Air defences shot down 556 drones overnight across the country, Russia's defence ministry said, with another 30 drones neutralised after dawn in one of the largest Ukrainian barrages of the ongoing conflict so far. These interceptions -- far above ...

Models walked down a wide runway set up in Manhattan, bordered by 7th Avenue and Broadway, while its famous billboards broadcast the images. Guests were separated from the street by large black panels, while onlookers and tourists were able to enj...

The American was slow out of the blocks in sunny, dry conditions at the Golden Grand Prix and did not take the lead until around halfway on his way to clocking 9.95sec. More than two hours earlier, Lyles had run 10.05sec in his heat and said the da...

"This is another milestone in Nepal's mountaineering history," Himal Gautam, spokesperson for Nepal's Tourism Department, told AFP. Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, first stood on the top of Mount Everest in 1994 while working for a commercial expedition. Si...

Naegohyang Women's FC -- which means "My Hometown" in Korean -- emerged from South Korea's Incheon International Airport near Seoul surrounded by throngs of reporters and supporters holding welcome signs. A total of 39 North Korean players and staf...

Naegohyang Women's FC -- which means "My Hometown" in Korean -- arrived at South Korea's Incheon International Airport surrounded by throngs of reporters and supporters holding welcome signs, an AFP reporter saw. A total of 39 North Korean players ...

American stars Rousey, 39, and Carano, 44, are widely regarded as two of the most important female fighters in the history of MMA, helping to take the sport into the mainstream during their fighting heydays more than a decade ago. Carano had parlay...

The flight from Melbourne was headed to Dallas on Friday when it was forced to make a stop-off in Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, due to the disruptive passenger. The man was restrained by fellow passengers, with local media including nat...

Ireland's McGregor, a former two-weightchampion and still one of UFC's most famous and bankable fighters, hasn't fought since suffering a broken leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier on July 10, 2021. July's return at UFC 329 will be a rematch of his sec...

US aircraft carrier returns The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, dispatched to the Middle East ahead of the outbreak of war with Iran, returned home to the United States on Saturday after a 326-day deployment, the Pentagon said. The Ford's depl...

The 29-year-old American, playing in only his fifth major, has a chance to make his first PGA Tour title a major after another solid round at difficult Aronimink. Smalley fired a two-under par 68 in Saturday's third round to grab a two-stroke lead ...

Ronaldo's wait for his first piece of major silverware since signing a big-money deal to join Al Nassr in 2023 was extended by the Japanese club, who withstood a second-half barrage by the Saudi side. In front of 26,000 fans at the King Saud Univer...

"The deportation measure was adopted in consideration of the fact that the aforementioned Colombian citizen is involved in the commission of various crimes in the United States of America, as is public, well-known and reported," the Venezuelan immig...

The 42-year-old Rodgers, a four-time NFL Most Valuable Player, has agreed a one-year contract with Pittsburgh, the team he joined last year under head coach Mike Tomlin. The deal means that Rodgers will reunite with his former Green Bay Packers hea...

The 22-year-old rising star made the most of a Maketewah Country Club course softened by morning storms on Saturday to build a 54-hole total of 11-under 199 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Overnight co-leader Amanda Doherty had three birdies in a one-under 69...