Rescuers cheered as one man was pulled through a muddy opening, a video released by the energy ministry showed. He was helped to his feet by rescuers, and later carried on the backs of the emergency workers, raising his hand as they took him toward...

In a shock move Pakistan this week replaced head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and pace-bowling chief Umar Gul, and sent seven players home from England, in a dramatic response to successive Test thrashings. Australia's Gillespie, who led the side for eight...

The inquiry will focus on an incident that saw the international booked after confronting the official during a domestic women's league game between Ji's Suwon FC Women and Seoul City Hall. It was sparked when Ji demanded a penalty for her side du...

Tien, seeded 14th, defeated the French veteran 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. The Frenchman, who has said 2026 will be his last year on tour, kept Tien in his sights, but could never seize control. "It was unbelievable atmosphere, amazing energy on the court," M...

Antoine Dupont and the superstar-filled champions kick-off their season at La Rochelle on Sunday, fresh from a chastening financial sanction. Last week, Toulouse were handed a reduced 2.725 million euros ($3.15 million) fine for salary cap breaches...

Defending champions Arsenal and Xabi Alonso's Chelsea are among four sides to have won their first two league games this season, along with Manchester City and newly-promoted Hull. Spurs are bottom of the table as they prepare to face Nottingham Fo...

All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie lit the fuse last weekend after a 33-26 second Test loss in Cape Town, alleging the Springboks were using questionable scrumming tactics. "I think (referee) Angus (Gardner) was pretty strong around setting a mark ...

The Kazakh dominated most of the match with heavy, deep ground strokes and big serves that the Spanish baseliner struggled to handle. Rybakina moved well and did not show effects of a left heel injury that has clouded her prospects in the week befor...

RB Leipzig brought back Christopher Nkunku and Orjan Nyland, Bayer Leverkusen re-signed Moussa Diaby and Niclas Fuellkrug returned to Werder Bremen. After a shock injury, Borussia Dortmund were reportedly considering renewing vows with Jadon Sanch...

Lin and Imane Khelif of Algeria found themselves in the middle of a major gender row at the 2024 Games, with Donald Trump, Elon Musk and author J.K. Rowling among those wading in. The two boxers had been disqualified from the 2023 world championshi...

"I can't live without fighting," said 19-year-old Su Luck, who enters the ring under the paradoxical pseudonym "Peace Prize". "I have never once considered giving up this passion," she said. Lethwei is traditional Burmese boxing, distinct from Tha...

The temperamental Australian, who reached the final at Wimbledon in 2022, failed a doping test during an ATP event in Mallorca on June 22. Kyrgios was provisionally suspended on August 4 by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), the 31-y...

Some 4,000 participants from 90 countries have been taking part in this year's games, many of them Westerners who had never played the sports before. Held on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul –- a vast mountain lake in northern Kyrgyzstan -- athletes ...

Gauff advanced to a meeting with another Spaniard, Cristina Bucsa, after powering past Badosa 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) in just under two hours. The 22-year-old American star, who is chasing a repeat of her 2023 US Open victory, had lost five of her eight pre...

The transfers of Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille to Manchester City for 100 million euros (£85.6m, $117m) and France winger Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain to Liverpool for a total of 145 million euros (£124m, $167m) captured...