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Sri Lanka cyclone caused $4.1 bn damage: World Bank

Billionaire Ellison offers personal guarantee for son's bid for Warner Bros

Tech stocks lead Wall Street higher, gold hits fresh record

Telefonica to shed around 5,500 jobs in Spain

McCullum wants to stay as England coach despite Ashes drubbing

EU slams China dairy duties as 'unjustified'

Italy fines Apple nearly 100 mn euros over app privacy feature

America's Cup switches to two-year cycle

Jesus could start for Arsenal in League Cup, says Arteta

Strauss says sacking Stokes and McCullum will not solve England's Ashes woes

Noel takes narrow lead after Alta Badia slalom first run

Gunmen kill 9, wound 10 in South Africa bar attack

Nine people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a bar outside Johannesburg early Sunday, police said, in the second such shooting in South Africa this month.

Atletico go third with comfortable win at Girona

Atletico Madrid climbed to third in La Liga with a straightforward 3-0 win at Girona on Sunday.

Schwarz breaks World Cup duck with Alta Badia giant slalom victory

Marco Schwarz claimed his first alpine skiing World Cup win in two years on Sunday with victory in the giant slalom in Alta Badia.

Salah unaffected by Liverpool turmoil ahead of AFCON opener - Egypt coach

Mohamed Salah has shown no signs of being distracted by the uncertainty surrounding his future at Liverpool as he prepares to lead Egypt into the Africa Cup of Nations, Pharaohs coach Hossam Hassan said on Sunday.

Goggia eases her pain with World Cup super-G win as Vonn takes third

Sofia Goggia banished "the pain in my soul" as she won a wind-swept super-G in Val d'Isere on Sunday as Lindsey Vonn continued to collect podium places on her comeback.

Goggia wins World Cup super-G as Vonn takes third

Sofia Goggia won a wind-swept super-G in Val d'Isere on Sunday as Lindsey Vonn continued to collect podium places on her comeback.

Williamson says 'series by series' call on New Zealand Test future

When Kane Williamson leaves the Bay Oval field on Monday at the end of the Black Caps' third Test against the West Indies, he may never don New Zealand whites again.

Taiwan police rule out 'terrorism' in metro stabbing

Taiwan police on Sunday ruled out "terrorism" in a metro stabbing in the capital Taipei, where an attacker killed three and wounded 11.

'Awesome' Australia dominate to win Ashes against 'hurting' England

Australia captain Pat Cummins said it felt "pretty awesome" Sunday after his dominant team won the third Test in Adelaide to wrap up the Ashes in just 11 days of play after some dogged resistance from England's tail briefly threatened a great escape.