The steely-eyed Australian world number one won 6-4, 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena to halt the charge of the unseeded American who stunned defending champion Naomi Osaka in round three. Top-seed Barty, who is aiming to become Australia's first women's cha...

The 23-year-old triumphed five times in Thailand last year but the Singapore victory, where he signed off with a two-under-par 69, is the biggest win of his career since turning professional. Starting the day with a share of the lead, Sadom parred ...

The accusation by Doctors Without Borders comes after the military coalition denied any knowledge of the attack in the Huthi-held northern Yemeni city of Saada, while acknowledging a raid elsewhere. "There is no way to deny that this is an air stri...

It is two years to the day since the world’s first Covid-19 lockdown took effect in the Chinese city of Wuhan, forcing 11 million residents to stay inside for 76 days. Today, the city has not had a Covid case for months and the pandemic measure...

Burkina Faso's government on Sunday confirmed reports of gunfire at some military camps but denied rumours of an army takeover as heavy gunfire rang out from the main military base in the capital Ouagadougou.

Fighting began late Thursday with an assault by more than 100 IS insurgents on the Kurdish-run Ghwayran jail in Hasakeh city -- which housed the largest number of jihadists in the country -- marking the group's most significant operation since its "...

The Socceroos face Vietnam in Melbourne on Thursday with Arnold's deputy, former Manchester United assistant coach Rene Meulensteen, taking the reins. Football Australia chief executive James Johnson said no one else in the set-up had failed a test...

Shapovalov downed the Tokyo Olympic champion 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 in 2hr 21min on a steamy Margaret Court Arena and will now play 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals. It leaves Zverev, 24, still chasing a first major title...

Cameroonian fighter Francis Ngannou, known as 'The Predator', scored a decision victory over Frenchman 'Bon Gamin' Ciryl Gane to hold on to his heavyweight UFC 270 title on Saturday night.

Peru declared an environmental emergency Saturday to battle an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion needed all of his experience and resolve to go on and claim a 7-6 (16/14), 6-2, 6-2 victory on Rod Laver Arena to reach the last eight. It is the 35-year-old Spanish great's 14th quarter-final in his 17th visit to Me...

Britain on Saturday alleged that it had information that Moscow was "looking to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv" as fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine grow.

The 26-year-old undefeated Magsayo won on points on two of the three judges' scorecards as he handed Russell his first defeat since 2015. Two judges had 115-113 for Magsayo while the other scored it even, 114-114. "This is my dream since I was a ki...

The former doubles world number one is absent from the Grand Slam and there are fears for her wellbeing after she alleged online in November that she had been sexually assaulted by a Chinese former vice-premier. Her allegation was quickly censored ...