The versatile Rogers was signed from Aston Villa last week for £117 million ($157 million), a record for a British player. Alonso said he was "delighted" to lure the 23-year-old to Stamford Bridge ahead of his first match in charge, a pre-season f...

The visit comes ahead of Zelensky's trip to Washington on Tuesday, as the Ukrainian leader pushes to end the four-year war with Russia. Zelensky is expected to renew calls to boost defence as both Moscow and Kyiv intensify drone and missile strikes...

In his 41st professional season, the grey-haired veteran nicknamed "King Kazu" netted Japan third division side Fukushima's fifth in an Emperor's Cup qualifier against Iwaki Furukawa FC, his first goal since November 2022. Miura latched on to a 52n...

Eisenkot's rise comes at a pivotal moment in Israeli politics, with the election widely viewed as a referendum on the long-serving premier's leadership in the violent aftermath of Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. A recent Channel 12 poll ...

On daily tourist boat trips, "the number of whales and dolphins we're seeing is less than we would on a normal year," Lesser, a 39-year-old naturalist at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, told AFP. The warming of the ocean surface is forci...

She and her family fled, leaving behind everything they had. It was only the latest ordeal in a war that had already claimed her father's life, destroyed their family's home and forced them into repeated displacement. Yet against overwhelming odds...

"Everyone had to get out of the village quickly -- it was a critical situation and people were scared," Olga Congacha, 50, told AFP on a highway where police had closed off access to her home commune, Robledo de Chavela. "My husband and I left with...

New Zealander Mooar, currently assistant coach with Canterbury Crusaders, signed a two-year deal to replace Glen Jackson who opted against extending his contract. Drua chief executive Jeff Miller said "an outstanding" group of coaches applied for t...

All 34 players from the successful Nations Championship campaign this month were retained, along with 10 additions to bolster the group for a gruelling seven-week tour that includes four Tests. Experienced 88-Test back Ioane, who recently completed...

On a steamy Sunday at New York's Icahn Stadium, Lyle's bid for a second US sprint double to go with the one-two he pulled off in 2024 ended when he slowed suddenly then jogged to the finish area in the 200m won by Garrett Kaalund. "Yeah I got it ar...

In ceremonies at the Hall of Fame's home city of Cooperstown, New York, Beltran became only the sixth player from his homeland to be enshrined. "It's very incredible that I have both of my parents here," Beltran said. "We brought probably like 150 ...

The 21-year-old American fired a five-under par 66 to finish 72 holes in a tournament record 25-under par 259 at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, to defeat Scheffler by three strokes. "I played a great round of golf," Koivun said. "Had some ne...

Lyles, who won the 100m on Friday in a world-leading 9.79sec, pulled up as he came off the turn and jogged to the line, telling reporters he felt a grabbing sensation in his right thigh. "I'm like, yeah, there's no reason to keep pushing that," he ...

Masood’s unbeaten 88 and 63 from opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq ensured the day belonged almost completely to the visitors after the home side slipped from their overnight position of 194 for three, Mohammad Ali taking four wickets as the Pakistani s...

The pair were set to visit a British naval base and hear from both countries' armed forces personnel involved in training Ukrainian service members for battle, Burnham's Downing Street office announced late Sunday. It said he would vow "to continue...