Modi woos south in bid for pan-India ride to power
Few doubt Narendra Modi will win re-election in India's marathon polls starting this month -- the question is how far the prime minister will succeed in wooing the wealthier and better-educated south.
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Miami, Messi crash out of CONCACAF Champions Cup
Mexican side Monterrey sent Lionel Messi and Inter Miami crashing out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on Wednesday after completing a 5-2 aggregate victory in their quarter-final clash.
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Osaka returns to BJK Cup duty with hopeful eye on Olympics
Naomi Osaka returns to the BJK Cup for the first time in four years on Friday, optimistically hoping to force her way into the Olympic Games.
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Reformed Grand National in danger of losing 'iconic' status
The Grand National remains an "iconic race", 2021 winning trainer Henry de Bromhead told AFP, despite recent reforms leaving the world's most famous steeplechase close to "the last chance saloon", a leading bookmaker warned.
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Turkmenistan's 'invincible' football team
Forget Real Madrid, Manchester City or Paris Saint-Germain. The world's best football team -- statistically speaking -- might be a little-known outfit from the closed central Asian nation of Turkmenistan.
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Rohingya mark Eid in Indonesia limbo after treacherous sea voyage
At a damaged temporary shelter in western Indonesia, Rohingya men slick their hair with gel while women apply make-up and colourful hijabs to look the part for prayers at the start of Eid-al-Fitr festivities.
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First foreign-born sumo grand champion dies aged 54
Akebono, the first foreign-born sumo wrestler to become a grand champion, has died aged 54, US officials and Japanese media said Thursday.
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Osaka looking at 'bigger picture' on her tennis comeback
Former world number one Naomi Osaka said Thursday that she was looking at "a bigger picture" and not just results since returning to tennis late last year after giving birth.
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Hamas leader says no change in truce position after sons killed
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh insisted that the death of three of his sons in an Israeli air strike would not influence truce talks in Gaza, as bombardments on Thursday rocked the Palestinian territory.
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Bitcoin miners face survival test in 'halving'
Miners of bitcoin will soon face a halving of the reward for operating the most popular cryptocurrency, in a pivotal event that is a test of survival, industry commentators say.
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