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'Special' Ombudsman storms to victory in Champion Stakes

Dortmund go top despite Union Berlin stalemate

Brazil's right embraces election betting odds amid polls skepticism

Venezia upset Napoli for first Serie A win of season

Four more Ebola cases detected in Kenya, bringing total to seven

Glasgow and Bulls win as grieving Lions set for Champions Cup debut

Smiling pope returns to Vatican after cancer surgery

Chwalinska downs Swiatek to set up Wuhan final with world number 170 Kartal

In-form Atletico scrape late win at Espanyol

Chacarra takes lead as McIlroy falls away in Delhi

Rabada returns as S.Africa seek to bounce back against Australia

Neto double gives Chelsea win marred by Martinez injury

Zverev, Medvedev ousted with Spaniards to clash for Shanghai title

Nepal floods 'defining moment' for climate action: UN

EU gives conditional nod to Lufthansa's proposed ITA Airways stake

The EU on Wednesday announced its conditional approval for German airline Lufthansa's proposed stake in ITA Airways, a deal that Italy called a "big European success".

World's oldest artwork discovered in Indonesian cave

It may not look like much -- just a flaking image of three people around a big red pig.

Toney urges England to kick on after Euros reprieve

England striker Ivan Toney said the Three Lions must seize the second chance handed to them at Euro 2024 by a remarkable late fightback against Slovakia to reach the quarter-finals.

Murray teams up with Raducanu in Wimbledon mixed doubles

Andy Murray is teaming up with Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon in an eye-catching all-British mixed doubles pairing as part of his farewell to the tournament.

Former England rugby coach Jack Rowell dies aged 87

Jack Rowell, the man who turned Bath into a rugby power and coached England to the semi-finals of the 1995 World Cup, has died at the age of 87.

Hurricane Beryl bears down on Jamaica

Powerful Hurricane Beryl churned toward Jamaica on Wednesday with dangerous winds and sea surge, as residents hunkered down against a storm that has killed seven people and caused destruction in the Caribbean.

US trade deficit expands less than expected in May: govt

The US trade gap grew slightly less than expected in May, to the widest level since late 2022, government data showed on Wednesday, as exports and imports both slipped.

'The god took away my son': Indians grieve after deadly stampede

Hindu preacher Bhole Baba promised to improve the lives of poor Indian families struggling to get by.

Moscow hit by heat not seen in over a century

Moscow and the surrounding region sweltered Wednesday as temperatures soared to levels unseen in over a century, with the state weather monitor warning of dangerously hot nights.