'Hothead' Fognini announces retirement from tennis
Fabio Fognini announced his retirement from tennis at Wimbledon on Wednesday as one of the sport's most colourful characters called time on his volatile career.
Read moreWerner unveiled as first new Leipzig coach in Klopp era
Ole Werner was unveiled as RB Leipzig coach on Wednesday, the first coaching appointment made under Red Bull head of football Jurgen Klopp.
Read moreZelensky talks peace with pope ahead of Ukraine recovery conference
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Wednesday with Pope Leo XIV on the eve of an international conference in Rome on rebuilding his war-torn country.
Read moreMusk's chatbot Grok slammed for praising Hitler, dishing insults
Billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was under fire again Wednesday, for antisemitic comments, praising Hitler and insulting Islam in separate posts on the X platform.
Read moreAnother Lions injury worry after fullback Kinghorn limps off
The British and Irish Lions were sweating on the fitness of fullback Blair Kinghorn Wednesday after he left the field against the ACT Brumbies, the latest injury setback on their Australia tour.
Read moreRider quits Tour de France after cycling 174km with fractured shoulder
French cyclist Emilien Jeanniere of the TotalEnergies team was forced to abandon the Tour de France after cycling 174-kilometres with a fractured left shoulder blade, his team announced on Wednesday ahead of the fifth stage time trial in Caen.
Read moreTop European rights court finds Russia committed abuses in Ukraine
A top European court on Wednesday ruled Russia committed a string of human rights violations in backing anti-Kyiv separatists in eastern Ukraine from 2014, in the downing of the MH17 flight that year and in invading Ukraine in 2022.
Read moreInspired Queensland upset NSW to snatch State of Origin crown
Queensland produced a rousing performance for skipper Cameron Munster as they upset New South Wales 24-12 in Sydney to claim the State of Origin decider on Wednesday.
Read moreLions tame gutsy Brumbies for fourth straight win on Australia tour
Marcus Smith and Ollie Chessum got on the scoresheet as a defiant British and Irish Lions fought past a gutsy ACT Brumbies 36-24 on Wednesday, piercing their defence for five tries.
Read moreRed Bull sack F1 team chief Horner
Christian Horner was Wednesday sacked by Red Bull after 20 years as team principal of the Formula One outfit.
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