Australia's Hazlewood in injury scare ahead of first Ashes Test
Australia suffered a double injury scare Wednesday ahead of the first Ashes Test against England with pacemen Josh Hazlewood and Sean Abbott both undergoing assessments, reportedly for hamstring issues.
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No ordinary Joe: Stokes backs Root to fire in Australia
Skipper Ben Stokes hailed Joe Root as England's greatest batsman Wednesday and backed him to fire in the Ashes against Australia, while hyping up his team's vaunted pace attack.
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Humans can no longer tell AI music from the real thing: survey
It has become nearly impossible for people to tell the difference between music generated by artificial intelligence and that created by humans, according to a survey released Wednesday.
Read moreHouse vote likely Wednesday on ending US government shutdown
The effort to end the longest-ever US government shutdown heads Wednesday toward a final vote, as President Donald Trump declared victory in the political face-off and rival Democrats tore themselves apart over the deal.
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Sixers edge Celtics while Thunder reach NBA-best 11-1
Tyrese Maxey and hometown hero Justin Edwards sparked the Philadelphia 76ers over Boston 102-100 on Tuesday while reigning champion Oklahoma City improved their NBA-best record to 11-1.
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Cambodia's Prince Group denies link to scams after asset seizures
A Cambodian conglomerate whose founder has had more than $15 billion of allegedly ill-gotten assets seized said it "categorically rejects" claims he amassed his fortune running an internet scam empire.
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Stokes bats away criticism of England's Ashes preparations
Captain Ben Stokes denied Wednesday that England were undercooked for the Ashes series against Australia after a chorus of criticism led by legends Ian Botham and Geoffrey Boycott.
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Russia loses legal bid to build embassy next to Australian parliament
Russia's government lost on Wednesday a legal bid at Australia's High Court to build a new embassy less than a kilometre from the country's parliament.
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Ethiopia's invasive prosopis tree chokes livelihoods and land
Once hailed as a solution to Ethiopia's creeping desertification, a foreign tree is now spreading uncontrollably across the east African nation, threatening fragile ecosystems and the very survival of local communities.
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'We're already living in science fiction': The neurotech revolution
From translating thoughts into words to allowing paralysed people to walk, the field of neurotechnology has been quietly surging ahead, raising hopes of medical breakthroughs -- and profound ethical concerns.
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