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The man arrested over conservative influencer Charlie Kirk's assassination was romantically involved with a transgender roommate and had "leftist ideology," Utah's governor said Sunday, confirming details likely to inflame the contentious national debate over the killing.

"Hamnet," a devastating period drama about the life of William Shakespeare and his family, won top prize Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Tournament favourites England set a new record of 31 straight Test wins as they stormed into the semi-finals of the Women's Rugby World Cup with a 40-8 thrashing of Scotland in Bristol on Sunday.

Ryder Cup vice-captain Alex Noren upstaged Team Europe's players to snatch a play-off victory in the PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday

Ademola Lookman will sit out Atalanta's Champions League opener at Paris Saint-Germain as the Nigeria forward continues to be sidelined following a protracted attempt to leave the Serie A club, coach Ivan Juric said on Sunday.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will retire as arguably the greatest woman sprinter of all time but the Jamaican would like her legacy to be "the totality of who I am: the mom, the athlete, the entrepreneur, the philanthropist".

The final stage of the Vuelta a Espana was abandoned on Sunday because of huge pro-Palestinian protests in Madrid.

Kuldeep Yadav led the charge as India restricted Pakistan to 127-9 in a key Asia Cup clash on Sunday as the two countries met on the pitch for the first time since a military conflict between them in May.

Ethan Mbappe, brother of France and Real Madrid superstar Kylian, scored deep into second-half added time as Lille fought from a goal down after regulation time to beat Toulouse 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

Die-hard India and Pakistan cricket fans thronged the stadium in Dubai despite stifling heat on Sunday to watch the high-profile Asia Cup encounter, saying politics must take a back seat.

Rain had the final say as England's T20 series decider against South Africa at Trent Bridge on Sunday was washed out without a ball being bowled.

Oblique Seville and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden recorded their first major victories in winning the men's and women's 100 metres world titles on Sunday, making it honours even between sprint powerhouses Jamaica and the United States.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that a visit to Israel by top US diplomat Marco Rubio underscored the strength of ties between the allies, days after an unprecedented Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar drew broad criticism.

England captain Maro Itoje will be unable to train during England's first camp ahead of their November international campaign as he continues his rehabilitation from the concussion he suffered during the British and Irish Lions' tour of Australia.

Marc Marquez paid homage to Lionel Messi with his celebrations for winning Sunday's San Marino MotoGP and moving to the verge of a seventh world title in motorcycling's premier class of racing.

Oblique Seville expressed his delight at claiming Jamaica's first men's world sprint title in a decade in front of the man he described as his inspiration: Usain Bolt.

Jamaica's Oblique Seville, who finally confirmed his promise by winning the men's world 100 metres title on Sunday, had the perfect role mode growing up: sprint legend Usain Bolt, a man he describes as "my motivator".

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday Britain would not tolerate people feeling intimidated "because of their background or the colour of their skin" after a large far-right protest was marked by battles with police.

Melissa Jefferson Wooden produced a stunning performance to win the women's 100 metres world title on Sunday, taking her first major individual gold.

China and the United States kicked off the latest round of trade talks on Sunday in Madrid, where they are set to thrash out their TikTok dispute and President Donald Trump's promised hefty tariffs.

France overturned a 13-point half-time deficit to beat Ireland 18-13 in a thrilling Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Exeter on Sunday.

Oblique Seville won Jamaica's first men's world 100m title in 10 years after outpacing Kishane Thompson and defending champion Noah Lyles for gold in Tokyo on Sunday.

Marc Marquez is on the verge of winning his seventh MotoGP world title after triumphing in Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix and breaking the sport's all-time record for championship points.

Melissa Jefferson Wooden produced a stunning performance to win the women's 100 metres world title on Sunday.

Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton has died aged 46, just two months after announcing a comeback fight after a 13-year absence from the ring.

Oblique Seville won Jamaica's first world 100m title in 10 years after outpacing Kishane Thompson and Noah Lyles for gold in Tokyo on Sunday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that a visit to Israel by top US diplomat Marco Rubio underscored the strength of ties between the allies, days after an unprecedented Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar drew broad criticism.

France's Jimmy Gressier pulled off a huge upset by winning the men's 10,000m at the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday.

Marc Marquez is on the verge of winning his seventh MotoGP world title after triumphing in Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix.

Japan's Naoya Inoue gave a masterclass of technical boxing to beat Uzbekistan's Murodjon Akhmadaliev by unaminous decision on Sunday and retain his undisputed super bantamweight world titles.

Alexander Isak is not in Liverpool's squad for their Premier League match at Burnley on Sunday.

China dominated every final of badminton's Hong Kong Open on Sunday, with world number four Li Shifeng comfortably beating India's Lakshya Sen to clinch his second world tour title this year.