'Like the first time' -- Croatia's Sinkovic brothers eye third Olympic gold
Martin Sinkovic, the younger half of Croatia's remarkable rowing brothers, has no doubt how they will feel when they take to the water in Paris in search of a third Olympic gold.
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Forty years on, Greenidge recalls freedom that let him hit Lord's double century
The West Indies will be the underdogs when they face England in the first Test at Lord's starting Wednesday, with a side ranked eighth in the rankings likely to feature several faces little known to the home crowd.
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Paris will show value of hosting Olympics, says Tokyo Games chief
Paris will remind people of the value of hosting the Olympics, says a top official of the Tokyo 2020 Games, which were delayed by a year because of Covid and tainted by corruption.
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Hungary PM Orban in Beijing on 'Peace mission 3.0'
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was in Beijing on Monday for a visit he branded as a "Peace mission 3.0" after recent trips to Moscow and Kyiv.
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Injured All Black scrum-half Perenara out of second England Test
New Zealand said Monday that injured scrum-half TJ Perenara would miss Saturday's second and final Test against England.
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Djokovic ready for Wimbledon 'fireworks' as Putintseva eyes another scalp
Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic has his sights set on reaching a seventh successive Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday.
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June hottest on record, beating 2023 high: EU climate monitor
Last month was the hottest June on record across the globe, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, capping half a year of wild and destructive weather from floods to heatwaves.
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Shadow campaign: Global influence op targets Qatar in wartime
Shady websites calling for a boycott of Qatar, a New York billboard targeting the Gulf state's rulers, and a Vietnamese outfit floating hundreds of slander-ridden Facebook ads -- all elements of a sprawling influence operation vilifying the country as it mediates between Israel and Hamas.
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'Rust' shooting looms over historic Western movie ranch's legacy
Decades before Alec Baldwin and the "Rust" shooting, the dusty acres of Bonanza Creek Ranch helped put New Mexico on the map as a stunning, homespun location to film Westerns.
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Animal crossing: Highway bridge aims to save California's cougars
Hollywood stars aren't the only celebrities who live in the hills around Los Angeles -- Southern California's mountain lions also make their homes there and are sometimes almost as famous.
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