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Plunging temperatures, whipping wind and buckets of snow froze out the final stretch of campaigning in the US state of Iowa Saturday, with overwhelming favorite Donald Trump canceling in-person appearances just two days before voters make their preferences known.

China coach Aleksandar Jankovic said his players were feeling "stress" after they opened their Asian Cup campaign with a 0-0 draw against debutants Tajikistan on Saturday.

Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke shot down suggestions the returned Jadon Sancho was difficult to manage, saying the England winger "has no problems with discipline".

Exequiel Palacios scored in the fourth minute of injury time to earn Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 win at Augsburg on Saturday, keeping them four points clear of reigning champions Bayern Munich.

China were held 0-0 by Tajikistan in their opening game of the Asian Cup on Saturday after a VAR intervention but Australia overpowered India to launch their title charge.

At least 33 people, mostly children, were killed in a landslide in an indigenous community in northwestern Colombia, the country's vice president said Saturday.

Fresh strikes targeted Yemen's Huthis on Saturday, security sources and the US military said, after the Iran-backed rebels warned of further attacks on Red Sea shipping.

China opened their Asian Cup campaign with a 0-0 draw against debutants Tajikistan on Saturday, heaping more embarrassment on a country rocked by a football graft scandal at home.

Wrongly convicted due to bugs in the UK Post Office's computer system, Seema Misra was sent to prison while two months pregnant.

When Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te stepped onstage and vowed to defend the self-ruled island from China's ever-constant threat, 24-year-old Jacky breathed a sigh of relief as thousands around him erupted in thunderous cheers.

Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters marched in central London on Saturday as part of a "global day of action" to oppose Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza.

Belgian Loena Hendrickx dethroned title-holder Georgian Anastasiia Gubanova to claim her first gold at the European figure skating championships on Saturday.

Badminton world number one and defending champion Viktor Axelsen crashed out of the Malaysia Open semi-finals on Saturday after a shock defeat to China's Shi Yuqi in an epic 71-minute clash.

Health officials in Hamas-ruled Gaza said Saturday that Israeli strikes killed at least 60 people in the besieged territory, 99 days into the war.

Spanish sexagenarian Carlos Sainz is having the time of his life at this year's Dakar Rally.

Graham Arnold warned his Australia team that they must be better despite launching their Asian Cup title charge with an ultimately comfortable 2-0 win over India on Saturday.

Olympic 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen announced Saturday he would skip the indoor season after an Achilles tendon problem upset his training schedule.

The withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo "has commenced", the foreign minister announced on Saturday, with completion due by the end of the year.

Cole Palmer fired Chelsea to a 1-0 win against west London rivals Fulham on Saturday as the inconsistent Blues bounced back from their League Cup embarrassment at Middlesbrough.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday lauded the "significant progress" made by his ruling African National Congress from the ruins of apartheid 30 years ago to a landmark election this year.

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt consolidated his place atop the overall World Cup standings with a second downhill victory in three days in Wengen on Saturday.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique says he doesn't need to replenish his squad in the transfer market despite the French champions missing a number of players.

Sofia Goggia hailed an 'emotional' first downhill win of the season as the Italian banished her demons at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee the Austrian resort where the former Olympic champion has struggled in the past.

Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te vowed Saturday to stand "on the side of democracy" and defend the self-ruled island from "intimidation" from China, which has branded him as a threat to peace in the flashpoint region.

Australia cruised to a 2-0 victory in their Asian Cup opener against India on Saturday, Jackson Irvine and Jordan Bos scoring from close range to launch their title bid.

Sri Lanka needs to lift its game on fielding to have a shot at this year's T20 World Cup title, newly installed short-format captain Wanindu Hasaranga said Saturday.

Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro on Saturday batted away concerns the Super Eagles' attacking prowess is not matched in other areas of their team as they prepare to begin their Africa Cup of Nations bid.

France's new foreign minister Stephane Sejourne on Saturday renewed his country's support to Ukraine, choosing Kyiv for his first official visit abroad, as the war with Russia nears a second anniversary.

Burnley signed Chelsea's Ivory Coast forward David Datro Fofana on loan until the end of the season on Saturday.

Taiwan's ruling party candidate Lai Ching-te, branded a threat to peace by China, on Saturday won the island's presidential election, a vote watched closely from Beijing to Washington.

Italy's former Olympic champion Sofia Goggia overcame a "few flaws" to claim her first downhill win of the season in Austria on Saturday.