It was the latest and possibly final chapter in a long-running scandal over seven foreign-born players who used forged documents to play for Malaysia's national team. "The defendant fielded ineligible players in the relevant AFC Asian Cup 2027, (Qu...

"The room collapsed on me," the 30-year-old doctor, who has worked at the centre for two years, told AFP on Tuesday. "I got two stitches on my head and my leg was also injured." Momand was knocked out by the blast but after coming to, he went to th...

Etienne Davignon, a one-time EU commissioner, is the only one still alive among 10 Belgians accused by the Congolese leader's family of complicity in the murder. If the prosecutors' request that he answer in court is accepted, he would become the f...

AFP reporters counted at least 30 bodies being removed from the rubble of the facility and saw medics treating dozens of wounded in the chaotic and smouldering aftermath of the attack on Monday night. The Taliban government accused Pakistan of targ...

Oil prices rose more than five percent Tuesday after several countries pushed back on Trump's demand they help protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is key to the transit of crude and liquefied natural gas. The war, now in its t...

Georgian club side Black Lion have played in the last three editions of the Challenge Cup, while the national team has beaten three Tier I sides in the last four years. Georgia play in the second division Rugby Europe Championship, which they had w...

A crucial showdown between the third and fourth-ranked Western Conference teams ended with the Lakers pulling away in the final minute of the fourth quarter to claim an impressive win on the road. The victory gives the Lakers (43-25) a valuable cus...

Iran's participation at this summer's finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico has been thrown into doubt since the war began late last month. "When (US President Donald) Trump has explicitly stated that he cannot ensure the security of the I...

Players from Pakistan have not featured in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since 2009 because of deep-seated diplomatic tensions between the two nations. There was speculation that Pakistan players involved at the inaugural Hundred auction in Londo...

Naveed Akram and his father Sajid are accused of opening fire on a Hanukkah celebration at the Sydney beach in December. Sajid was shot and killed by police during the attack. Akram has been charged with terrorism, 15 counts of murder, dozens of co...

Stocks rise as oil pushes higher Oil prices resumed their push higher as several countries pushed back against US President Donald Trump's demand that they help secure the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran continued to target crude-producing neighbours. ...

Italy, the surprise package who upset a star-studded United States on their journey to the semi-finals, threatened to pull off another shock after taking a 2-0 lead after two innings. But Venezuela produced a three-run rally in the seventh inning t...

From tariffs to insults and threatening to invade Greenland, Trump has rarely missed an opportunity in recent months to criticize America's partners. Yet now the 79-year-old Republican has said he expects the same allies to help reopen the Strait o...

Stocks rise as oil prices cool Global markets mostly rose as oil prices pulled back, with investors focused on the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf waterway through which a fifth of global crude oil passes, where traffic has been severely disrupted by the ...

The former world number 39, who most recently helped coach current Australian players Chris O'Connell and Jordan Thompson, initially denied all charges. But he admitted to blood doping in comments shortly before the hearing was scheduled to take pl...