France's Kevin Mayer wins second world decathlon gold
France's Kevin Mayer won his second world decathlon gold on Sunday, benefiting from the withdrawal through injury of Olympic champion Damian Warner.
Read moreMacron confronts concerns over Paris 2024 Olympics
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday holds a meeting of ministers to tackle issues overshadowing preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympics, almost two years to the day before the sporting extravaganza opens.
Read morePretenders eye dethroning Vingegaard in 2023 Tour de France
As the dust settles on the 2022 Tour de France, where champion Jonas Vingegaard's Dutch team Jumbo-Visma delivered a collective masterpiece, their defeated rivals are already plotting revenge for 2023.
Read moreNigeria's Amusan storms to 100m hurdles gold
Tobi Amusan became the first Nigerian athlete to win a World Athletics Championship gold as she stormed to victory in the women's 100m hurdles in Oregon on Sunday.
Read moreOlympic champion Mu holds off Hodgkinson for 800m gold
Athing Mu held off a fierce late challenge from Britain's Keely Hodgkinson to add World Athletics Championships 800m gold to her Tokyo Olympic crown on Sunday.
Read moreVanilla spice: arid Israel produces potent tropical pods
In his busy Tel Aviv restaurant, chef Yair Yosefi adds a magic ingredient to his signature cake: Israel's first commercially produced vanilla providing what devotees claim is perhaps the strongest ever flavour.
Read moreTunisians vote on constitution set to bolster one-man rule
Tunisians vote Monday on a constitution seen as a referendum on President Kais Saied, whose charter would give his office nearly unchecked powers in a break with the country's post-2011 democratic trend.
Read moreNorway's Ingebrigtsen win's men's world 5,000m title
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen made up for the disappointment of 1,500m silver by winning gold in the world 5,000m on Sunday.
Read moreFlorida hurries to catch fast-spreading snail invasion
It might not be speedy, but it's big, hungry and fast at reproducing: the giant African snail, a potential health risk to humans, has once again invaded the southern US state of Florida.
Read moreWhy shark encounters are increasing along the US East Coast
Sun lotion, insect repellant, and the Sharktivity app are this summer's must-have beach accessories along the US East Coast as human-shark encounters increase.
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