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England, Mexico take centre stage in Azteca blockbuster

Trump hails US, blasts 'communists' in 250th anniversary speech

'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands

Taiwanese film hunters rescue ageing reels from bygone era

Australia stand by under-fire Popovic after World Cup exit

Afghan car trade screeches to a halt due to regional wars

All Blacks wing Fineanganofo's debut began 'in the toilet, spewing'

Pipe dreams: Bangladesh surfers chase waves at Asian Games

Xhaka -- Switzerland's World Cup rock born to be skipper

England can write new Azteca history by meeting Mexico challenge, says Tuchel

Paraguay coach says team 'fought like lions' in World Cup loss to France

Global frenzy over Swift, Kelce's glittering 'royal wedding'

Global excitement over America's "royal wedding" between pop queen Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce reached fever pitch Friday with reports the couple had already tied the knot ahead of their A-list extravaganza at New York's famed Madison Square Garden.

England's Kane feels 'as good as ever' ahead of Mexico World Cup clash

Harry Kane says he feels "as good as I've ever felt" as he hunts more World Cup goals for England to extend his remarkable season.

French Top 14 champions Toulouse fined for salary breaches

Toulouse, who have just won their fourth straight French title, have been fined 2.88 million euros (3.3mn dollars) for violations of the Top 14 "salary cap", the National Rugby League (LNR) said Friday.

Stokes bids farewell to fans after 'mad 15 years'

Ben Stokes posted one last farewell to international cricket on Friday, thanking fans and team-mates alike for a "mad 15 years".

Thousands more head for South Africa's borders

Several thousands more foreign nationals clamoured to leave South Africa Friday, many of them gathered near the Zimbabwe border after a push that has already seen around 35,000 go home.

One for the history books: what we know about the European heatwave

Europe is still taking stock of a powerful heatwave in late June but experts are already confident it ranks among the worst ever recorded -- even rivalling a freak 2003 episode.

Australia upbeat about 'ultimate professional' Perry's fitness for World Cup final

Australia are increasingly optimistic that "ultimate professional" Ellyse Perry will be fit for the Women's T20 World Cup final against arch-rivals England at Lord's on Sunday.

Dutch FA to sue over racist slurs after World Cup exit

The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) said Friday it had filed a complaint to the public prosecutor over racist messages posted in the wake of the country's exit from the World Cup.

Mercedes demos set stage for wave of German auto protests

Thousands of workers demonstrated outside Mercedes-Benz factories in Germany Friday over the premium carmaker's cost-saving plans, kicking off an expected wave of protests in the country's crisis-wracked auto industry.