Two members of the US Congress have tested positive for the coronavirus, with one on Tuesday accusing Republicans of refusing to wear masks and mocking those who did during a riot at the legislature last week. In a tweet, Democratic Congresswoman P...

A devoted England cricket fan who has waited 10 months in Sri Lanka for a postponed tour to restart could miss out again as the series goes ahead behind closed doors. England will play Sri Lanka in a Test match from Thursday in an empty stadium in ...

Ten months after aborting their tour of Sri Lanka as the pandemic advanced, England will finally play the first Test on Thursday with the coronavirus still causing problems. Joe Root's team, missing Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer, need a convincing wi...

Formula One's Australian Grand Prix was postponed to November and China's race was put on hold indefinitely as the coronavirus forced a 2021 calendar rejig on Tuesday. The Australian race, usually the season-opener, was delayed from March to Novemb...

Thailand's king has visited prisons, sweeping floors alongside his official consort in the latest round of a charm offensive following unprecedented criticism of the monarchy during street protests. The palace has stepped up public appearances in r...

Former badminton world number one Saina Nehwal was among four international players who tested positive for Covid-19 at the Thailand Open Tuesday, as sporting officials rushed to contain a potential outbreak in the tournament's so-called bubble. Th...

Australian opener Will Pucovski is in doubt for the fourth Test against India, with Cricket Australia confirming Tuesday that the opener dislocated his shoulder while fielding in Sydney. Pucovski's performance in his first match for the Test side h...

A Chinese advert for make-up wipes which linked a woman's appearance to the likelihood of assault has been taken down, and the company forced to apologise, after a backlash over "victim-blaming". The advert, released last week by Chinese cotton pro...

The mass arrests of Hong Kong opposition figures under a new security law has demolished assurances only a "tiny majority" would be targeted, analysts say, as China shrugs off international censure to purge the city of dissent. Benny Tai emerged fr...

America's Denis Kudla was told he had tested positive for the coronavirus mid-match at the Australian Open qualifying tournament -- and then sealed victory before going into quarantine. The fourth seed learned of the positive test when 5-3 up in th...

Heisman trophy winner DeVonta Smith scored three touchdowns as the University of Alabama capped an undefeated season with a 52-24 victory over Ohio State in the US college football's championship game. Najee Harris also scored three TDs as 13-0 Ala...

A judge has granted a stay of execution to Lisa Montgomery, who was set Tuesday to be the first female inmate executed by the US federal government in 70 years. Montgomery, 52, has been imprisoned for 16 years after she killed a pregnant woman in o...

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Monday he would not accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump as planned this week after the "tragic" riot at the US Capitol last Wednesday. Belichick, who has guided the Patriots to s...

Tokyo Olympics organisers played down a poll showing plunging support for the Games on Tuesday and said a report claiming cancellation could be discussed next month was "fake news". The comments, less than 200 days before the postponed Games start...

Sebastian Korda kept his nerve to topple second-seeded John Isner 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Monday and reach the semi-finals of the ATP Delray Beach Open in Delray Beach, Florida. Korda, ranked 119th in the world, was serving for the match when he fell behi...