The by-election is the latest twist in political wrangling that began after Khan's April 10 ouster via a parliamentary no-confidence vote. It comes as the nation grapples with the aftermath of devasting monsoon floods that affected more than 30 mi...

In dry and partly cloudy conditions, the Spaniard ensured he will start at the front of the grid on Sunday with a blistering lap of one minute and 27.767 seconds. It shattered the 1:27.899 mark held by Jorge Lorenzo since 2013 and, incredibly, came...

Around 100,000 fans from around the world are expected to be in Busan for the concert, titled "BTS in BUSAN", and other related events, according to the city's government. The global megastars are credited with generating billions for the South K...

In pool matches which involved four teams beaten in the opening round last week, Australia held on with 13 players to beat Scotland 14-12 while the US also overcame a halftime deficit to see off Japan 30-17. The results leave Scotland needing to up...

The Clayton Douglas-trained gelding surged past Chris Waller's wonder horse in the final 100 metres at Royal Randwick to collect a whopping Aus$6.2 million (US$4.6 million) for barely a one-minute dash. Private Eye, winner of the Epsom Handicap las...

"Riceboy Sleeps" won a prestigious prize at last month's Toronto International Film Festival, but Anthony Shim's movie about growing up as a Korean immigrant in majority-white Vancouver has also proved a hit in his native South Korea. It won the Fl...

Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday $400 million in humanitarian aid for Kyiv. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman emphasised "the Kingdom's position of supporting everything that will contribute to de-escalation, and the Kingdom's readiness to continu...

The figures for the third quarter, along with a salvo of other economic indicators, will be unveiled in the middle of the week-long political meeting that is expected to grant President Xi Jinping a historic third term in charge. A group of experts...

Singapore has strict policies restricting LGBTQ content within the city-state's publications, with lifestyle magazines being banned from promoting or glamorising "alternative lifestyles". Nudity -- including "depictions of semi-nude models with br...

Actress Emma Mackey doesn't think so -- but she portrays Bronte doing all those things and more in "Emily," a new drama which deliberately ignores the trappings and conventions of the traditional period biopic. "No. I don't. But also, I don't care!...

In a rematch of the French Open women's final, the 21-year-old Polish star rolled over 18-year-old American Gauff 6-0, 6-3 in 65 minutes. Three-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek advanced to a Saturday semi-final against sixth-ranked Jessica Pegula, ...

Liverpool's first title in 30 years in 2019/20 interrupted City's run of four Premier League wins in five seasons, but twice Pep Guardiola's men have pipped the Reds by a solitary point, in 2018/19 and again last season. But Klopp's men head into t...

The reigning champions head into the showpiece cricket tournament on home soil, which starts on Sunday with the preliminary round, after a lacklustre three-match series against England. They lost 2-0 with the third game abandoned Friday evening due...

In dry and fine conditions, the Spanish Honda rider -- a three-time winner in Australia -- obliterated the pace set by France's Johann Zarco on Friday with a sizzling one minute and 28.462 seconds. World championship leader Fabio Quartararo of Yama...

By winning a contest postponed from Thursday by rain, the visiting Guardians equalized at 1-1 in the best-of-five American League division series, with games three and four on Saturday and Sunday at Cleveland. "We're excited to go back home to our ...