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Kate Douglass shattered the women's 50m freestyle world record on Saturday, clocking 23.49sec in the heats at the Pan Pacific Championships to set a tantalizing showdown with former record-holder Gretchen Walsh.

England international Djed Spence has left Tottenham Hotspur to sign for Inter Milan, the reigning Italian champions announced on Saturday.

Newcastle were forced into a change of shirts during the first half of their pre-season friendly against Bayer Leverkusen at St James' Park on Saturday.

Mikey Moore scored twice as Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 pre-season friendly win at home to Hoffenheim on Saturday.

French four-time Olympic gold medallist Leon Marchand won the 200m butterfly final at the European championships in Paris on Saturday to claim his first continental title, while German teenager Johannes Liebmann smashed the 1,500m freestyle world record.

Manchester United's pre-season campaign ended with a decisive 4-2 defeat by Ruben Amorim's AC Milan in the Polish city of Wroclaw on Saturday.

International observers of Zambia's elections said Saturday the poll was marred by claims of intimidation, abductions and an hours-long pause in the vote count.

Hundreds of villagers were under evacuation orders in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires, with vast swathes of nature reserve turned to a singed wasteland.

French four-time Olympic gold medallist Leon Marchand won the 200m butterfly final at the European championships in Paris on Saturday, setting the world's best time of the year to claim his first continental title.

When 72,000 would-be migrants crossed from Morocco to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last month, it revived memories of previous European migration crises, but a key difference this time is that many weren't fleeing destitution or conflict.

Enzo Fernandez was jeered by Chelsea supporters after coming on as a substitute during a 3-1 friendly win over Real Sociedad at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung proposed talks with North Korea to formally end the long-running Korean War, as Pyongyang deepens ties with Russia while asserting its status as an "irreversible" nuclear state.

Bonnie Tyler fans lined the streets of a south Wales suburb Saturday to pay their respects as the late Welsh singer's coffin returned to her home there ahead of her funeral.

Residents began evacuating from two villages in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters, backed by water bombers and helicopters from across Europe, battled one of the biggest wildfires in the country's history.

Tropical Storm Lala on Saturday dumped heavy rain on Hawaii's Big Island, with hurricane-force winds and heavy surf expected.

British budget carrier easyJet has called off about 100 flights out of French airports on Saturday and Sunday because of a strike by cabin crew furious over repeated changes to their schedules.

Lebanon said Israeli strikes on the south killed 11 people including three children on Saturday, the deadliest raids since deals in June eased hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.

"You Don’t Belong Here" by Romanian director Florin Serban won the Golden Leopard on Saturday at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, while Italian star Monica Bellucci won an acting award in another movie.

Crystal Palace have signed Israel winger Anan Khalaili from Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise on a five-year contract.

Top-order batsman Devdutt Padikkal made a memorable comeback on Saturday, posting his maiden hundred as India finished the first day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on 288-2 in Galle.

Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Flores island, killing at least 47 people, according to disaster officials.

Liechtenstein, the tiny principality between Switzerland and Austria, announced Saturday that it has done away with male-heir priority to the throne, allowing firstborn women of the ruling house to now ascend.

Dancing to loud patriotic music and taking selfies, supporters of the Taliban rallied in central Kabul on Saturday to celebrate the government's five years in power.

The Taliban government celebrated five years of ruling Afghanistan on Saturday, with supporters taking to the streets, while critics decried tightening restrictions in all areas of daily life.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for "reflection" Saturday after the death of Cambridge academic Jason Arday as his family denounced what they called years of harassment amid accusations of plagiarism.

Spain international Ferran Torres, who scored the only goal in last month's World Cup final, signed for reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona on Saturday.

Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Flores island, killing at least 40 people, according to a disaster official.

Severe monsoon flooding has swamped villages and paddy fields in central Myanmar, forcing people out of their homes including those already displaced by war, an AFP reporter and the UN said.

Spain's cherished tourist hotspot of Granada was in shock on Saturday after a rare 5.0-magnitude earthquake woke residents in the middle of the night and damaged buildings.

K.L. Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal struck unbeaten half-centuries as a steady India reached 197-1 at tea on the first day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday.

Spain's Maria Perez and Italian Sofia Fiorini set new world records when winning the half-marathon and marathon race walk events respectively at the European championships in Birmingham on Saturday.

Afghanistan's women are "fighting alone" against discrimination by the Taliban authorities and feel abandoned by the world, Afghan journalist Zahra Joya told AFP.