Toothless Spain held by Cape Verde on World Cup debut
Spain's ghosts of recent World Cup horror shows reappeared in Atlanta as the European champions were held 0-0 by debutants Cape Verde in their opening game on Monday.
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With visas denied, Senegal World Cup fans watch from afar
To the beat of drums and other traditional instruments, a Senegal football fan group dances and sings in Wolof "Victory belongs to whom? Senegal!" at a Dakar plaza ahead of the World Cup.
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Crystal Palace appoint Sage as manager
Crystal Palace hired Pierre Sage as their new manager on Monday to replace Oliver Glasner after the Austrian left the UEFA Conference League winners at the end of the season.
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Trump says Strait of Hormuz will be 'completely open' Friday
The Strait of Hormuz will be "completely open" from Friday after a deal between Iran and the US to end the Middle East war that limited shipping in the critical bottleneck, President Donald Trump said on Monday.
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Brazil's Splitter to become new NBA Bulls coach: reports
Tiago Splitter, who guided Portland into this year's NBA playoffs as an interim coach, will be hired as the new coach of the Chicago Bulls, according to multiple reports on Monday.
Read moreTrump says Hormuz to 'completely open' Friday after US-Iran peace deal
US President Donald Trump said on Monday the Strait of Hormuz would be fully open later in the week, after Washington and Tehran announced a deal to end the Middle East war.
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Greed or player health? 'Damaging' World Cup drinks breaks under spotlight
Virgil van Dijk does not like them, fans have started booing them and the many critics say they are ruining the World Cup.
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Murdochs' Fox to acquire US streaming giant Roku
Fox Corporation will acquire streaming platform provider Roku in a cash and stock deal worth $22 billion, the companies announced Monday.
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Argentine mining threatens scarce water resources in the Andes
San Juan's once-sparkling rivers have shriveled due to drought, and residents in the rugged, western Argentine province fear that prospective mining projects in the Andes will make matters worse.
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Abdullah Ibrahim, world-renowned South African jazz pianist
Pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim, who died Monday aged 91, escaped apartheid-era South Africa to be discovered by jazz great Duke Ellington, becoming highly influential with a distinct musical style and touring the world into his nineties.
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