The vast crowds were out for McIlroy but Lee showed why he is a PGA Tour winner as he sank a nine-iron on his second shot from 176 metres at the par-4 10th at Royal Melbourne to help him to a 65. It took him to eight-under par and one off the co-le...

South-central Vietnam has been lashed by weeks of heavy rain, submerging hundreds of thousands of homes in coastal tourism hotspots and causing deadly landslides in mountainous regions. Downpours inundated thousands more homes in Lam Dong province ...

Hope was 116 not out and Greaves 55 with the pair putting on 140 for the fifth wicket after the West Indies were in dire straits at 72-4. New Zealand need six more wickets with the new ball six overs away while the West Indies, set a mammoth 531-r...

The election on October 29 erupted into days of violent protests over allegations that President Samia Suluhu Hassan had rigged the vote. Police responded by shooting dead more than 1,000 people, according to the opposition, though the government h...

At the break in front of a big Gabba crowd urging them on in Brisbane, Australia were 228-3 after the visitors succumbed for 334 in their first innings on the back of Joe Root's epic unbeaten 138. Steve Smith was not-out 24 and Cameron Green on 22 ...

Indonesia has borne the brunt of the disaster, with its toll rising to 846 dead and 547 missing, authorities said. Many are in the island of Sumatra's northern Aceh province where more than 800,000 people have also been displaced. Sri Lanka has repo...

The reigning NFC North champion Lions had dropped three of their prior five games to fall to third in the division behind the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, who face off on Sunday. But they improved to 8-5 to bolster their playoff bid as the ...

Australia's world-first legislation comes into effect December 10, curbing the world's most popular social media platforms and websites, including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Companies face fines of Aus$49.5 million (US$32 million) if they fail ...

The administration of Donald Trump said earlier this year it was reviewing a 2021 deal for the nuclear-powered attack subs signed under his presidential predecessor Joe Biden. The Department of Defense completed its five-month review, which endorse...

Putin was given a red carpet welcome with honour guard and 21-gun salute at the presidential palace in New Delhi, before a formal summit meeting with Modi began. Big ticket defence sales and co-production ventures, energy purchases, and wider econo...

Meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul, Son, whose SoftBank is a major backer of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, described a future in which an advanced AI surpasses humans by a magnitude of 10,000. "The difference between the human brain and ...

With the NBA's leading scorer Luka Doncic absent for personal reasons, Austin Reaves delivered a double-double of 44 points and 10 assists for the Lakers in a clash of East and West second-placed teams. James scored eight points and handed out 11 a...

The visitors resumed day two on 325-9 after Root guided them from a precarious 5-2 with his maiden century on Australian soil and 40th overall. The world's top-ranked batsman and partner Jofra Archer added nine to their overnight score before the n...

The blaze that ripped through Wang Fuk Court in the city's northern Tai Po district last week killed at least 159 people and was the world's deadliest residential building fire since 1980. The Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) told AFP on Friday ...

The Brazilian will likely be the first name on coach Hansi Flick's team sheet for the tricky trip to face Real Betis on Saturday as Barca bid to, at least temporarily, move four points clear of Real Madrid. Raphinha struck against Atletico Madrid a...