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Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese triumphed Saturday in national elections, crushing his conservative rival in a contest swayed by economic upheaval and US President Donald Trump.

South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada revealed on Saturday that he was serving a ban from cricket for recreational drug use.

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic was in a stable condition following his admission to a military hospital in Belgrade on Saturday after cutting short a visit to the United States, a doctor said.

United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen urged Israel Saturday to halt its attacks on Syria "at once", after it carried out multiple air strikes targeting the Islamist-led authorities following sectarian violence this week.

Unai Emery vowed Aston Villa will fight until the end for a place in the Champions League after boosting their bid with a 1-0 win against Fulham on Saturday.

Bayern Munich and Harry Kane's German Bundesliga title party was delayed by at least a day after RB Leipzig's Yussuf Poulsen scored a stoppage-time equaliser in a 3-3 home draw on Saturday.

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic was admitted to a military hospital in Belgrade on Saturday after cutting short a visit to the United States, his office said, without giving a reason.

Trainer Charlie Appleby and jockey William Buick combined to win their second successive English 2000 Guineas on Saturday as Ruling Court just held on to claim the first classic of the season at Newmarket.

Singapore's ruling party headed for a crushing victory at general elections on Saturday, sample counts showed, with voters giving Prime Minister Lawrence Wong the clear mandate he was seeking.

French rider Lenny Martinez pulled on the Tour de Romandie leader's yellow jersey after winning Saturday's hilly fourth and penultimate stage.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has tipped Zhao Xintong to become the first Chinese winner of the World Snooker Championship, and with it a "megastar" after the 28-year-old inflicted a crushing semi-final defeat upon the seven-time champion.

Akani Simbine won a thrilling 100m in a photo finish on Saturday at the second Diamond League meeting of the season while Armand "Mondo" Duplantis dominated the pole vault but failed to break his own world record.

Atletico Madrid were held to a dull 0-0 draw at relegation-battling Alaves on Saturday in La Liga.

The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of the election of a new pope.

In 2015 a teenage Zhao Xintong told a documentary that he wanted to be like trailblazer Ding Junhui.

Aston Villa climbed back into the race to qualify for the Champions League as Youri Tielemans sealed a crucial 1-0 win against Fulham on Saturday.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is a craft beer afficionado who loves "fighting Tories", clawing his way to the nation's highest office from hardscrabble blue-collar beginnings.

Donald Trump's stinging trade tariffs may have helped Australia's left-leaning prime minister snatch a resounding election victory Saturday, analysts say.

Australia's right-leaning opposition leader Peter Dutton lost his parliamentary seat Saturday, adding humiliation to a night of crushing defeat for his conservative coalition.

New Delhi widened tit-for-tat measures against Islamabad on Saturday, blocking access to the social media accounts of Pakistani actors and cricketers, as well as extending trade blocks and stopping postal services.

Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese triumphed Saturday in national elections, crushing his conservative rival in a contest swayed by economic upheaval and Donald Trump.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has been heavily linked with the Brazil post, said Saturday he will reveal his future plans on May 25 after their final La Liga game.

Hotels are empty and roads deserted at the start of what is normally peak tourist season amidst the towering peaks and lush valleys of Pakistan's Kashmir valley, as the threat of attack from India looms.

Left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese triumphed Saturday in Australia's general election, according to media projections, prevailing in a vote shaped by inflation woes and Trump tariffs.

Thousands of Bangladeshi Islamists rallied in Dhaka on Saturday, one of their biggest public shows of strength in years as religious activism surges.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed a three-day truce ordered by Russian leader Vladimir Putin as theatrics but said Kyiv was ready for a full ceasefire.

The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of the election of a new pope.

Pakistan's military said it carried out a "training launch" of a surface-to-surface missile weapons system on Saturday, further heightening tensions with India after last month's deadly attack in disputed Kashmir.

Prosecutors said Saturday that 21 suspects in a series of coordinated attacks on French prisons had been charged, including two teenagers.

Pakistan's military conducted a training launch of a surface-to-surface missile weapons system on Saturday, it said in a statement, upping tensions with arch-rival India.

Australians voted Saturday in a general election shaped by inflation woes and Trump tariffs, with a string of polls pointing to victory for left-leaning incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

On India's heavily fortified border with arch-rival Pakistan, residents of farming villages have sent families back from the frontier, recalling the terror of the last major conflict between the rival armies.