World champion Arop wants piece of 800m pie in Monaco
World champion Marco Arop cheered on from his sofa watching last week's thrilling 800m race at the Paris Diamond League that saw the podium installed as the third, fourth and fifth fastest on the all-time list.
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Paolini eyes Wimbledon title against Krejcikova after 'crazy' run
Italy's Jasmine Paolini has set her sights on capping a "crazy" run to Saturday's Wimbledon final against Barbora Krejcikova by winning a maiden Grand Slam title.
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Experienced Springboks face reshuffled Ireland in clash of giants
South Africa will bank on experience and Ireland on a reshuffled team when they clash on Saturday in Durban in the second and final Test between the top ranked rugby nations.
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Billionaire bash: India's lavish Ambani nuptials
Billionaire Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani celebrates the lavish finale of his son's wedding this week, highlighting his staggering wealth, as well as India's rapid economic growth and stark financial inequalities.
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Prince Harry honored with Tillman award at Espy Awards
Prince Harry received the Pat Tillman Award for Service at ESPN's Espy Awards on Thursday, saying he accepted it "as a voice of the Invictus Games Foundation and the thousands of veterans and service personnel" who made them a reality.
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Bodybuilders vie for Mr Afghanistan crown, modestly
On a stage inside Kabul Stadium, dozens of bodybuilders take turns flexing and posing in a bid to clinch the title of Mr Afghanistan -- albeit with their legs modestly covered to just below the knee.
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Stocks up on US rate hopes, yen holds gains amid intervention talk
Asian markets mostly rose Friday after a largely negative day on Wall Street despite growing confidence of a US interest rate cut, while the yen saw big swings as speculation swirled that Japan had stepped into forex markets to support the currency.
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Swimming prodigy Summer McIntosh, a 'force of nature' heading for Olympics
Canadian prodigy Summer McIntosh, expected to be one of the stars of the Paris Olympics, has already made her mark in swimming, and nobody in her family or entourage is surprised.
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'If you protest, you die': drug gangs recruit Ecuador's fishermen
With its idyllic, hotel-dotted coast, Ecuador's beach town of Salinas is the setting of a brutal war that most tourists never get to see.
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Myanmar temple city pines for tourists as conflict rages
The domes and spires of Myanmar's temple city of Bagan mark an island of calm in the country's raging civil war, but with conflict keeping tourists away locals are struggling to make ends meet.
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