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Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has fled Syria as Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus Sunday, triggering celebrations across the country and beyond at the end of his oppressive rule.

Lewis Hamilton ended his glorious 12-year spell at Mercedes with cheers and tears on Sunday after finishing a rousing fourth from starting 16th in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Defending champions Toulouse produced a stunning opening to their Champions Cup campaign as they hammered Ulster 61-21 in Pool 1 on Sunday while fellow French pretenders Bordeaux-Begles saw off English side Leicester 42-28.

Arsenal blew a chance to close the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool to just four points on Sunday, coming away from Fulham with a frustrating 1-1 draw.

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Kyiv needed an "enduring" peace to protect it from Russia, after talks in Paris with US President-elect Donald Trump, who warned he would "probably" reduce aid to Ukraine.

Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on hard-line campaign pledges to impose trade tariffs and carry out mass deportations, while dangling the idea that the United States could withdraw from NATO after he takes office next month.

Jonas Wind scored a brace inside the final 10 minutes to secure a comeback 4-3 win for Wolfsburg at home to Mainz, sending the Wolves up to fifth in the Bundesliga.

Film legend Francis Ford Coppola and psychedelic rockers the Grateful Dead will be honored at a glitzy Washington gala Sunday along with blues singer Bonnie Raitt and jazz artist Arturo Sandoval.

Newly-crowned four-time world champion Max Verstappen faces a ban next year if he collects four more penalty points on his super licence following his crash in Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Reda al-Khedr was only five when his mother escaped the siege of Homs in 2014. A decade later in Cairo, he can hardly believe the Syrian government that killed his father has fallen.

Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis kept Sri Lanka’s hopes alive on the fourth day of the second Test against South Africa at St George’s Park on Sunday.

Lando Norris clinched McLaren's first team title in 26 years on Sunday when he drove to a calm and accomplished victory ahead of two chasing Ferraris at the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Arsenal missed the chance to close to within four points of Premier League leaders Liverpool after being held to a 1-1 draw at Fulham on Sunday.

Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on hard-line campaign pledges to impose trade tariffs and carry out mass deportations, while dangling the idea that the United States could withdraw from NATO.

The skipper of the boat Groupe Dubreuil in the Vendee Globe solo non-stop round the world yacht race woke up to find his foil broken in rough conditions in the southern Indian Ocean.

American Johannes Veerman fired a final-round 69 for an "indescribable" one-shot victory in a European Tour event at sweltering South African resort Sun City on Sunday.

West Ham said forward Michail Antonio has undergone surgery on a lower limb fracture after a serious car accident on Saturday.

Lando Norris won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to seal McLaren's first constructors' title since 1998.

Indian teenage challenger Gukesh Dommaraju beat China's Ding Liren in the eleventh game of their world championship match Sunday, taking a crucial lead as the tournament entered the final stretch.

Romanian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu and over 100 supporters rallied at a Bucharest polling station to protest against the cancellation of Sunday's presidential election, which a top court annulled after allegations of Russian interference.

Celebrations erupted around Syria and crowds ransacked President Bashar al-Assad's luxurious home on Sunday after Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus and declared he had fled the country, in a spectacular end to five decades of Baath party rule.

Ghana's former president John Drahami Mahama won a historic comeback election victory on Sunday after the ruling party accepted defeat with voters appearing to punish them for the government's handling of an economic crisis.

McLaren's hopes of a first constructors' title since 1998 suffered a blow after a dramatic start to the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Bayern Munich announced on Sunday that their total annual revenue topped 1 billion euros for the first time, with the football club contributing 951.5 million euros (1.006bn dollars).

Norway's double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen won a third senior European cross-country title in the Turkish city of Antalya on Sunday.

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he told US President-elect Donald Trump Kyiv needed an "enduring" peace that Russia will not "destroy" in the future, after they met in Paris for talks on the almost three-year war.

Hundreds of Syrians celebrated the fall of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in joyous scenes on Sunday outside the Fatih Mosque in central Istanbul, one of the focal points for their 500,000-strong Syrian community in the Turkish city.

Manchester United confirmed the shock departure of sporting director Dan Ashworth on Sunday, just five months after he took up the role at Old Trafford.

Real Madrid confirmed Sunday that left-back Ferland Mendy had suffered a thigh injury and will be unable to face Atalanta on Tuesday in the Champions League.

Ghana's former president John Dramani Mahama won a historic comeback election victory on Sunday after voters appeared to punish the ruling New Patriotic Party over its management of an economic crisis.

Former president John Mahama, Ghana's main opposition leader, tried twice before to win back the country top post.

Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral held its first mass on Sunday, with Christians celebrating the return of the French capital's most famous place of worship after a historic re-opening ceremony.