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Von Allmen wins men's Olympic downhill gold, first of Games

First medals up for grabs at Winter Olympics

Afghanistan captain Khan harbours dream of playing in Kabul

Lindsey Vonn completes second Winter Olympics downhill training run

Freeski star Gu survives major scare in Olympic slopestyle

Hetmyer's six-hitting steers West Indies to 182-5 against Scotland

After boos for Vance, IOC says it hopes for 'fair play'

Thousands gather as Pakistan buries victims of mosque suicide attack

Lindsey Vonn completes second downhill training session

Faheem blitz sees Pakistan avoid Netherlands shock at T20 World Cup

England's Salt passed fit for T20 World Cup opener

Spain, Portugal brace for fresh storm after flood deaths

Spain and Portugal on Saturday braced for another storm heading for the Iberian peninsula, just days after the floods caused by Storm Leonardo killed at least one person in each country.

Pakistan bowl out Netherlands for 147 in T20 World Cup opener

Pakistan's spinners turned the screws to bowl Netherlands out for 147 in the first match of the T20 World Cup at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club on Saturday.

Crypto firm accidentally sends $40 bn in bitcoin to users

A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange apologised on Saturday after mistakenly transferring more than $40 billion worth of bitcoin to users, which briefly prompted a selloff on the platform.

Pistons end Knicks' NBA winning streak, Celtics edge Heat

The Detroit Pistons ended the New York Knicks' eight-game NBA winning streak on Friday, routing the Knicks 118-80 in a top of the table Eastern Conference clash.

Funerals for victims of suicide blast at Islamabad mosque that killed at least 31

Funerals will take place on Saturday for some of the victims of a suicide blast at a Shiite mosque in Pakistan's capital Islamabad that killed at least 31 people and wounded scores more during Friday prayers.

Police identify suspect in disappearance of Australian boy

The baffling disappearance of a fair-haired, little boy from a remote Australian farm has been declared a major crime, with detectives pointing the finger at a suspect in his home.

Not-so-American football: the Super Bowl's overseas stars

The Super Bowl may be as American as apple pie, but a surprising number of this year's stars hail from overseas.

Trump administration re-approves twice-banned pesticide

US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday re-approved the use of pesticide dicamba for spraying on top of genetically-modified cotton and soybean crops, drawing swift backlash from environment groups and the Make America Healthy Again movement.

Hisatsune leads Matsuyama at Phoenix Open as Scheffler makes cut

Ryo Hisatsune rode a back-nine binge to an eight-under par 63 on Friday and a one-shot lead over fellow Japanese Hideki Matsuyama at the US PGA Tour Phoenix Open.