The mission: make sure the turf at the AT&T Stadium is match-ready -- and controversy free -- by the time the tournament kicks off. The 94,000-capacity venue in Arlington, Texas, the home of the Dallas Cowboys NFL team, will host more matches than ...

The 25-country final of this year's 70th edition is being held on Saturday at the Wiener Stadthalle in the Austrian capital Vienna. Here is a look at how the competition is put together and how the all-important voting system works: Hosts Winners h...

US broadcaster NBC is producing a game show based on the word puzzle Wordle to be hosted by morning TV news anchor Savannah Guthrie, with a premiere set for 2027. For Jonathan Knight, the Times' head of games, it is the logical extension of a prope...

Ten countries went through from Tuesday's first semi-final, while five were eliminated following votes cast by viewers and professional juries. The final line-up was completed after Thursday's second semi-final, when 10 more countries progressed an...

For seven decades, the Eurovision Song Contest -- which gathers performers from across Europe and further afield, selected by each country's public broadcasting service -- has delighted and, at times, baffled spectators. Now the glitzy annual comp...

World number two McIlroy, coming off a Masters victory last month, fired a three-under-par 67 to stand on one-over 141 for 36 holes at formidable Aronimink. After spending hours on the driving range following his 74 on Thursday, when he closed with...

Winger Mitoma was left out of Japan's squad on Friday after their medical staff decided he did not have enough time to recover after limping out of Brighton's 3-0 win over Wolves in the Premier League last weekend. The 28-year-old is one of Japan's...

Drake -- who has kept a relatively low profile since his diss battle with Kendrick Lamar ended with the American's knockout blow "Not Like Us" and his lawsuit against his own label was dismissed -- had announced the Friday release of "Iceman." But ...

"We had a very successful trip to China and accomplished our major goal of reopening the China market to orders for Boeing aircraft," the company, whose CEO Kelly Ortberg was part of the US delegation to China, said in a statement. "This included a...

"He practiced today in full, yeah," Knicks coach Mike Brown said, calling Anunoby's progress "encouraging". Anunoby was hurt late in the May 6 second game of the Knicks' 4-0 second-round sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers. Although New York went on t...

Saint-Etienne goalkeeper Brice Maubleu came on as a substitute with the match locked at 0-0 late in regulation time to save four penalties in the shoot-out, and even missing one himself. Maubleu saved the first two spot-kicks but fluffed his own ch...

Hunting a 33rd straight win in the ATP's top-ranked tournaments, Sinner was leading 6-2, 5-7, 4-2 when organisers called a halt to play following the second downpour of the day. Not long after 11.00pm local time (2100GMT), over an hour after played...

Ollie Watkins struck twice as Villa boss Unai Emery was rewarded for naming a strong side just days before the Europa League final. "Champions League, this is something amazing," said Emery. "To compete in both competitions and being consistent is ...

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, 32, is said to have directed and urged others to attack US and Israeli interests, and to kill Americans and Jews, in retaliation for the war against Iran. He was identified as a senior figure in Kataeb Hezbollah...

First, the Ebola outbreak tears through eastern DR Congo, killing at least 65 people and triggering fears of wider regional spread. Also, final stretch in Cape Verde ahead of the legislative elections scheduled for Sunday.  And, Ethiopia’s coffe...