Sheffield United coach Chris Wilder said his team must build on Tuesday's first win of the season and meet the "incredible challenge" they face in staying in the Premier League. The 53-year-old admitted he was so nervous in added time of the 1-0 vi...

South African police have arrested more than 7,000 people caught without face masks in public since the end of December, the government said on Wednesday. Officials made face coverings mandatory in May last year at the same time as they gradually e...

Rebel forces in the Central African Republic on Wednesday launched two attacks that were pushed back on the outskirts of the capital Bangui, Interior Minister Henri Wanzet Linguissara told AFP. Officials with the UN peacekeeping force confirmed the...

Nearly a third of Taiwan's corals are dying from bleaching caused by warming oceans in an alarming phenomenon that poses a severe threat to the island's delicate underwater ecosystem, conservationists warned Wednesday. An investigation conducted la...

Spain's Carolina Marin sailed through the Thailand Open badminton first round on Tuesday as she made a fast start to her season, six months before her Olympic title defence. The former world number one made short work of France's 37th ranked Qi Xue...

Israeli night raids targeting arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria killed at least seven Syrian soldiers and 16 allied fighters, in the deadliest raids since 2018, a war monitor said Wednesday. The Israeli air force carried out more ...

Former Manchester City star Sun Jihai has accused foreign coaches of going to China just for the money, saying they do little to help the country pursue its World Cup dreams. It comes a week after Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan appointed S...

Drivers for ride-share and meal delivery apps filed a lawsuit Tuesday to nullify a referendum passed by California voters that lets such "gig workers" be treated as contractors. Labor legislation known as Proposition 22 -- passed in November and he...

Kevin Durant poured in 34 points and handed out 13 assists as the Brooklyn Nets rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 122-116 in the NBA on Tuesday. Durant added nine rebounds and Bruce Brown chipped in 16 points in a clutch p...

The elderly leader of a secretive religious sect at the centre of South Korea's early coronavirus outbreak was cleared Wednesday of hindering the government's virus prevention efforts, reports said. Lee Man-hee was convicted, however, of embezzling...

Mexico's ban on single-use plastic in its capital, one of the world's most populous metropolises, has delighted environmentalists but dismayed some businesses struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Home to around nine million people, Mex...

The US Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for the first execution of a woman in decades -- despite doubts about her mental state -- after the government of President Donald Trump pushed for the application of the death penalty. Lisa Montgomer...

Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday temporarily suspended President Donald Trump's channel and removed a video for violating its policy against inciting violence, joining other social media platforms in banning his accounts after last week's Capitol rio...

Injury-hit India head to Australia's Gabba fortress for Friday's final Test with high hopes of retaining the Border-Gavaskar trophy after securing an epic draw in Sydney to leave the series locked at 1-1. The visitors only need to avoid defeat in B...

The United States called off last-minute trips by top envoys to its allies in Europe and Taiwan on Tuesday in a sudden diplomatic volte-face during the chaotic swansong days of the Trump administration. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had been due t...