceasefire deal, during a refueling stop on his way to Asia.

Deadly storm Melissa strengthened Saturday afternoon into a Category 1 hurricane, with rapid intensification expected over the weekend as it cut a worryingly slow course toward the Caribbean island of Jamaica, forecasters said.

It's nearly 10:00 pm on Friday night, and a group of children shine their flashlights on the imposing skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex.

Donald Trump met Saturday with Qatar's leaders to discuss the fragile truce in Gaza, stopping in the emirate on his way to Asia and talks with China's Xi Jinping that the US president predicted could yield a "comprehensive deal."

England's women were beaten 2-1 at home by Brazil on Saturday to spoil their homecoming after defending the European Championship.

Voting ended Saturday in Ivory Coast for a new president, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara expected to win a fourth term against a divided opposition further hobbled by the barring of two leading candidates.

Title-chasing McLaren driver Lando Norris topped the times ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton with series leader Oscar Piastri fifth and Max Verstappen sixth in Saturday's third and final practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Spain's eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of floods that killed 229 people, and to denounce the handling of the disaster.

Kevin de Bruyne injured himself hitting his fourth Serie A goal but Napoli went on to beat visiting Inter Milan 3-1 on Saturday, halting their slide and moving to the top of Serie A.

Manchester United climbed into the Premier League's top four with a 4-2 victory over Brighton, as Sunderland went second after stunning Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday.

Matheus Cunha's first goal for Manchester United inspired a 4-2 win against Brighton on Saturday as Ruben Amorim's revitalised side reeled off their third successive victory.

US President Donald Trump met Saturday with the emir and prime minister of Qatar -- a key ally in preserving the fragile Gaza peace deal -- en route to Asia and high-stakes trade talks with China's Xi Jinping.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Spain's eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of last year's deadly floods and denounce the authorities' handling of the disaster.

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca overcame Spain's Jaume Munar 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 in Basel on Saturday to advance to the second final of his career.

Bayern Munich equalled the European record for successive wins to start a season as they beat 10-man Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-0 on Saturday.

Paris Saint-Germain won their first Ligue 1 game in four attempts as they beat Brest 3-0 on Saturday thanks to two goals from Achraf Hakimi.

France's TotalEnergies said Saturday the consortium it leads to build a $20-billion liquified natural gas project in Mozambique has decided to lift a suspension on the work imposed in 2021 because of jihadist violence.

At the Flying Dutchman restaurant in the fishing village of Volendam in the Netherlands, chefs are busy battering bite-sized chunks of locally caught cod for their speciality dish of "kibbeling".

Sunderland climbed to second in the Premier League as Chemsdine Talbi's stoppage time winner stunned Chelsea, while Newcastle also struck late to beat Fulham 2-1 on Saturday.

Afghan and Pakistani negotiators were locked in talks to hammer out a lasting ceasefire Saturday, with Islamabad warning that if the Istanbul talks failed it could lead to "open war".

Bayern Munich scored three goals in the last half hour to win 3-0 at a 10-man Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday, staying five points clear at the top of the table.

Shortly after a ceasefire took effect in Gaza, clashes erupted between armed groups, some backed by Israel and others loyal to Hamas, as the Islamist movement sought to reassert control over the devastated territory.