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Thousands rally in UK cities in solidarity with Palestinians

Thousands rally in UK cities in solidarity with Palestinians

Thousands of people rallied Saturday in London and other UK cities for pro-Palestinian protests, amid police warnings that anyone showing support for the militant group Hamas could face arrest.

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'Ugly' Rublev downs Dimitrov to set up Shanghai final with Hurkacz

'Ugly' Rublev downs Dimitrov to set up Shanghai final with Hurkacz

Feisty Andrey Rublev said he is trying to curb his "ugly" behaviour after beating Grigor Dimitrov at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday to set up a final with big-serving Hubert Hurkacz.

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Rohit hits 86 as India hand Pakistan seven-wicket World Cup rout

Rohit hits 86 as India hand Pakistan seven-wicket World Cup rout

Skipper Rohit Sharma's 86 and an inspired bowling display helped India hammer Pakistan by seven wickets in their high-profile World Cup clash at the 132,000-capacity Ahmedabad stadium on Saturday.

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Beleaguered Italy lose injured Zaccagni for England game

Beleaguered Italy lose injured Zaccagni for England game

Mattia Zaccagni became the latest player to leave beleaguered Italy's Euro 2024 qualifying camp with an ankle injury ruling the Lazio midfielder out of next week's game against England.

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Rublev downs Dimitrov to set up Shanghai final with Hurkacz

Rublev downs Dimitrov to set up Shanghai final with Hurkacz

Andrey Rublev beat Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 in a gripping Shanghai Masters semi-final on Saturday and will play big-serving Pole Hubert Hurkacz for the title.

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Team behind 'Chicken Run' sequel hail stop-motion filmmaking

Team behind 'Chicken Run' sequel hail stop-motion filmmaking

The director of a long-awaited sequel to stop-motion classic "Chicken Run" believes the "unique" filmmaking technique has enduring cinematic appeal, as the new film premiered in Britain on Saturday.

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Blinken asks China to use 'influence' for Middle East calm

Blinken asks China to use 'influence' for Middle East calm

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Saturday on China, a partner of Iran, to use its influence to push for calm in the Middle East.

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Fiji vow to play with 'no fear' in World Cup quarters

Fiji vow to play with 'no fear' in World Cup quarters

Underdogs Fiji will be fearless when they tackle England in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, assistant coach Daryl Gibson vowed on Saturday.

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IMF agrees funding boost, extra Africa board seat

IMF agrees funding boost, extra Africa board seat

The IMF announced Saturday member nations agreed to increase their contributions to the global lender and give sub-Saharan Africa a third seat on its executive board at its first meetings on the continent since 1973.

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Afghanistan only get it '70-80%' right, says Trott

Afghanistan only get it '70-80%' right, says Trott

Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott admitted Saturday that his team "get it 70-80% right" but need to find an extra gear quickly if they are to end a demoralising run of 14 successive World Cup defeats.

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