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Messi absent after father's death as Miami lose in Leagues Cup

Indonesia closes national park as wildfire spreads

Flight cancellations, evacuations in China as Typhoon Dolphin looms

ZXMoto leads China's charge to dominate the global motorbike market

Top-ranked Sabalenka, Pegula stunned in Toronto fourth round

Afghanistan's gold rush upends lives and landscapes

Messi missing after father's death as Miami lose in Leagues Cup

Spanish teen Jodar ousts eighth seed Lehecka at Montreal

World number one Sabalenka ousted in Toronto by Alexandrova

Angers mounts in US over vast network of car license plate cams

Olympic weightlifter hoists debris for Venezuela earthquake recovery

Venezuela unable to tally missing from cataclysmic quakes

Official figures show that over 6,000 people died in the horrific earthquakes that struck Venezuela in June, but authorities are keeping their lips sealed about how many more are missing.

Le Court sprints to stage six Tour de France Femmes win

Mauritian rider Kim Le Court overcame an early fall and mechanical problems on Thursday to win a sprint finish for stage six of the Tour de France Femmes as Swiss rival Marlen Reusser retained the leader's yellow jersey.

Doping body says Parker's positive cocaine test caused by nutritionist

Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has been cleared to return to the ring after serving a three-month drugs ban that authorities said was down to his nutritionist.

British Grand Prix stays on MotoGP calendar until 2028

The British Grand Prix will remain on the MotoGP World Championship calendar until at least 2028.

UEFA says boycott of World Cups stands despite FIFA backdown on private investment

European football's governing body UEFA said they would maintain their boycott of the men's and women's World Cups on Thursday despite FIFA withdrawing the plan to open up their competitions to private investment.

Britain's EasyJet flies into US hands as takeover confirmed

Britain's no-frills airline EasyJet confirmed Thursday a £5.7-billion ($7.7-billion) takeover by US private equity firm Apollo after a rival American firm pulled out of the bidding.

Real Madrid sign Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande

Real Madrid on Thursday announced the signing of 19-year-old Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande from Leipzig for what Spanish media reported was a club-record fee of 140 million euros ($161 million) including bonuses.

Pogacar teammate Del Toro gets new UAE deal after Tour podium

Young Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro was rewarded with a new UAE contract on Thursday after finishing third in the Tour de France won by superstar teammate Tadej Pogacar.

How online disinformation fuelled Ceuta migrant surge

A wave of disinformation on social media drove the deadly rush of tens of thousands of migrants into Spain's north African territory of Ceuta last week, analysts told AFP.

Stocks tread water with earnings, tech in focus

Global stock markets were stuck in neutral Thursday as investors assessed the latest batch of corporate earnings, with tech firms back under pressure while awaiting developments over a potential US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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