Padel, a cross between tennis and squash on courts surrounded by glass walls, is played by an estimated 38 million people and has ambitions to become a major global sport. It took another step towards that goal at the Asian Games in Nagoya after be...

The casualties in Thailand have occurred in three eastern provinces since September 16, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, with none reported in the capital. More than 500,000 households and 1.7 million people across...

Pakistan went through first against Hong Kong without a ball being bowled under competition rules that say the highest-seeded side progresses. A few hours later, with rain in the air, India progressed against Afghanistan with no prospect of play fo...

The slightly soggy marine mammal was spotted by locals "dangerously" crossing Hutt Road in Wellington on Sunday afternoon, police said. The creature then attempted to get back to the water, sparking swift action from police and Department of Conser...

The former world champion is the latest badminton player to take aim at the scheduling at the Games in Nagoya. Sindhu battled to defeat over three gruelling games against China's Chen Yufei in Sunday's quarter-finals. The 31-year-old played both h...

The 36-year-old Swift had been even with Beyonce for the most Moonman statuettes with 30, but broke the tie with the inaugural Artist Director Honors, bestowed on "The Fate of Ophelia" singer for her work behind the camera on visual storytelling. S...

The so-called "pink slime" sites -- many secretly backed by partisan groups on both sides of the political aisle -- appear to be fueling an explosion of polarizing or false narratives ahead of the November 3 elections. Their backers are splurging h...

The combined total of North Koreans to reach South Korea in the past six years is less than the number that typically defected each year for decades -- and appears to be declining further in 2026. The main cause is leader Kim Jong Un's aim to prese...

The shorthanded World Cup champions were upset 42-38 by the Wallabies on Sunday in Perth, with Erasmus's decision to rest a slew of first-choice players seemingly backfiring. South Africa were completely outplayed for most of the one-off Test by a ...

The row was ignited by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's disclosure last week that his country had sent two North Korean soldiers to the South, adding they were "not easy to capture alive". The intensifying dispute risks complicating Kyiv's ...

Argentina superstar Messi curled in a superb free-kick in the 33rd minute to silence the Columbus home crowd after Josef Martinez had fired Crew ahead from the penalty spot five minutes earlier. But Messi's 21st goal of the regular season proved to...

The 45-year-old senator was little known nationally before his jailed father anointed him as his political heir, and he had never expressed ambition to follow in his footsteps. Despite a campaign marred by scandal and a corruption investigation, th...

The leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics wraps up his four-day trip with a visit to Metz, a northeastern city that repeatedly changed hands between France and Germany in past conflicts. The city is closely associated with Robert Schuman, con...

The stand for sportsmanship took place on the 14th hole at Medinah late in the concluding singles matches of the event, which the United States won for the 11th consecutive time, beating the Internationals 17-13. Scheffler owned a 3-up lead over th...