Decorated Indian badminton star calls Japan Asian Games 'very sad'
India's multiple badminton medallist H.S. Prannoy described the Asian Games in Japan as "very sad" for athletes and a downgrade from China three years ago.
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Assefa just misses women's world record at Berlin Marathon
Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa narrowly missed out on breaking the women's world record at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, battling through injury to cross the finish line after being on record pace for much of the race.
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Asian Games chiefs say lessons learned over accommodation
Asian Games organisers in Japan said Sunday they had been caught off guard by complaints about some of the accommodation and promised athletes coming for the final week a more comfortable stay.
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Dramatic winners Zimbabwe to end five-year exile by tackling DR Congo
Zimbabwe will play at home for the first time in five years when they host the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday in a top-of-the-table Africa Cup of Nations group qualifier.
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UK's PM urges 'calm' as thousands seek to thwart flashpoint N.Ireland parade
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnam urged "calm" Sunday as thousands of people gathered in a Northern Irish town seeking to halt a contentious pro-British Protestant march from passing through a mainly Catholic and nationalist area for the first time in 28 years.
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Pope to meet victims of clerical sex abuse on France trip
Pope Leo XIV waved at believers on his way to mass on Sunday in the French pilgrimage town of Lourdes where he is to meet victims of clerical sex abuse on a third day of an official visit to France.
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Thousands seek to thwart disputed N.Ireland flashpoint parade
Thousands gathered Sunday in a Northern Irish town seeking to halt a contentious pro-British Protestant march from passing through a mainly Catholic and nationalist area for the first time in 28 years.
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How young is too young as child prodigies win big at Asian Games
The Asian Games has crowned teenage champions before, but this edition has witnessed stunning successes by child prodigies, culminating in Yuki Kurihara standing atop the podium aged just 11.
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Swiss vote on what it means to be neutral
The Swiss are voting Sunday on a much-debated proposal to tighten their country's cherished neutrality, with polls indicating most will reject the initiative championed by the hard-right and dubbed "pro-Russian" by opponents.
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UK Labour party meets buoyed by Burnham but eager for concrete plans
Britain's ruling Labour Party gathers Sunday for its first annual conference under Andy Burnham's leadership, heartened by his start as prime minister but now looking for concrete plans to tackle looming challenges.
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