The All Blacks shook off an unconvincing start to score seven tries and make it two bonus-point wins from two in the inaugural 12-nation competition under new coach Dave Rennie, following their 34-32 defeat of France last week. The home side led 14...

Spain booked their place in the World Cup semi-finals on Friday with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Belgium, sealed by a late winner from Mikel Merino. La Roja will now face France on Tuesday for a place in the final.

Duplantis had gone down on bended knee to beg meet organisers to include the men's pole vault in the programme for the 10th of 15 legs on track and field's elite one-day circuit. They acquiesced to his request and the US-born Swede found himself up...

The All Blacks shook off an unconvincing start to score seven tries and make it two bonus-point wins from two in the inaugural 12-nation competition under new coach Dave Rennie, following their 34-32 defeat of France last week. The home side led 14...

The teams are competing to face either reigning champions Argentina or surprise package Switzerland in the semi-finals. Kane has once again been England's hero, dragging his teammates through an attritional last-16 meeting with Mexico at the Estadi...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon feted his guest with an indigenous Maori welcome and guard of honour, seeking to expand relations after signing a free-trade pact in April that he has touted as an economic boon. Modi's visit, at the tail end of a J...

The defending champions sailed through the group stage at the 2026 tournament but have been pushed to the limit by Cape Verde and Egypt in the knockout rounds. The South Americans are now unbeaten in 11 World Cup games as they seek to become the fi...

Courtois was forced to watch from the bench as the sun set on the World Cup careers of veteran team-mates such as Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku at the SoFi Stadium. Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois, 34, De Bruyne, 35, and Lukaku, 33, were part o...

"What am I going to do? Where am I going to work? What am I going to achieve? Where am I going to get money?" Faisuris Alvarez, who runs a beachside fish stand, agonized aloud over these questions without answers. The coastal city of La Guaira is...

Haaland has struck seven times in his first four matches ever at a major tournament, including a devastating double to eliminate Brazil, and his goals have carried Norway into the last eight for the first time. Kane is only one goal behind the Manc...

At a tournament where stars like Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane have been prolific, 18-year-old Yamal has just one goal to date, in a routine 4-0 group drubbing of Saudi Arabia. "Obviously I want to score, but I don't go...

Real Madrid star Courtois exited the game in the 71st minute after complaining of a muscular problem, making way for 24-year-old understudy Lammens at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. But Lammens' appearance off the bench ended in calamity, when he...

"I couldn't have imagined something like this even in my wildest dreams -- another goal in the dying minutes," said Merino, who had already scored in stoppage time in Spain's 1-0 win over Portugal on Monday. "I thought it would take a long time to ...

The T-Wolves obtained the guards from Charlotte in exchange for forward Naz Reid, a 2033 first-round pick, three second-round picks and three future first-round pick swaps. In a deal that also included the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls, Minnesota...

The lawsuit -- filed in a federal court in San Jose, California -- paints a picture of an aggressive effort by OpenAI to poach Apple employees and extract confidential information to build its own device. The lawsuit marks a dramatic escalation in ...