If Van Gaal's side make it to the latter stages of the World Cup in Qatar it would provide one of the most poignant stories of the tournament. The 71-year-old came out of retirement to coach the Netherlands last year despite his harrowing battle wi...

"We've waited 36 years," one fan cried after the Atlas Lions beat Canada 2-1 to storm into the round of 16 as winners of their group. In 1986, the football-obsessed North African nation became the first African or Arab country ever to reach the kno...

At their last ministerial session in October the 13-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries headed by Riyadh and its 10 allies led by Moscow, collectively known as OPEC+, agreed to reduce output by two million barrels per day (bpd) ...

Scott, 42, rolled back the years with five birdies and an eagle three at the 18th for an unblemished seven-under 63 to join overnight leader David Micheluzzi on eight-under 134. In the adjoining women's tournament held on the same sandbelt courses ...

The attorney general's office said ABB Management Services, which is headquartered in Switzerland, admitted not taking "all necessary and reasonable provisions" to prevent bribery payments to officials in South Africa. "Various ABB employees set up...

Openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique were on 11 and six respectively as Pakistan need 458 to avoid the follow-on -- a huge task despite the flat Rawalpindi Stadium pitch. Earlier, resuming at 506-4, England added 151 runs in 125 minutes in th...

They were among 176 corpses found by police during an investigation into the death of an inmate, who was accused of being involved in the killing of a journalist in early October. Most of the deaths were due to "natural causes", said Cecilia Villan...

Despite losing their first match in one of the great World Cup upsets against Saudi Arabia, the two-time former winners still bounced back to win Group C and now face a favourable last 16 draw against outsiders Australia. It was a dramatic turnarou...

Resuming at 506-4, the tourists added 151 runs in 125 minutes, with Harry Brook taking his overnight score of 101 to 153 -- one of four centurions in the innings. Skipper Ben Stokes (41), debutant Liam Livingstone (nine), and Brook -- were all dism...

Pushcarts, known as karitons, are a common sight in the city of more than 13 million people. Often made from scraps of wood, the human-powered carts are used as shelter, storage and a source of income, such as collecting trash to sell to recyclers....

The visitors were 237-4 at the break in Perth, trailing Australia by 361 runs after the hosts declared their first innings at 598-4 on the back of quality double centuries from Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith. Jermaine Blackwood was not out 35 a...

Anger and frustration with China's hardline pandemic response spilled out onto the streets last weekend in widespread demonstrations not seen in decades. In the wake of the unrest across China, a number of cities have begun loosening Covid restrict...

Since 2014, when Erdogan became president, tens of thousands of people, from high-school teens to a former Miss Turkey have been prosecuted under a long-standing law that criminalises insulting the president. The law, passed in parliament in Octobe...

Swiss lawmakers will start debating a motion calling for a ban on Monday, a year after the government pledged to take up the issue of conversion therapy. Designed to change sexual orientation in favour of heterosexuality, the practice is mainly per...

With Portugal already qualified from Group H, Uruguay, Ghana and South Korea are battling for the other last 16 place in Qatar. The key match will be a repeat of the infamous 2010 quarter-final in South Africa where Suarez broke Ghanaian hearts in ...