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Japan captain Endo out of World Cup, ends international career

Iran's World Cup players take to the training pitch

Antarctic Peninsula sees record high June temperatures

Mexico beat South Africa to kick off World Cup

US stocks rally, oil prices fall as Trump calls off fresh Iran strikes

Alisson unfazed by doubts over Brazil heading into World Cup

Pulisic 'ready to battle' Paraguay in US World Cup opener

UN experts, MSF condemn crackdown on women by Afghan morality police

SpaceX to make historic IPO that could make Musk a trillionaire

First leather bag made from T-Rex cells fails to sell at Paris auction

Spiky disciplinarian Mourinho can restore order at Real Madrid

Lutkenhaus confirms emergence at Oslo Diamond League, Tebogo beats Gout Gout

American 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus edged to a second Diamond League 800m win in Oslo on Wednesday, while Letsile Tebogo stormed to victory in a 200m field which included Australian sensation Gout Gout.

French pop icon Bruel charged with rape, sexual assault

French pop icon Patrick Bruel was charged with rape and sexual assault on Wednesday, after nearly two dozen women came forward to make allegations against him, some dating back to the 1990s.

Sesame Street and 'USA' chants: coach Pochettino rallies World Cup fans

Two days before the United States' first World Cup game, coach Mauricio Pochettino only took questions from one intrepid reporter -- and it was Sesame Street's Grover.

Stocks slide on US inflation surge, tech weakness

Global stock markets mostly fell on Wednesday as fresh strikes in the Middle East, a jump in US inflation and a tech sell-off weighed on sentiment.

Cape Town becomes first African World Marathon Major

Cape Town has been added to the prestigious World Marathon Majors, the elite series said on Wednesday, making it the first African race in the circuit.

Climate change-fuelled storm decimated world's rarest great ape: study

Climate change-fuelled landslides wiped out nearly one in ten of the world's rarest great ape species on Indonesia's Sumatra island, scientists said Wednesday.

FIFA boss Infantino says case of Somali referee 'unfortunate'

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Wednesday described as "unfortunate" the case of Somali World Cup referee Omar Artan, who was refused entry to the United States.

England World Cup warm-up friendly delayed by storm

England's final World Cup warm-up friendly against Costa Rica was delayed on Wednesday after a heavy thunderstorm hit Orlando.

Toronto's Bosnians relish improbable World Cup showdown

The moment Bosnia-Herzegovina eliminated Italy and sealed their place at the 2026 World Cup, emotions at a Toronto mosque turned from tense to euphoric, said Anes Dzumhur, program manager at the city's Bosnian Islamic Association.