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Three talking points after final Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
The final warm-up matches for this year's Rugby World Cup took place this weekend with holders South Africa hammering New Zealand on Friday and Fiji stunning England among the standout results.
Tornadoes blow fresh wind through Irish rugby
Ireland have never won the Rugby World Cup, not even reaching the semi-finals, but their clubs have become leading lights in the world of mixed ability rugby.
Thailand's Kunlavut spills blood to win badminton world crown
Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn spilt blood, sweat and finally tears as he became badminton world champion after an attritional 19-21, 21-18, 21-7 victory over Japan's Kodai Naraoka in Copenhagen.
Khang captures first LPGA title at CPKC Women's Open
American Megan Khang captured her first LPGA title after 190 starts, defeating former world number one Ko Jin-young in a playoff on Sunday to win the CPKC Women's Canadian Open.
Djokovic eyes No.1 as US Open gets underway
Novak Djokovic launches his quest for a 24th Grand Slam singles title on Monday as the US Open gets underway with the Serb needing only a first round victory to reclaim the world number one ranking.
Noah Lyles takes tentative steps into Usain Bolt's big shoes
The departure of Usain Bolt into his well-deserved retirement in 2017 left a gaping hole at the heart of track and field.
Olympic pointers from World Athletics Championships
Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles lit up the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, while 2024 Olympics host nation France went home without a single individual medal.
Dazzling Biles wins record eighth US all-around gymnastics title
Simone Biles dazzled on floor exercise Sunday on the way to a record eighth all-around title at the US Gymnastics Championships, another step on a comeback trail pointing toward the Paris Olympics.
Hovland outduels Schauffele to win PGA Tour Championship
Viktor Hovland outdueled Xander Schauffele through Sunday's storm-hit final round to win the US PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship, capturing the $18 million FedEx Cup top prize by five strokes.
Dixon wins as Newgarden denied sixth straight IndyCar oval triumph
Scott Dixon delivered another masterful strategic performance Sunday to notch a second straight IndyCar victory as Josef Newgarden was denied a sixth straight oval triumph.
How five stars fared at the World Athletics Championships
AFP Sport picked out five athletes to watch at the World Athletics Championships which ended in Budapest on Sunday.
Yamal, 16, shines as Barcelona edge seven-goal thriller at Villarreal
Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal shone in a thrilling 4-3 win for the Spanish champions at Villarreal on Sunday in La Liga.
What they said at the World Athletics Championships
The World Athletics Championships came to a close in Budapest on Sunday after a host of exciting performances.
Perfect Napoli see off Sassuolo, Juve survive penalty controversy
Napoli continued a perfect start to their Serie A title defence with Sunday's 2-0 win over 10-man Sassuolo, while Juventus survived penalty controversy in a 1-1 draw with furious Bologna.
Mahuchikh delivers Ukraine world gold, Ingebrigsten bounces back
Yaroslava Mahuchikh delivered an emotional end to the World Athletics Championships by securing war-afflicted Ukraine's first gold medal of the event whilst Jakob Ingebrigtsen showed huge character to retain his 5000m title.
Crisis-hit Lyon carve out first point of Ligue 1 season
Seven-time French champions Lyon battled to their first point of the Ligue 1 season on Sunday in a 0-0 draw at Nice but they remain deep in trouble.
Veteran Healy 'devastated' at Ireland Rugby World Cup squad omission
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell said on Sunday veteran prop Cian Healy was "devastated" after missing out on Ireland's Rugby World Cup squad due to injury.
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins women's world high jump title
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh earned her war-afflicted country its first gold medal of the World Athletics championships in Budapest when she won the women's high jump on Sunday.
Superb Bol strikes double gold after anchoring Dutch team to relay title
Femke Bol produced an astonishing anchor leg for the Netherlands in the women's 4x400m relay on Sunday to claim her second gold medal of the World Athletics Championships. in Budapest.
Iniesta, Laporta criticise Rubiales ahead of new suspension decision
Influential figures including Spanish football great Andres Iniesta and Barcelona president Joan Laporta continued to mount criticism on federation president Luis Rubiales on Sunday, ahead of a potential government sanction against the suspended Spain chief.
India's Chopra adds world javelin gold to Olympic crown
India's Neeraj Chopra added a javelin world title to his Olympic gold on Sunday, recording a best throw of 88.17m in Budapest.
'Immensely honoured' Mancini named new coach of Saudi Arabia
Roberto Mancini was on Sunday named as the new coach of the Saudi Arabia national team after he controversially quit the Italy job earlier this month.
Juve held by furious Bologna, Lecce snatch draw at Fiorentina
Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw by Bologna in Serie A on Sunday after surviving a penalty controversy, while Lecce bounced back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Fiorentina.
Ingebrigtsen pips Katir to retain world 5,000m title
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen produced a perfectly-timed sprint for the line to retain his world 5,000m title on Sunday, pipping Spain's Mohamed Katir to gold.
Australia coach Jones 'confident' for Rugby World Cup despite France humbling
Australia head coach Eddie Jones said on Sunday he remained "confident" of his side's chances at the Rugby World Cup despite suffering a heavy 41-17 loss to France, a fifth straight defeat since he took over.
Kenya's Moraa ends Mu's title run in women's 800m
Kenya's Mary Moraa skipped over the line in joy as she won the women's 800 metres world title on Sunday in Budapest, ending Athing Mu's dominance of the event.
Ingebrigtsen retains world 5,000m title
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen produced a perfectly-timed sprint for the line to retain his world 5,000m title on Sunday, pipping Spain's Mohamed Katir to gold.
Kron grabs emotional Vuelta stage win for 'heartbroken' team
Andreas Kron took the second stage of the Vuelta Espana on Sunday to give "heartbroken" Lotto Dstny their first World Tour win of the season, two days after the team's first-year pro Tijl De Decker died following a training crash.
Juve held by Bologna, Lecce snatch dramatic draw at Fiorentina
Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw by Bologna on Sunday in their first home match of the new Serie A season, while Lecce bounced back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Fiorentina.
Galthie challenges France 'to go up a level' after easy Wallabies win
Head coach Fabien Galthie said France must "go up another level" after breezing past Australia 41-17 in their final Rugby World Cup warm-up on Sunday.
10-man Liverpool turnaround against Newcastle 'for the ages', says Alexander Arnold
Trent Alexander-Arnold hailed Liverpool's comeback from 1-0 down to win 2-1 at Newcastle with 10 men on Sunday as one of the Reds best ever wins under Jurgen Klopp.
Penaud double helps France breeze past Australia in Rugby World Cup warm-up
Winger Damian Penaud scored twice as Rugby World Cup hosts France eased past Australia 41-17 in Paris on Sunday in both sides' final warm-up game before the tournament.