Nets edge Heat but Durant limps out, 76ers cruise past Pistons
The Brooklyn Nets eked out a 102-101 NBA victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday on Royce O'Neale's game-winner but saw superstar Kevin Durant limp out with a knee injury in the third quarter.
Read moreAustralian Open no-show fuels fears for Osaka's tennis future
Naomi Osaka has not played a tennis match since September and her withdrawal from next week's Australian Open has raised concerns that the former world number one may never appear on court again.
Read moreMick Lynch: doughty union boss defending UK rail strikers
For some in the UK he is The Grinch behind rail strikes that stole Christmas, yet others praise him for helping a crisis-hit workforce.
Read moreAsian markets extend new year rally on Fed hopes
Asian markets resumed their strong start to the year Monday, tracking a surge on Wall Street fuelled by hopes that US data will allow the Federal Reserve to slow its pace of interest rate hikes.
Read morePakistan seeks billions for flood recovery, climate resilience
Pakistan will ask Monday for billions in international support towards its recovery from the aftermath of last year's devastating floods and to help it better resist climate change.
Read moreBiden arrives in Mexico for talks on migrants, drugs
US President Joe Biden arrived in Mexico Sunday for talks on migration and drug smuggling, as well as a North American leaders' summit, after a politically charged stop at the border.
Read moreBolsonaro backers deface Congress in ugly anti-Lula stand
Decked out in the colors of Brazil's national flag, supporters of vanquished ex-president Jair Bolsonaro smashed windows and sowed destruction as they barged into Congress Sunday clamoring for "military intervention."
Read more'Can't keep up': pandemic cooking boom sharpens Japan knife sales
In a Japanese city once famous for forging samurai swords, craftsmen sharpen and polish kitchen knives, but even at full tilt their small factory can't keep up with global demand.
Read moreBrazil police wrest back seat of power from pro-Bolsonaro rioters
Brazilian security forces wrested back control of Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court Sunday after a flood of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's supporters stormed the seat of power, unleashing chaos on the capital.
Read moreRahm powers to Kapalua victory as Morikawa collapses
Jon Rahm fired nine birdies and an eagle in a 10-under par 63 on Sunday to surge past faltering Colin Morikawa and win the US PGA Tour Tournament of Champions by two strokes.
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