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Kostyuk downs four-time winner Swiatek at French Open

Kostyuk downs four-time winner Swiatek at French Open

Four-time former champion Iga Swiatek endured a miserable birthday as she was eliminated from the French Open fourth round on Sunday by Marta Kostyuk.

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Niemann beats Gooch in playoff to win LIV Golf Korea

Niemann beats Gooch in playoff to win LIV Golf Korea

Chile's Joaquin Niemann outlasted American Talor Gooch in a playoff to win LIV Golf Korea on Sunday, as Bryson DeChambeau fell just short with a final-day charge.

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Back-to-back-to back? Luis Enrique's PSG have dynasty mentality

Back-to-back-to back? Luis Enrique's PSG have dynasty mentality

If a rock-solid Arsenal could not stop Luis Enrique and Paris Saint-Germain, one steward clutching a rope stood no chance.

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Australian jockey Purton makes history with 2,000th Hong Kong winner

Australian jockey Purton makes history with 2,000th Hong Kong winner

Zac Purton became the first jockey to ride 2,000 winners in Hong Kong when he guided Rising World to victory at the city's Sha Tin racecourse on Sunday.

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Evans wins Rally Japan to stretch world championship lead

Evans wins Rally Japan to stretch world championship lead

Britain's Elfyn Evans increased his lead at the top of the World Rally Championship on Sunday after winning in Japan for his second victory of the season.

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Gritty Socceroos aim to spoil co-hosts' World Cup party

Gritty Socceroos aim to spoil co-hosts' World Cup party

Efforts to boost soccer in the United States rest heavily on the national team's success at the World Cup -- but their Group D opponents Australia have every intention of crashing the co-hosts' party.

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Europe's green jet fuels see upside in Iran war

Europe's green jet fuels see upside in Iran war

At a plant near Frankfurt, in Germany, hydrogen and CO2 sourced from a chlorine factory and a biogas facility nearby are piped into a reactor and -- after a few more steps -- turned into jet fuel.

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Son on track for World Cup with double in 5-0 South Korea win

Son on track for World Cup with double in 5-0 South Korea win

Son Heung-min ended his goal drought with a double as South Korea warmed up for the World Cup by hammering Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 in a friendly on Saturday.

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Two decades later, impacts from Indonesia mud volcano linger

Two decades later, impacts from Indonesia mud volcano linger

Harwati clasped her hands and offered a prayer on the edge of a sludge lake on the Indonesian island of Java, as dozen of residents gathered to mark two decades since mud volcano eruptions began displacing thousands.

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Wembanyama eyes 'childhood dream' after Spurs stun Thunder

Wembanyama eyes 'childhood dream' after Spurs stun Thunder

Victor Wembanyama is within sight of realizing a lifelong dream after helping the San Antonio Spurs battle past the Oklahoma City Thunder to set up an NBA Finals showdown with the New York Knicks on Saturday.

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