Rins wins Australian MotoGP as Quartararo crashes out
Spain's Alex Rins stormed to a pulsating win at the Australian MotoGP Sunday with world championship leader Fabio Quartararo crashing out to put a huge dent in his title hopes.
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China will 'never commit to abandoning the use of force' on Taiwan: Xi
President Xi Jinping on Sunday vowed China would "never commit to abandoning the use of force" when it comes to the issue of Taiwan, in a speech marking the beginning of the Communist Party Congress in Beijing.
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Fire, clashes at Iran's Evin prison amid Mahsa Amini protests
A fire and clashes erupted at Tehran's notorious Evin prison Saturday night as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a fifth week.
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Phillies oust Braves, Astros sweep Seattle in MLB playoffs
Jeremy Pena's solo home run in the 18th inning on Saturday lifted the Houston Astros over Seattle for a Major League Baseball playoff sweep, while Philadelphia ousted defending champion Atlanta.
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Hooper returns for Australia's European tour, but not as captain
Veteran flanker Michael Hooper was included in Australia's squad Sunday for their five-Test tour of Britain and Europe after pulling out of the Rugby Championship with "mindset" issues, but James Slipper will captain the team.
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Benzema expected to win Ballon d'Or after exploits with Real Madrid
Karim Benzema is the overwhelming favourite to win the men's Ballon d'Or at a ceremony in Paris on Monday and thereby become the first Frenchman to claim the most prestigious individual prize in football since Zinedine Zidane almost quarter of a century ago.
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Unbeaten Canada too good for Italy at women's Rugby World Cup
Emily Tuttosi continued her unlikely try-scoring spree at the women's Rugby World Cup as Canada beat Italy 22-12 in Auckland on Sunday to take control of their pool.
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China's Communist Party Congress opens to endorse Xi's rule
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday opened the Communist Party's five-yearly Congress at which thousands of hand-picked delegates are set to rubber stamp his bid to rule for a historic third term.
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Mexico: the promised land for migrants... from the US
While many migrants risk their lives chasing the American dream, Gabriel Zarate fled the rising cost of living in California and moved to the Mexican border city of Tijuana.
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Iran protests: how far can they go?
On an early autumn day in Tehran, the morality police arrested in a city park a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was in the capital on a family visit, bundled her into a van and drove her to the police station.
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