French Open pushed back a week, ATP and WTA announce August resumption
The re-scheduled French Open has been pushed back a further week and the ATP Tour and WTA Tour have both issued revised calendars as professional...
Horse racing: Favourite Tiz the Law draws eighth post for Belmont
The Belmont Stakes’s 6-5 favourite Tiz the Law will break from the eighth post on Saturday, at the start of American horse racing’s prized Triple...
Lamine Diack should serve four years in jail, French prosecutor tells court
French financial prosecutors on Wednesday sought a four-year jail sentence for Lamine Diack, the former head of athletics’ governing body, on trial for corruption and...
Republican Sen. Scott unveils police reforms, Democrats push for broader changes
U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation, as Congress sought to curb racial...
Trump supports Senate Republicans’ policing bill: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump fully backs Senate Republicans’ police reform bill unveiled earlier on Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told reporters at a briefing....
Requiring masks ‘political hazard’ as COVID-19 surges in California breadbasket
The first wave of COVID-19 came slowly to San Joaquin County in the heart of California’s breadbasket, but the much-feared second surge is roaring through,...
Ahead of Trump rally in Tulsa, new coronavirus cases set records in Oklahoma
New coronavirus cases in Oklahoma increased by a record amount just days ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, the biggest event...
Strong anti-racism message at re-start of Premier League
Aston Villa and Sheffield United re-started the Premier League on Wednesday after a 100-day hiatus caused by the COVID-19 health crisis with a strong statement...
U.S. lawmaker says seeking bipartisan legislation on airline mask rules
A U.S. senator said on Wednesday he was hoping for bipartisan support in Congress for mandatory rules on masks for air travel after the head...
Oil slips as fresh COVID-19 outbreaks face draw in U.S. fuel stocks
Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday as a drawdown in U.S. distillate stockpiles for the first time since March and a sharp drop in U.S....