Opinion polls suggest that Takaichi's ruling bloc, led by the Liberal Democratic Party, could romp home in Sunday's vote and secure a two-thirds majority in the powerful lower house. "Pushing the button for growth is the Takaichi cabinet's job. Jap...

He will open the batting alongside wicketkeeper Jos Buttler against Nepal at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Sunday in Group C. Salt missed Tuesday's third T20 against Sri Lanka with a back spasm but trained successfully on Friday and will take his pl...

The latest depression, christened Storm Marta, has prompted the deployment of more than 26,500 rescuers in Portugal, where the foul weather has led three municipalities to postpone Sunday's presidential vote till next week. Both countries have issu...

Pakistan were made to sweat as the Netherlands took a flurry of late wickets to leave them needing 29 off the last two overs with only three wickets in hand at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground. Faheem then hit 24, including three sixes, off a 19th ...

Bithumb said it accidentally sent 620,000 bitcoins, currently worth more than $40 billion, and blocked trading and withdrawals for the 695 affected users within 35 minutes after the error occurred on Friday. According to local reports, Bithumb was ...

Daniss Jenkins scored 18 points off the bench while Tobias Harris and Isaiah Stewart added 15 points apiece for East leaders Detroit. The Pistons, coming off an embarrassing loss to the lowly Washington Wizards on Thursday, took control in the firs...

The Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadliest in Islamabad since the 2008 Marriott hotel bombing. City officials said 31 people died and another 169 were wounded in the explosion at the Imam Bargah Qasr-e-Kha...

On opposite sides of the makeshift barricade, fronted by coils of barbed wire, Cambodians lamented their lost homes and livelihoods as Thailand's military showed off its gains. Thai forces took control of several patches of disputed land along the ...

Police say they launched the largest search in the history of South Australia when four-year-old Gus Lamont was reported missing in late September from his family's Oak Park Station in the outback north of Adelaide. The mystery of the missing boy g...

Deputy Prime Minister Oscar Perez-Oliva Fraga blamed Washington for the crisis, telling Cuban television the government would "implement a series of decisions, first and foremost to guarantee the vitality of our country and essential services, witho...

Competing in Sunday's NFL showpiece will be an Australian punter, a New Zealand-born running back and a Venezuelan kicker. The Seattle Seahawks have a British coach on their staff, while a German tackle and a Dutch tight end bolster the New England...

Hisatsune picked up six strokes in the space of five holes on the back nine at TPC Scottsdale building an 11-under par total of 131. Former Masters champion Matsuyama had a six-birdie streak of his own in a seven-under par 64 for 10-under 132. His...

This Sunday's clash is no different, with endless column inches dedicated to the prodigious rise of New England's Drake Maye and the redemption arc of Seattle's Sam Darnold. But here are five other players to look out for in the upcoming clash betw...

That is because New England's Gillette Stadium is a host venue for this summer's soccer World Cup, which requires real grass playing surfaces for every match. But the work has intensified anger among NFL players, who overwhelmingly prefer to play o...

Police say they will deploy in large numbers for the Israeli head of state's visit following the December 14 attack on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration that killed 15 people. "It's really important that there's no clashes or violence on the streets in...