New York's Knicks fever leaves World Cup in the cold
The World Cup carnival arrived in New York on Saturday, but it was drowned out by the city's fervor over the hometown Knicks and the possibility of bringing an NBA title to the Big Apple.
Read more
High-school drop out to big time crime boss, Venezuela's 'Nino Guerrero'
The Tren de Aragua leader killed in a US-Venezuelan raid was a high school dropout who lived in comfort behind bars as he transformed a prison gang into one of the most powerful and extensive criminal organizations in Latin America.
Read more
Japan coach sorry for 'hurt' after ending Endo's World Cup dream
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu on Saturday described Wataru Endo as "hurt" and apologised after torpedoing the captain's World Cup dreams on the eve of the tournament.
Read more
Qatar earn first ever World Cup point with late goal
Qatar's Boualem Khoukhi stunned Switzerland with a late equaliser as the sides played out a 1-1 draw in their opening match at the World Cup on Saturday.
Read more
Racing penetrate Pau fortress to reach Top 14 semis
Racing 92 upset Pau 33-31 on Saturday to qualify for the Top 14 semi-finals and a clash against champions Toulouse in Marseille next weekend.
Read more
Intensity key to US dream World Cup start, says captain Ream
United States captain Tim Ream told AFP an "intense" training camp was vital to his team's dream World Cup start, as a 4-1 thrashing of Paraguay turbo-charged the co-hosts' hopes of unlikely glory.
Read more
Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center arts venue
Workers removed President Donald Trump's name from the facade of the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington on Saturday -- a stinging defeat for the US leader who has eschewed political tradition to affix his name and likeness across public spaces.
Read more
Dominant Australia beat South Africa in Women's T20 World Cup
Australia cruised to a 65-run win against South Africa in their opening Women's T20 World Cup match on Saturday.
Read more
Anthropic cuts access to AI models over US 'national security' order
Anthropic said Friday it has suspended access to two powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, to comply with a US national security order.
Read more
Lebanon reports strikes on south, east as Israel issues broad evacuation warnings
Lebanon reported Israeli strikes in the country's south on Saturday, as the Israeli army issued evacuation warnings for the city of Nabatieh and more than 20 other locations ahead of raids.
Read moreIn The News
