Cadillac enjoying 'very respectable' first season, says team boss
One look at the constructors championship standings suggests that Cadillac have struggled to get a foothold in their first season in Formula One but new team principal Marcin Budkowski insists that the opening 12 rounds have been "very respectable".
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Former world triathlon champion Jonny Brownlee retires from professional running
Former world triathlon champion and Olympic medallist Jonny Brownlee has announced his retirement from professional racing.
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Five acquitted over deadly 2017 landslide in Swiss Alps
A Swiss court on Friday acquitted five people charged with homicide by negligence following a 2017 landslide that killed eight hikers and destroyed part of a village.
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'No room for mistakes' scaling Everest in Venice documentary
Mount Everest's most dangerous route and the elite ski mountaineers driven to climb it and ski down are the protagonists of a new documentary at the Venice film festival from the Oscar-winning team behind "Free Solo".
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Irish heroine Taylor eyes fairytale finish to trailblazing ring career
When Katie Taylor began boxing, she sometimes entered junior contests as "K Taylor", her hair tucked beneath her headguard so nobody would realise she was a girl.
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Indonesia steps up wildfire fight that sparked hazardous haze
Haze from wildfires has sent air quality to hazardous levels in parts of Borneo, Indonesian authorities said on Friday, as thousands were deployed to tackle the blazes.
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Weather and war push up food prices in August: FAO
Food price inflation accelerated in August as drought and conflicts impacted commodity markets, with sugar prices hitting their highest level in more than a year, UN data showed Friday.
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Leclerc on top as Ferrari take 1-2 in Monza opening practice
Charles Leclerc topped the times ahead of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton as Ferrari registered a clear 1-2 to dominate Friday's opening practice on home soil at the Italian Grand Prix.
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Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
Malaysia declared an emergency in a region of its Sarawak state on Borneo island after hazardous haze from fires in neighbouring Indonesia drove air pollution to critical levels, the prime minister's office said.
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East German refinery adjusts to life without Russian oil
Russia's Druzhba ("Friendship") pipeline long supplied the eastern German oil refinery that provides most of Berlin's fuel -- but all that changed after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which plunged the crucial site into an era of turbulence.
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