Lleyton Hewitt's Australians went into day two tied 1-1 with Hungary and were fighting an uphill battle after Fabian Marozsan and Mate Valkusz upset John Peers and Luke Saville to clinch the doubles 6-4, 6-4. That left world number 30 Alex de Minau...

Chun was almost forced to withdraw from the US$1.7 million tournament, but she battled through the pain barrier to put herself in contention for her fourth win on the LPGA with her three-day total of 12-under-par 204. The world number 34 will take ...

Ceasefire in two cities Russia's defence ministry announces a ceasefire to allow civilians in the besieged port city of Mariupol and the town of Volnovakha to evacuate. Mariupol's mayor Vadim Boychenko says evacuations will begin at 0900 GMT. The ...

The 38-year-old, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and a decade in prison, was "arbitrarily detained solely for freely expressing his opinions", a statement said on Friday. Badawi, who had advocated an end to religious influence on Saudi public lif...

The 25-year-old, one of about 6,000 Chinese nationals who were in Ukraine when war broke out, described feeling helpless and abandoned after essentially being told by China's Embassy in Ukraine to fend for himself. "The embassy told us to find a wa...

Svitolina –- who had vowed to donate all of her prize money from the tournament to the Ukrainian military after Russia's invasion of her homeland -- looked to be cruising into the semi-finals after taking the first set 6-1. But fifth seed Osorio ...

Before the invasion, locals in Guissona -- which lies about 115 kilometres (70 miles) northwest of Barcelona -- would come to Grynkiv's business to go online, make photocopies or a phone call from one of the private booths at the back. But since R...

The 44-year-old psychologist living in Montenegro's capital Podgorica gave a host of reasons why she changed her mind, all after binging on a deluge of information shared in an online group she belongs to. "I don't trust the vaccination system. We...

Swedish-born Hansson began the project in 2016, working for several hours a day to reproduce the epic 70-metre (230-foot) embroidery of William the Conqueror's invasion of England. "I had nothing to do and I was really, really bored so I thought I ...

Here are possible scenarios for the weeks and months ahead, according to Western government sources and think-tank experts. 1) Military quagmire Ukrainian forces have resisted Russia's invasion so far, defeating an attempt by paratroopers to seiz...

"It's a sad way to start the day," the television commentator said as players wore black armbands to pay homage to Warne, who died of a heart attack in Thailand on Friday. The handful of early-morning spectators in the stands also stood in respect....

Ousted lawmakers formed the "National Unity Government" weeks after the military's power-grab last year, and have vowed to overturn the coup. The NUG has since been declared a "terrorist" organisation by the junta. Those stripped of citizenship in...

While laying siege to Mariupol for days, Russian forces also cut its electricity, food, water, heating and transportation in the depths of winter, prompting comparisons to the Nazi blockade of Leningrad in World War II. "For now, we are looking for...

Switzerland announced Monday it would follow the sanctions being imposed by the European Union, abandoning Bern's traditional reserve by ordering the immediate freezing of assets belonging to Russian companies and individuals appearing on the EU bla...

When the "King of Spin" attended the unveiling of his likeness outside his beloved Melbourne Cricket Ground more than a decade ago, he quipped that the "wonderful" result made the "about four hours" the sculptor had spent measuring between his nose ...