Serena’s farewell tour gets top billing on first day of US Open
Serena Williams will kick off what is likely to be the last event of her farewell tour on Monday at the U.S. Open where she will headline opening night ...
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IAEA mission heads to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant near war frontline
A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog headed on Monday to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the agency’s chief said, as Russia and Ukraine traded accusations of shelling ...
McIlroy wins record third FedEx Cup and $18m prize
Rory McIlroy produced the largest final-round comeback in Tour Championship history to beat world number one Scottie Scheffler by one stroke in Atlanta on Sunday and then used the moment ...
Man United agree deal with Ajax to sign winger Antony for almost £81 million
Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Brazil winger Antony from Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam, the BBC and Sky Sports reported on Sunday.
The deal is reported to be ...
Shelling near Ukraine nuclear plant fuels disaster fears; Russia pounds Donbas
Russian forces have pounded Ukrainian towns across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, officials said, while reports of shelling around the facility fuelled fears of a radiation disaster.
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ECB policymakers make the case for a big rate hike
European Central Bank policymakers made the case on Saturday for a large interest rate hike next month as inflation remains uncomfortably high and the public may be losing trust in ...
Pakistan foreign minister says help needed after ‘overwhelming’ floods
Pakistan needs financial help to deal with “overwhelming” floods, its foreign minister said, adding that he hoped financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund would take the economic fallout ...
Gulf stocks fall on tight monetary policy outlook
Major Gulf stock markets ended lower on Sunday as investors in the region reacted to comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signalling the US economy would need tight monetary ...
Dell ceases all Russian operations after August offices closure
Dell Technologies Inc. said on Saturday it had ceased all Russian operations after closing its offices in mid-August, the latest in a growing list of Western firms to exit Russia.
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Japan’s Suzuki drives deeper into India with global R&D unit
Suzuki Motor Corp (7269.T) will set up a global research and development company in India, its president said on Sunday, pushing deeper into a market that is set to become ...
Kane gives Spurs 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest
Harry Kane missed a penalty but scored twice to surpass 200 league goals in his career and give Tottenham Hotspur a 2-0 victory at Nottingham Forest that kept up their strong ...
Verstappen wins in Belgium from 14th on the grid (updated)
By Abhishek Takle
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen went from 14th to first to take a dominant one-two win in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix and accelerate his run towards ...
Saint-Maximin snatches late point for Newcastle at Wolves
Allan Saint-Maximin struck a thunderous volley in the final minute to rescue a point for Newcastle United in a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Sunday.
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Fornals gets West Ham up and running with winner at Villa
West Ham United opened their Premier League goals and points account for the season as a deflected effort by Pablo Fornals sealed a 1-0 victory at Aston Villa on Sunday.
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Liz Truss considers 5% cut in VAT if she becomes PM
British leadership frontrunner Liz Truss is considering cutting value-added tax (VAT) by 5% across the board to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis if she succeeds Boris Johnson as prime minister next ...
Senator Warren worries that Fed will tip US economy into recession
By Kanishka Singh
Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Sunday that she was very worried that the Federal Reserve was going to tip the nation’s economy into ...
Alonso blasts ‘idiot’ Hamilton after Belgian GP clash (updated)
Lewis Hamilton retired from the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday and was called an “idiot” by Fernando Alonso after the two drivers collided on the opening lap while fighting for ...
Belgium to remain on Formula One calendar in 2023
The Belgian Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One calendar next year, the sport announced on Sunday after speculation the race at Spa-Francorchamps could be dropped.
“Formula One can ...
Six killed in Netherlands as truck rolls off road into neighbourhood party
Six people died in an incident when a truck rolled into a neighbourhood party in the town of Nieuw Beijerland in the south of the Netherlands on Saturday evening, Dutch ...
Power cuts melt Gaza’s ice cream stocks as heatwave boosts demand
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
Lengthy power cuts in the Gaza Strip have melted stocks of ice cream, forcing shops to stop selling it just when a heatwave has boosted demand.
With ...
Plumes of dust as India demolishes illegal skyscrapers
By Anushree Fadnavis
Indian authorities demolished two illegally constructed skyscrapers in a wide plume of dust debris on Sunday near the capital New Delhi, razing the tallest structures ever pulled ...
Libya’s Tripoli quiet after worst fighting in two years
Libya’s capital was quiet early on Sunday, a day after the worst fighting there for two years killed 32 people and injured 159 as forces aligned with a parliament-backed administration failed ...
Brazil soccer clubs poised for gold rush to reduce gap to Europe’s elite
By Tatiana Bautzer and Aluisio Alves
A new law allowing soccer clubs in Brazil to seek outside investment is attracting hundreds of millions of dollars to a country renowned as ...
US warships transit Taiwan Strait, first since Pelosi visit
By Idrees Ali
Two U.S. Navy warships sailed through international waters in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the first such operation since a visit to Taiwan by U.S. ...