Eala powers past Pegula for first WTA title in Washington
Alexandra Eala capped her giant-killing run at the Washington Open with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory over top-seeded Jessica Pegula on Monday to become the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA title.
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Norway's Haugset wins stage 3 to claim Tour de France Femmes lead
Sigrid Haugset of Norway won stage three of the Tour de France Femmes on Monday, seizing the overall lead and the yellow jersey from Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes in the Jura region.
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Legionnaires' outbreak in Switzerland's Basel kills one, 26 ill
An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Basel caused 26 people to fall ill, one fatally, the Swiss city said Monday, with an office block's cooling towers thought to have been the cause.
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Cuba slowly regains power after latest nationwide blackout
Cuba on Monday began gradually restoring power after suffering another nationwide blackout, the sixth since the year began.
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Infantino, the FIFA president under pressure after scrapped investor plan
FIFA president Gianni Infantino's ability to brush aside criticism and push through enlarged versions of the Club World Cup and World Cup lent him an air of omnipotence, but a failed private investor plan has left his position under threat for the first time.
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Chelsea sign England midfielder Jordan Henderson
Chelsea announced the signing of veteran England midfielder Jordan Henderson from Premier League rivals Brentford on Monday.
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Young Danes start extended military service
Some 1,600 young Danes began their military service on Monday for 11 months -- a nearly three-fold increase in duration -- as a consequence of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Read moreIsrael conveys 'concerns' to US on Gaza plan, keeps up strikes
Israel said on Monday that it had expressed concern to the United States about a plan to end the Gaza war hailed by President Donald Trump, as it kept up strikes on the Palestinian territory.
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Wildfire flares up again in Greece as water bombers deployed
Flames flared up again in Greece on Monday, as wildfires that have raged west of Athens for four days remained a threat despite easing winds and the deployment of firefighting aircraft.
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England, Wales had driest July on record: Met Office
England and Wales both experienced the "driest July on record", the UK Met Office weather agency said Monday, based on provisional figures.
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