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An 89th-minute goal from Lionel Messi was too little, too late as Nashville SC beat Inter Miami 2-1 on Saturday to stay alive in their MLS Cup round one playoff series.

The Los Angeles Dodgers conjured a stunning come-from-behind victory to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 and clinch back-to-back World Series on Saturday in one of the greatest Major League Baseball championship deciders in history.

Record heavy rains and flooding in central Vietnam this week have killed 35 people, disaster management officials said Sunday, with five more still missing in the deluge.

Akie and Chisato Iwai were born just a minute apart and now the identical twins from Japan are making history together on the LPGA Tour.

Rows of coffins line a university classroom in the South Korean port city of Busan, ready for use in training the funeral directors of the future in a rapidly ageing country.

India's efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move.

Japan's Mone Chiba captured the Skate Canada women's title on Saturday while two-time reigning world champion Ilia Malinin led the men's short program.

Pascal Siakam sank the go-ahead three-pointer in the final seconds and the injury-hit Indiana Pacers won their first game of the NBA season, defeating Golden State 114-109 on Saturday.

Several times crowned the best restaurant in the world, noma, a beacon of gastronomy in Copenhagen, wants to carve a niche among home cooks by selling them some of its products.

UK police arrested two suspects after a mass stabbing on a London-bound train late Saturday that left 10 people in hospital, nine likely with "life-threatening injuries".

An 89th-minute goal from Lionel Messi was too little, too late as Nashville SC beat Inter Miami 2-1 on Saturday to stay alive in their MLS Cup round one playoff series.

Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of King Charles III's younger brother Andrew, has shared living quarters with her ex-husband for years. Now, she will share the loss of their titles and their home.

Approximately one in eight Americans receive food stamp benefits from the US government, a program at risk of losing its funding as of Saturday due to the government shutdown.

Matt James has collected gold nuggets for years from the hills and riverbeds of California, but as the precious metal's price soars, he has found an unexpected El Dorado: on social media.

Canada's new Liberal government unveils its first budget on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Mark Carney saying "bold risks" are needed to reform an economy facing unprecedented economic threats from the United States.

UK police arrested two suspects after a multiple stabbing on a London-bound train late Saturday, with "a number of people" taken to hospital triggering a "large-scale" emergency response.

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young will be sidelined for the next four weeks by a sprained right knee ligament, the NBA club announced on Saturday.

Jamaican officials announced plans Saturday to set up multiple field hospitals as it recovers from Hurricane Melissa, with the death toll numbering at least 50 across the Caribbean -- and expected to rise.

Forever Young won the Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar on Saturday, holding off defending champion Sierra Leone to give Japan a first triumph in the showpiece of the $34 million Breeders' Cup racing extravaganza.

Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Real Madrid romped to a 4-0 win over Valencia on Saturday to move seven points clear at the top of La Liga.

Mohamed Salah said scoring his 250th goal for Liverpool was a "great feeling" as the Egypt star helped end the Premier League champions' losing streak with a 2-0 win against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Ethical Diamond won the $5 million Breeders' Cup Turf at Del Mar on Saturday, giving Ireland's 19-time champion jumps trainer Willie Mullins a stunning first Breeders' Cup winner and denying Rebel's Romance a treble.

Scotland full-back Blair Kinghorn kicked nine points as Toulouse moved to the summit of the French Top 14 on Saturday with a 29-17 home win over Stade Francais.

Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Real Madrid romped to a 4-0 win over Valencia on Saturday to move seven points clear at the top of La Liga.

New Zealand recovered from a 10-point deficit to open their bid for an Autumn Nations Series Grand Slam with a hard-fought 26-13 victory over 14-man Ireland at Soldier Field on Saturday.

Two-time reigning world champion Ilia Malinin of the United States won the Skate Canada men's short program on Saturday.

Liverpool ended a four-game losing streak in the Premier League as Mohamed Salah scored his 250th goal for the club in a 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday.

Mohamed Salah's 250th Liverpool goal ended the Premier League champions' losing streak in a 2-0 win against Aston Villa, while leaders Arsenal beat Burnley to surge seven points clear on Saturday.

Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant was suspended for one game by the NBA club on Saturday for conduct detrimental to the team for comments made after a loss Friday.

Luciano Spalletti got off to a winning start in charge of Juventus on Saturday as his new team beat Cremonese and their goalscorer Jamie Vardy 2-1.

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank refused to condemn Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence after his defenders appeared to ignore him following Saturday's 1-0 defeat against Chelsea.

France captain Antoine Dupont announced on Saturday he had signed a contract extension with Top 14 club Toulouse until 2031.

Egypt officially opened on Saturday the Grand Egyptian Museum, a long-awaited, billion-dollar showcase of pharaonic grandeur that Cairo hopes will revive tourism and boost its battered economy.

France's anti-fraud unit said on Saturday it had reported Asian e-commerce giant Shein for selling what it described as "sex dolls with a childlike appearance".

Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe continued their personal battle to top Scotland's try-scoring charts as they ran in several scores during an 85-0, 13-try, rout of the United States at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for its lavish opening on Saturday after two decades of delays.

Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-0 home win over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday despite benching Harry Kane and several others ahead of Tuesday's trip to European champions Paris Saint-Germain.

One of Paris's top tourist attractions -- and certainly its most morbid -- closes to visitors from Monday for six months of renovations.

Survivors fleeing the Sudanese city of El-Fasher told AFP on Saturday that paramilitary fighters separated families and killed children in front of their parents, with tens of thousands still trapped following the city's fall.