General Aung San fought with and against both the British and the Japanese colonisers as he sought independence, but was assassinated on July 19, 1947, just months before his dream was realised. Considered the father of modern-day Myanmar, his stat...

The 196 members states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) are to cast votes from Friday next week on new additions to its World Heritage and World Heritage in Danger lists when they meet in Busan, South ...

Although many football fans were sceptical about the increase in the number of teams from 32 to 48, it appears punters have welcomed it. "We've seen an 80% increase in the ticket volume," Darren Small, senior vice president of Managed Trading Servi...

Lionel Messi's Argentina are bidding to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups, while Spain are trying to win a second title after their maiden victory in 2010. Organisers said they were "monitoring closely" the s...

They are heading for the remote village of Chichiriviche de la Costa, which escaped the twin disasters on June 24 relatively unscathed but has seen its resources cut off in the fallout. Steep ascents, hairpin bends and stretches of unpaved road hav...

The England boss has been heavily criticised for his defensive substitutions in a 2-1 semi-final defeat by Argentina in Atlanta on Wednesday. Anthony Gordon put England on track to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 but late goals from En...

In one photoshopped pic that went viral, Lamine Yamal -- who leads Argentina's opponent, Spain -- is wearing a Brazilian jersey. The snarky caption? "The hope of the Brazilian people." The fervor goes beyond the historic rivalry between Pele's Braz...

"He has made history. He is a legend," Scaloni said of the former Barcelona player, who has already helped Argentina win a World Cup and back-to-back Copa America titles in the last five years. Messi's international career has enjoyed a remarkable ...

Midfielder Manzambi arrives after an impressive World Cup campaign in which he scored three times and provided two assists in four games before suffering an injury. Switzerland reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup before losing to eventual f...

"I am focused only on winning. The whole team has improved so much and this is something we have spent years building," Aston Villa's Martinez told reporters in New York City ahead of Sunday's final at the MetLife Stadium. Argentina won the World C...

The US president on Friday took a gentle swipe at coach Thomas Tuchel's decision to adopt defensive tactics after England took the lead against Argentina on Wednesday. Speaking at a reception in New York alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino, T...

De la Fuente told reporters at a press conference on Friday that he knows from experience the challenges of using man-to-man marking against the eight-time Ballon D'Or winner. The Spain coach recalled an experience from when he was coaching Sevilla...

Rodri told a packed press conference in Manhattan that Spain will aim to ignore any possible "provocations" by their South American opponents and instead concentrate on imposing Spain's gameplan. Rodri, the 2024 Ballon D'Or winner who has excelled ...

Quesada was fuming in a television interview after the team's 47-17 defeat to New Zealand in Wellington last week, blasting French referee Luc Ramos as "super poor". He also hit out at the scheduling of the Nations Championship. World Rugby suspen...

The Barbados-born Sobers, who has died at the age of 89, featured in 93 Tests between 1954 and 1974, amassing 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets. Holding, 72, never played with Sobers but said he was struck by the way he was revered in the game. "A...