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Venezuela loyalists to rally one week after Maduro's capture

Venezuela loyalists to rally one week after Maduro's capture

Supporters of Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolas Maduro geared up for a mass protest Saturday to mark one week since his dramatic capture by US forces.

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Football: Five memorable FA Cup upsets

Football: Five memorable FA Cup upsets

Non-league Macclesfield caused one of the FA Cup's greatest ever upsets with a 2-1 win over holders Crystal Palace in the third round on Saturday.

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Odermatt warms up for Winter Games with Adelboden giant slalom win

Odermatt warms up for Winter Games with Adelboden giant slalom win

Reigning Olympic giant slalom champion Marco Odermatt warmed up for next month's Games with his sixth World Cup victory of the season in front of his home crowd at Adelboden on Saturday.

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Benin showcases culture with Vodun Days

Benin showcases culture with Vodun Days

On the newly-renovated streets of Ouidah, thousands of Beninese and foreign tourists gathered this week to discover the rituals and deities bound up with voodoo, a popular animist tradition which has grown to become the focus of a international festival.

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Odermatt wins Adelboden giant slalom for sixth World Cup success of season

Odermatt wins Adelboden giant slalom for sixth World Cup success of season

Reigning Olympic giant slalom champion Marco Odermatt warmed up for next month's Games with his sixth World Cup victory of the season in front of his home crowd at Adelboden on Saturday.

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Holders Crystal Palace stunned by Macclesfield in biggest ever FA Cup shock

Holders Crystal Palace stunned by Macclesfield in biggest ever FA Cup shock

Crystal Palace's defence of the FA Cup came to an embarrassing end as they were beaten 2-1 by sixth-tier Macclesfield in the biggest shock in the competition's history.

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Odermatt wins Abelboden giant slalom for sixth World Cup success of season

Odermatt wins Abelboden giant slalom for sixth World Cup success of season

Reigning Olympic giant slalom champion Marco Odermatt warmed up for next month's Games with his sixth World Cup victory of the season in front of his home crowd at Abelboden on Saturday.

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Poland reach United Cup final despite Swiatek loss to Gauff

Poland reach United Cup final despite Swiatek loss to Gauff

Poland took revenge on holders the USA to set up a United Cup final against Switzerland in Sydney despite Iga Swiatek suffering defeat to Coco Gauff on Saturday.

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India's Gill calls it 'destiny' after shock T20 World Cup snub

India's Gill calls it 'destiny' after shock T20 World Cup snub

Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill on Saturday said he respected the Indian selectors' shock decision to drop him from the squad for the T20 World Cup on home soil, calling it "destiny".

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'Driven' Vonn storms to 84th World Cup win in Austrian downhill

'Driven' Vonn storms to 84th World Cup win in Austrian downhill

American ski star Lindsey Vonn stormed to victory in the women's downhill in Zauchensee on Saturday for her 84th World Cup success, and second this season.

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