Heading into the day at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney, McDonald needed two more wins to overtake Oliver's 129 triumphs in the highest level of thoroughbred racing. He delivered by first steering Aeliana over the line first in the Ranvet Stakes before ...

After Iranian missile fire at Israel overnight, the Israeli military said it had carried out strikes on what it called "regime targets" in Iran's capital, which has been under bombardment since a US-Israeli attack started the war on February 28. Th...

Jalen Duren scored 23 points and Daniss Jenkins added 22 for the Pistons, who grabbed their 51st victory of the season despite the absence of star guard Cade Cunningham, who is out for at least two weeks with a collapsed lung. Ausar Thompson came u...

Ahead of the K-pop giants' massive comeback concert in Seoul on Saturday and the start of a world tour, AFP looks at how the mega-group earns money for itself -- and others. 'BTSnomics' Some projections suggest that the 82-date, 23-country tour coul...

The record number of presidential hopefuls aiming to become the South American country's ninth head of state in a decade are campaigning amid a growing security crisis. Homicides in Peru rose from about 1,000 in 2018 to more than 2,600 last year, a...

"I don't think a single businessman, not a single Cuban in exile, will invest in this island where there is no legal security," said Ivan Herrera, director of the Univista insurance company, calling the initiative "a huge scam." The entrepreneur, w...

Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif were embroiled in a gender row at the 2024 Paris Games, where they won Olympic titles in separate weight classes. World Boxing, a body recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), confirmed the decisi...

Widely lauded as the biggest boy band in the world, BTS went on hiatus in 2022 so the group's seven members could serve compulsory stints in the South Korean military. The comeback concert by the group at the vanguard of the Korean cultural wave is...

The jury's first full week of deliberations ended with the panel sending the judge a query related to calculating damages in the case, which is expected to set a precedent for thousands of similar suits in the nation. "We don't start dancing in the...

Inspirational All Black Damian McKenzie steered the Chiefs to a 24-7 advantage on the hour mark in Canberra on Friday evening and they looked destined for victory. But the hosts came storming back with 26 unanswered points in the final 20 minutes. ...

The new collective bargaining agreement, which will commence with the 2026 season and run through 2032, will see the salary cap skyrocket from $1.5 million to $7 million in 2026 and will adjust annually based on league and team revenue growth, the l...

Have we just seen the most embarrassing intelligence failure Russia has suffered in years? Investigative group The Insider revealed how a secret Russian unit - known as Center 795 - allegedly ran assassinations and covert operations abroad, but was ...

United took the lead from the spot through Bruno Fernandes but were denied a second penalty when Amad Diallo went down inside the box under a challenge from Adrien Truffert. Bournemouth immediately broke to equalise when Truffert teed up Ryan Chris...

Michael Carrick has lost just once in his 10 games since taking charge of the Red Devils, but his team were left hanging on for a point after Harry Maguire's late red card. In a tale of three penalties -- two of which were given and one not -- Brun...

As tensions continue in the Middle East, the economic fallout is being felt far beyond the region. In South Africa, officials are warning that the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran could come at a steep cost. Our South Afri...