Belgium will pay homage on Monday to the victims of terrorist attacks that killed 32 people and injured more than 340 five years ago. 

AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine is 80 percent effective at preventing the disease in the elderly and does not increase the risk of blood clots, the biotech firm said Monday, following its US phase III efficiency trials. It was 79 percent effective a...

A BBC journalist held in Myanmar has been freed, the broadcaster said on Monday, as demonstrators took to the streets for fresh anti-coup protests against the military. Myanmar's junta has unleashed deadly violence on protesters who have risen agai...

Former Australia rugby league star and San Francisco 49er Jarryd Hayne was on Monday found guilty of raping a woman at her home in 2018. Hayne -- best known outside Australia for a short-lived attempt to break into the NFL -- was convicted on two c...

The Los Angeles Lakers got a hard look at life without injured superstar LeBron James on Sunday in a 111-94 NBA loss to the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton scored 26 points apiece and Chris Paul had a triple-double of 11 points, 10 reb...

He's the baby-faced rookie whose legs are so short his car needs special pedals -- but don't think Yuki Tsunoda is just along for the ride in his Formula One debut. The 20-year-old Japanese clocked the second-fastest time ahead of Lewis Hamilton in...

Jose Mourinho has demanded his Tottenham players maintain the level of desire they showed in bouncing back from a difficult week to win 2-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday. Spurs threw away a 2-0 first-leg lead to crash out of the Europa League with a 3-0...

Lewis Hamilton begins his bid for an unprecedented eighth drivers' world championship this week facing a cluster of challenges to his crown, as Formula One launches its cost-cutting era with a record 23-race global calendar. The defending champion ...

Lee Zii Jia was hailed as a "hero" Monday after winning the All England Open and igniting Malaysia's hopes of success at the Tokyo Olympics, even without retired legend Lee Chong Wei. The young Malaysian star defeated Denmark's Viktor Axelsen 30-29...

Kylian Mbappe warned he is "only just getting started" after scoring his 100th goal in France's top flight as Paris Saint-Germain swept aside title rivals Lyon 4-2 on Sunday to move to the top of Ligue 1 following a shock defeat for previous leaders...

Serena Williams became the latest high-profile player to pull out of the Miami Open on Sunday, saying she was withdrawing in order to concentrate on her recovery from recent oral surgery. The 23-time Grand Slam champion joins Roger Federer, Rafael ...

Juventus' hopes of winning a 10th consecutive Serie A title took another blow on Sunday with a 1-0 home loss to lowly Benevento as AC Milan closed the gap on leaders Inter Milan with a hard-fought 3-2 win at Fiorentina. Adolfo Gaich scored the only...

Lionel Messi scored twice on Sunday as Barcelona trounced Real Sociedad 6-1 to keep the pressure on Atletico Madrid, who squeezed past Alaves thanks to a late penalty save from Jan Oblak. Oblak's 86th-minute heroics ensured Luis Suarez's 500th care...

The vast majority of Japanese agree with the decision to bar overseas spectators from the Tokyo Olympics, a new poll found Monday, with support for the Games still low but growing. Organisers took the unprecedented decision to ban overseas fans fro...

The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year has made its closest approach, posing no threat of a cataclysmic collision but giving astronomers a rare chance to study a rock formed during the beginning of our solar system. The asteroid was two mi...