Italy's Bastianini on pole for Portugal MotoGP
Italy's Enea Bastianini snatched pole position for the first time on a Ducati Saturday with the fastest time in qualifying for Portugal's MotoGP, the second race of the season.
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Karunaratne half-ton keeps Sri Lanka in control against Bangladesh
Dimuth Karunaratne scored a patient half-century to guide Sri Lanka to 119-5 in the second innings Saturday, building a 211-run lead against Bangladesh at stumps on the second day of the first Test.
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Huetter ousts Gut-Behrami to win World Cup downhill crown
Austrian Cornelia Huetter won the final women's World Cup downhill race of the season at home in Saalbach on Saturday to claim the crystal globe in the discipline.
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UN chief in Egypt to push ceasefire during Gaza border visit
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Egypt Saturday, set to visit the border with war-ravaged Gaza just across from the crowded city of Rafah where Israel vows to send in ground troops.
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Russia arrests concert hall gunmen as death toll rises to 115
Russia on Saturday said it had arrested 11 people -- including four gunmen -- over the attack on a Moscow concert hall claimed by the Islamic State, as the death toll rose to 115.
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UK in shock after Catherine's cancer announcement
After weeks of wild speculation, the UK was on Saturday digesting the shock news that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer, with many praising her courage and others criticising those who spread conspiracies.
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Russia arrests concert hall gunmen as death toll rises to 93
Russia on Saturday said it had arrested 11 people -- including four gunmen -- over the attack on a Moscow concert hall claimed by Islamic State, as the death toll rose to 93.
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Hong Kong's new national security law comes into force
Hong Kong's new national security law came into force on Saturday, putting into immediate effect tough penalties of up to life imprisonment for crimes including treason and insurrection.
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Vishwa takes four to leave Bangladesh trailing by 92
Vishwa Fernando claimed four wickets as Sri Lanka bowled out Bangladesh for 188 runs on Saturday in the second afternoon of the first Test in Sylhet.
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Laurent de Brunhoff, heir of the 'Babar' saga
French author and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff, who died Friday at the age of 98 according to US media, successfully continued the adventures of the affable elephant "Babar" -- first imagined as a bedtime story by his mother, before being turned into a beloved children's character.
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