Buffon takes up Italy national team role
Gianluigi Buffon has taken a role with the Italian national football team, the goalkeeping great announced on Saturday three days after hanging up his gloves.
Read moreWhyte protests innocence after 'adverse' doping test stops Joshua bout
Dillian Whyte insisted he was innocent after "adverse analytical findings" from a random anti-doping test prompted the cancellation of his heavyweight clash with Anthony Joshua.
Read moreRussian strikes kill three civilians in Syria: monitor
Three family members, all civilians, were killed on Saturday when Russian warplanes struck the outskirts of the northwest Syrian city of Idlib, a war monitor said.
Read moreAlex Marquez lands Silverstone MotoGP sprint as big guns misfire
Alex Marquez woke up after a "sleepy" start to hold off a late charge from Marco Bezzecchi and win the British MotoGP sprint race at Silverstone on Saturday.
Read moreBrazil great Falcao quits job after assault accusation
Retired Brazilian football legend Paulo Roberto Falcao has resigned from his job as sports coordinator at iconic club Santos after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her, an allegation he denied.
Read moreNiger coup weakens fight against terror in Africa: France
The coup in Niger will undermine the fight against resurgent terror groups in Africa's Sahel region, France's defence minister said this week, accusing the country's junta of taking "hostage" not just President Mohamed Bazoum but the entire country.
Read moreIndian lunar landing mission enters Moon's orbit
India's latest space mission entered the Moon's orbit on Saturday ahead of the country's second attempted lunar landing, as its cut-price space programme seeks to reach new heights.
Read moreRecord floods 'worst natural disaster' in Slovenia in over 30 years: PM
Clean-up operations in Slovenia were in full flow Saturday after torrential rains and severe floods brought havoc to the Alpine country in its worst natural disaster since independence, officials said.
Read moreFiji 'on track' for Rugby World Cup after beating Japan
Fiji head coach Simon Raiwalui said his team was "on track" for the Rugby World Cup after beating Japan for their third win in as many weeks on Saturday.
Read moreWhyte's 'adverse' doping test forces cancellation of Joshua bout
Dillian Whyte's "adverse analytical findings" from a random anti-doping test have prompted the cancellation of his heavyweight clash with Anthony Joshua.
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