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Ingebrigtsen wins 3,000m gold to keep world indoor double bid alive

Ingebrigtsen wins 3,000m gold to keep world indoor double bid alive

Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the 3,000m at the world indoor championships in Nanjing on Saturday to keep his quest for double gold on track.

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Pope to make first public appearance Sunday since hospitalisation

Pope to make first public appearance Sunday since hospitalisation

Pope Francis will make his first public appearance on Sunday with a blessing and a wave from Rome's Gemelli hospital where he was admitted on February 14 with breathing problems.

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Hamilton off the mark for Ferrari before Piastri takes China GP pole

Hamilton off the mark for Ferrari before Piastri takes China GP pole

Lewis Hamilton roared to his maiden win in Ferrari red in the Chinese GP sprint on Saturday but the man he beat -- McLaren's Oscar Piastri -- later scored his first-ever pole position in main race qualifying.

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Snoopy the fashion icon celebrated in Paris exhibition

Snoopy the fashion icon celebrated in Paris exhibition

A new exhibition opened Saturday in Paris charting the emergence of Snoopy as a fashion icon, with the famed black-and-white beagle embraced by designers from streetwear brands to couture houses.

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Bayern goalie Neuer suffers setback in injury recovery

Bayern goalie Neuer suffers setback in injury recovery

Bayern Munich goalie and captain Manuel Neuer has suffered a setback in his return from a calf injury, the German club said in a statement on Saturday.

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Heathrow Airport 'fully operational' after fire shutdown

Heathrow Airport 'fully operational' after fire shutdown

Heathrow Airport said it was "fully operational" on Saturday but delays and cancellations were expected as Europe's busiest air hub resumed operations after a power station fire caused travel mayhem.

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Pro-Trump senator set to meet Chinese premier

Pro-Trump senator set to meet Chinese premier

Republican Senator Steve Daines will meet Premier Li Qiang on Sunday, a senior Chinese official announced as the strong supporter of US President Donald Trump visits Beijing.

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Piastri on Chinese GP pole after Hamilton takes first Ferrari win in sprint

Piastri on Chinese GP pole after Hamilton takes first Ferrari win in sprint

McLaren's Oscar Piastri stormed to his first-ever pole position on Saturday at the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes' George Russell, after Lewis Hamilton won the sprint race.

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Last of six foreign hikers missing in Philippines rescued

Last of six foreign hikers missing in Philippines rescued

Four foreign hikers who had been missing for days in a mountainous area of the central Philippines were rescued Saturday, local authorities said, a day after their two companions were found safe.

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Heavyweight boxing great George Foreman dead at 76

Heavyweight boxing great George Foreman dead at 76

Former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who lost to Muhammad Ali in boxing's iconic 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" before reclaiming the title two decades later, died Friday aged 76, his family said.

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