A number of sports events in Saudi Arabia have been cancelled or postponed in recent weeks following Houthi attacks on the country. The Asian Cup was originally scheduled to take place from January 7 to February 5 next year. The new dates for the ...

She is one of the 2,000-year-old "Faces of Fayum", startlingly realistic funerary -- or mummy -- portraits painted after Egypt became part of the Roman empire. The fragile portraits dating from the first to third centuries AD -- painted on thin woo...

The three-year-old, formerly owned by King Charles, came home ahead of Zahrann and Juja Kibo in the energy-sapping 3,200-metre (two-mile) handicap at Flemington. All the top three were trained by Ciaron Maher in a phenomenal achievement. "Don't wa...

Chicago running back Swift scored all three of his touchdowns in the second half at Seattle's Lumen Field, two of them coming in the fourth quarter as the Seahawks threatened a comeback. A rampant Chicago defense led by newly signed defensive tackl...

Former Argentina centre-back Demichelis spent three seasons at Manchester City, winning the 2013-14 Premier League title and two League Cups. Demichelis, who also won four league titles as a player at Bayern Munich, is now hoping to bring success t...

The 73-year-old's team boast three wins from three in the league phase ahead of Wednesday's visit to face Borussia Dortmund, the scene of one of the most agonising defeats in his long career. In 2013 Pellegrini's Malaga conceded twice in injury tim...

The three-year-old, formerly owned by King Charles, came home ahead of Zahrann and Juja Kibo in the energy-sapping 3,200-metre (two-mile) handicap at Flemington, all of them trained by Ciaron Maher. "Don't wake me up. Amazing feeling," said Brown, ...

While local grievances have fuelled the fire, the movements that brought hundreds of thousands to the streets of France, Belgium, Spain, Italy and Germany at the weekend are all linked by shared continent-wide issues such as sky-high housing costs, ...

Wong, who is already serving a nearly five-year jail term for subversion and was due for release in early 2027, pleaded guilty to the collusion charges in September. The 30-year-old former student leader is one of the most recognisable faces of the...

Oklahoma City had been rocked after suffering a slew of injuries followed by back-to-back 20-point defeats heading into Monday's showdown with last season's Eastern Conference finalists. But a sublime performance from two-time reigning NBA Most Val...

The reported strikes came as US voters prepared to cast their ballots in midterm elections that threaten President Donald Trump's grip on power. The strikes, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, hit Qeshm Island, strategically located in the ...

The Briton's Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli became the sport's youngest world champion and Italy's first since 1953 on Sunday in Mexico City. Mercedes were fined for allowing Russell, the clear pre-season favourite, to skip his post-race media d...

As Chinese military pressure increases, Taiwan is pouring billions of dollars into aerial and sea drones, which have been widely used in Russia's war in Ukraine and in the Strait of Hormuz with devastating effect. Taiwan's military has said it want...

The missile launch came on the heels of a public rebuttal from Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, who slammed the FBI's allegations as a "grave political provocation". On Saturday, the FBI said a North Korea-affiliated hacking ...

Founded in 1965 and named after the Maccabee rebel Jewish warriors that fought the Seleucid Greek Empire, the club was set up for Jews in and around Frankfurt to have somewhere to play sport safely, before later opening up to all, club president Alo...