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Ukraine's economy is being crippled by intensifying Russian strikes hitting key sectors and its GDP could slump by 1.5 points in 2026, Kyiv officials said Saturday, warning of a "very difficult" winter ahead.

Ben Shelton faces the biggest test of his career on Sunday, trying to end the American men's Grand Slam title drought in the US Open final, where top seed Alexander Zverev chases the one that got away.

France are through to the final of the women's basketball World Cup for the first time after a 86-64 victory over host nation Germany on Saturday.

Lando Norris produced a "masterpiece" on Saturday as he claimed pole position for McLaren with a stunning lap to beat championship leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes in a tense qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Hull held free-scoring Chelsea 2-2 at Stamford Bridge to go third in the Premier League as Liverpool failed to find a way past struggling Fulham in a 0-0 draw on Saturday.

Home favourite Enric Mas moved to the brink of Vuelta a Espana victory on Saturday as he finished the 20th and penultimate stage by extending his lead on Primoz Roglic in the overall standings.

Felix Nmecha scored twice and Fabio Silva grabbed another as Borussia Dortmund won 3-0 at home to promoted Paderborn to continue their perfect start in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

French investigators suspect sabotage was behind a train derailment in northwestern France that injured 44 people and left passengers in "a state of shock", prosecutors said on Saturday, after a massive section of rail was found on the track.

A mouth-watering 1,500m clash between Jakob Ingebrigtsen and British rival Josh Kerr was scuppered on Saturday after the Norwegian withdrew from the race at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship.

Lando Norris claimed a spectacular pole position for McLaren with a stunning lap to beat championship leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes in the final seconds of Saturday's tense qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of "superintelligent" computer systems.

Forty-five years after Formula 1 last roared around Madrid, the Spanish capital is celebrating its return this weekend with a brand-new circuit, accessible from the city centre via only a metro ride.

Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement.

French IT giant Capgemini said on Saturday it was selling its US subsidiary to an American company after the unit came under pressure for its work for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.

Pakistan finally found some spark in the third Test against England at Edgbaston but it was too little, too late to avoid a 3-0 whitewash.

Tens of thousands of people gathered on Saturday in Kosovo's capital to demand the acquittal of former President Hashim Thaci, days ahead of a long-awaited war crimes verdict against the ex-guerrilla leader.

Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez led almost all the way to win the San Marino Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday ahead of his Aprilia rivals.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Miami for talks on ending the war, in a media interview released Saturday.

The death toll from a Philippine ferry fire jumped to 76 on Saturday after the coast guard confirmed the discovery of 41 more bodies aboard the burnt-out vessel.

The Venice Film Festival gets ready to hand out its top awards Saturday after two weeks of often dark, violent programming including a chilling Israeli-made documentary about Gaza and an oddball drama starring John Malkovich.

Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement.

India's T20 captain Shreyas Iyer on Saturday said Jasprit Bumrah needs game time in the three matches against Afghanistan to regain confidence after returning from an injury.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Miami for talks on ending the war, in a media interview released Saturday.

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli stayed on top for Mercedes ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in Saturday's extended crash-hit third and final practice ahead of qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix.

England overcame a major wobble to beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third Test at Edgbaston on Saturday, sealing a 3-0 series sweep.

A young Razaullah arrived in the northern Pakistani city of Mardan with his two elder brothers, dreaming to make it big in cricket with his thunderbolt deliveries and powerful hitting.

Donald Trump said Saturday he would "love to see" a united Ireland, wading into a politically sensitive subject as he embarked on a two-day Irish visit that blurs the lines between his presidency and personal business interests.

Italian Marco Bezzecchi stormed to pole position in a Misano track record time at the San Marino Grand Prix on Saturday, edging out reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez.

Philippine disaster agency workers carried coffins to a cemetery in the resort town of Coron on Saturday, intended for the temporary burial of victims of a ferry fire that has killed dozens of people.

Chinese President Xi Jinping joined the leaders of Russia, Iran, India and other BRICS nations in New Delhi on Saturday, seeking common ground on the Middle East war as deep divisions test the 11-member bloc.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick warned his players Saturday that any drop in focus could bring them crashing back down to earth after a spectacular start to the season.

World number one Nelly Korda finally tasted defeat in a Solheim Cup foursomes match on Saturday, as Europe took a precious 7-5 lead over the United States after a dramatic session.