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Scotland rugby great Scott Hastings dead at 61 - SRU

Scotland rugby great Scott Hastings dead at 61 - SRU

Scotland great Scott Hastings has died at the age of 61 after suffering from cancer, the Scottish Rugby Union announced Sunday.

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Italian PM meets victims of Modena car incident

Italian PM meets victims of Modena car incident

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday visited people wounded by a driver with a history of mental health problems who ran over several pedestrians in a city centre in northern Italy.

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Kitayama fires sizzling 63 at PGA as No.1 Scheffler starts

Kitayama fires sizzling 63 at PGA as No.1 Scheffler starts

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler began Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship five strokes behind leader Alex Smalley and in need of a superb fightback at formidable Aronimink.

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Fernandes equals Premier League assist record in Man Utd win, West Ham brace for Newcastle

Fernandes equals Premier League assist record in Man Utd win, West Ham brace for Newcastle

Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League record of 20 assists in a season as Manchester United secured third place with a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest, while relegation-haunted West Ham prepare for their crucial clash with Newcastle on Sunday.

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Ireland thrash Scotland 54-5 in Women's Six Nations to finish third

Ireland thrash Scotland 54-5 in Women's Six Nations to finish third

Ireland marked their first stand-alone match at Dublin's Lansdowne Road with a 54-5, eight-try, rout of Scotland on Sunday as they finished the Women's Six Nations Championship in third place.

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Vingegaard climbs to victory as Eulalio holds firm in pink

Vingegaard climbs to victory as Eulalio holds firm in pink

Jonas Vingegaard won the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, edging ahead on a long, slow climb to Corno alle Scale and taking 40 seconds out of his deficit on leader Afonso Eulalio.

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Carrick expects clarity on Man Utd future in 'coming days'

Carrick expects clarity on Man Utd future in 'coming days'

Michael Carrick said he expects his future as Manchester United manager to be clarified this week amid reports he will sign a two-year deal to remain at the club.

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Eyewitness says Modena tragedy could have been even worse

Eyewitness says Modena tragedy could have been even worse

Still reeling from witnessing a car ploughing through a crowded city centre in Modena in northern Italy on Saturday, pensioner Walter Botorsi said an even bigger tragedy had been narrowly avoided.

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Around 10 'new' victims in France's Epstein probe: prosecutor

Around 10 'new' victims in France's Epstein probe: prosecutor

Around 10 "new" suspected victims have come forward in a French probe into the network of late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a prosecutor said Sunday.

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Di Giannantonio wins Catalan Grand Prix, Alex Marquez hurt in horror crash

Di Giannantonio wins Catalan Grand Prix, Alex Marquez hurt in horror crash

Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio triumphed in a crash-hit Catalunya MotoGP on Sunday which saw Alex Marquez taken to hospital injured after being flipped off his bike.

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