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Motorsport governing body rejects Alpine boss's claims of bias

Ethiopian Miss World contestant spotlights pain of sister's murder

Russell on top ahead of Hamilton in final Italian GP practice

'Leader' Raphinha rising to Barca striker challenge

Motorsport governing body rejects Alpine boss's claims of impartiality

Oasis fans gather in Venice for band reunion film

Flick hoping Barca's Yamal can face Valencia after knock

Two Nepal rescues revive hopes 10 days after flood

Pogacar to miss worlds after season-ending Vuelta crash

Greenwood, Guendouzi handed bans after Fenerbahce-Lyon brawl

Nepal tunnel rescue revives hopes 10 days after flood

In Iceland, the mystery of the poet, the tomb and the Danish grocer

Indonesia rescues second orangutan mother and baby from wildfire

Box office magnet Robert Pattinson appears in paedophile thriller

Shiffrin one away from Stenmark's all-time record after Czech win

Mikaela Shiffrin scooped up her 85th World Cup success on Saturday to leave the US ski sensation just one shy of the overall wins record held by Ingemar Stenmark.

Rwanda arrests six for insulting trailblazing female football ref

Rwandan authorities on Saturday said they had arrested six people for allegedly hurling insults at a woman who made history as one of the first female referees chosen for the men's World Cup.

Rybakina says struggled under Sabalenka 'pressure' in final loss

Elena Rybakina said she struggled with the "pressure" and aggression from Aryna Sabalenka in falling to defeat in the Australian Open final on Saturday.

Sabalenka rebuilds serve and nerve for Grand Slam breakthrough

Aryna Sabalenka's serve was in pieces a year ago and she was having to scrape through fraught battles in Australia as her fragile emotions were laid painfully bare.

'Speechless' Sabalenka wins Australian Open for first Slam crown

An emotional Aryna Sabalenka said it will take a "few more days" to sink in after battling back from a set down to win a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Saturday.

Anger and protest in Memphis after police beating video released

About 50 protesters gathered Friday night in Memphis, in the southern United States, demanding justice after a video was released showing police violently arresting Tyre Nichols, a young Black man who died a few days after the incident.

Shiffrin nails 85th World Cup win

Mikaela Shiffrin scooped up her 85th World Cup success on Saturday to leave the US ski sensation just one shy of the overall wins record held by Ingemar Stenmark.

Odermatt edges Kilde in Cortina clash of titans

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt got the better of his great Norwegian rival Aleksander Aamodt Kilde with a narrow triumph at the World Cup super-G at Cortina d'Ampezzo on Saturday.

Sabalenka wins Australian Open for first Grand Slam crown

An emotional Aryna Sabalenka battled back from a set down to beat Elena Rybakina and win the Australian Open on Saturday for her first Grand Slam title.