Sabalenka battles to keep Wuhan record alive, Pegula survives marathon
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka battled hard Wednesday to keep her unbeaten record in Wuhan intact, having to come from behind to beat Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Read moreTrio wins chemistry Nobel for new form of molecular architecture
Japan's Susumu Kitagawa, UK-born Richard Robson and American-Jordanian Omar M. Yaghi on Wednesday won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing so-called metal–organic frameworks, the Nobel jury said.
Read moreTarnished image and cheating claims in Malaysia football scandal
Damaging accusations of cheating and forgery are at the heart of a football eligibility scandal in Malaysia which a senior government minister said "tarnishes the country's image".
Read moreHamas says 'optimism prevails' in Gaza talks with Israel
Hamas said Wednesday that "optimism" was prevailing in indirect talks with Israel aimed at ending the Gaza war, with the militant group submitting a list of prisoners it wants released in exchange for freeing Israeli hostages as part of an agreement.
Read moreFamily affair as Rinderknech joins Vacherot in Shanghai quarters
Arthur Rinderknech joked his family WhatsApp groups were "buzzing a lot" after he joined his cousin Valentin Vacherot in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Read moreNew documentary shows life in Gaza for AFP journalists
A new documentary tells the story of AFP journalists who were trapped in the Gaza Strip at the beginning of the Israeli offensive, witnessing the destruction of their own reality through a lens.
Read moreTennis stars suffer, wilt and quit in 'brutal' China heat
Novak Djokovic threw up, Alexander Zverev poured sweat out of his shoe and Emma Raducanu quit her match with dizziness -- and the bad news for the world's top tennis players is that more baking weather is to come in China this week.
Read moreWildlife flee as floods swamp Indian parks
A herd of elephants, along with tigers and leopards, have escaped after raging floods in India submerged two of West Bengal's famed wildlife sanctuaries, state officials said Wednesday.
Read moreRecord flooding hits Vietnam city, eight killed in north
Record floods submerged streets in several communities in Vietnam on Wednesday, with at least eight people killed this week, the government said.
Read moreBattling cancer made Vendee Globe win 'more complicated', says skipper Dalin
It is tough enough for any sailor just to complete the non-stop round-the-world Vendee Globe, let alone win it but winning it while battling cancer, as French skipper Charlie Dalin did in January, is another kind of toughness altogether.
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