Rennie will now take charge of the All Blacks after being named in early March to replace Scott Robertson, who was fired midway through a four-year contract. Rennie made sure he left Japan with a bang after leading a Kobe team featuring All Blacks ...

Armenia and Russia are technically allies, but Moscow has compared the former Soviet republic's EU ambitions to the same path it claims triggered its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The election comes after years of upheaval since Pashinyan was propelled...

Skipper Shubman Gill top-scored with 126 and put on a fourth-wicket stand of 169 with Rishabh Pant, who made 81, after the hosts resumed on 368-3 in New Chandigarh. Washington Sundar was unbeaten on 52 when India called off their innings in the sec...

Around 12.9 million students nationwide registered for this year's "gaokao", according to the Ministry of Education, which for most is the sole determining factor in admission to a Chinese university. The multi-day exam, which began Sunday, drills ...

The Golden Knights seized a 2-1 edge in the NHL's best-of-seven championship series with game four set for Tuesday, also in Las Vegas. Theodore, who leads all defensemen with six playoff goals, got a measure of redemption after his penalty late in ...

Sooryavanshi was named in India's T20 squad for the tours to Ireland and England, and the Asian Games, after sweeping the batting honours in this year's Indian Premier League. The left-handed opener is currently in Sri Lanka with the India A squad ...

On the Palm, an artificial island that has become synonymous with Dubai opulence, five-star hotels are busy on weekends and holidays once more, despite having been deserted by tourists. The clientele is driven by hotels offering residents-only deal...

Israeli settlers have recently set fire to crops in the area, and Jazi fears his wheat could suffer a similar fate. Their village of As-Sawiyah, in the centre of the occupied West Bank, sits in a valley dominated by hills on top of which three sett...

Pyongyang has long insisted on its right to a nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes although they are forbidden under the terms of UN Security Council sanctions. It enshrined its nuclear status in its constitution in 2023. "Our status as ...

Korda, who was seven shots off the pace after a two-over opening round on Thursday, notched her second straight 67 for a six-under total of 207, putting herself in position to strike for a second straight major title this year after her triumph at t...

Lautaro Martinez and Giuliano Simeone scored the goals in a game dominated by Argentina in College Station. Lionel Messi was on the bench but not used by coach Lionel Scaloni as he nurses the superstar back to fitness for the World Cup group games ...

But even if the cartel members vow to ramp up output by thousands of barrels per day, analysts say geopolitical realities mean they probably won't move the needle on prices. With the crucial Strait of Hormuz shut since US and Israeli attacks on Ira...

The single-room unit is a long way from perfect -- he says it has the air of a "jail cell" -- but it's a huge improvement on sleeping in his car. "It's better than the streets, hands down," the 44-year-old told AFP of his 65-square-foot home (six-s...

The Knicks took a commanding 2-0 lead on Friday in the best of seven series against the San Antonio Spurs, and now the action shifts to the Big Apple for games three and four. "The Knicks, this is New York at its very best right now," said John Pat...

The Reds crashed 46-24 to the Waikato Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday to end their Super Rugby campaign and draw the curtain on three years at the helm for Kiss. "Mixed emotions in a lot of ways -- I'm bloody proud of the boys and gutted for them at...