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Indonesia investigates crash of suspected Chinese rocket fragment

Alberta separatists lose vote on leaving Canada

Canada awaits result in Alberta independence vote

US bans use of China's DeepSeek by govt agencies

Niners hold off Commanders to stay perfect in NFL

Middle East fuel crunch drives solar push in tiny Fiji

Indian rappers use music to sound climate alarm

Reese scores 30 as Dream stun Valkyries to level WNBA finals

Japan probe on its way to Mars moon

Lula or Bolsonaro's son? Brazil makes a final choice

Ukraine races to secure energy supplies ahead of winter

EU unveils strategy to boost Arctic presence

Vote count begins in Alberta secession referedum, testing Canada unity

Adams facing long injury layoff as Rams' problems deepen

France's Riner lands record fourth Olympic judo gold

Teddy Riner became the first judoka to win four Olympic gold medals after the Frenchman defeated South Korea's Kim Min-jong in the heavyweight final on Friday.

Reigning champ Jalolov 'runs like a cat' to reach Olympic semis

Bakhodir Jalolov marched towards a second Olympic gold as he outfoxed Teremoana Teremoana in a super-heavyweight quarterfinal on Friday, with the beaten Australian accusing him of "running like a cat".

USA set new world record in mixed 4x400m relay

The United States set a new world record in the heats of the mixed 4x400m relay at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

Hassan Olympic distance treble bid off to smooth start

Dutch long-distance star Sifan Hassan launched her audacious bid for an unprecedented Olympic treble with a confident performance in the opening round of the women's 5,000m on Friday.

Lopez fires Spain into Olympic football semi-finals, Morocco march on

A brilliant brace by Barcelona's Fermin Lopez helped fire Spain to a 3-0 win over Japan and a place in the semi-finals of the Olympic men's football on Friday, after a dominant Morocco outclassed the United States.

Asalanka takes two in two as Sri Lanka-India ODI ends in tie

Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka took two successive wickets to force a tie in the opening one-day international after India's total ended level with the hosts on Friday.

Love is in the air as China win Olympic badminton gold

China's Huang Yaqiong won Olympic badminton mixed doubles gold on Friday before she was surprised by a marriage proposal from her off-court partner.

Russell says more than money behind West Indies stars' Test absence

London Spirit's Andre Russell has insisted a lack of interest more than a lack of money is why some leading West Indies cricketers have turned their back on the Test-match game and concentrated on limited-overs formats instead.

Olympic defeat felt like 'someone broke my heart', says Swiatek

World number one Iga Swiatek said Friday that her shock Olympic Games semi-final loss which ended her 25-match win streak at Roland Garros felt "like someone broke my heart".