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Venezuela quake survivor 'reborn' after eight days in rubble

Venezuela quake survivor 'reborn' after eight days in rubble

Hernan Gil was working his shift as a security guard in the basement of a building in Venezuela on the afternoon of June 24 when he felt the earth shake.

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Euphoric homecoming for Cape Verde after heroic World Cup run ends

Euphoric homecoming for Cape Verde after heroic World Cup run ends

Thousands of ecstatic fans escorted Cape Verde's Blue Sharks through the streets of Praia Sunday for a celebratory parade following their slender defeat to Argentina in one of the World Cup's most surprising matches.

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Red-card U-turn rocks World Cup as England face Azteca test

Red-card U-turn rocks World Cup as England face Azteca test

The World Cup was plunged into uproar on Sunday after FIFA suspended a red card given to United States star Folarin Balogun ahead of the host nation's clash with Belgium, in a bombshell move welcomed by President Donald Trump but slammed as "astonishing" by Belgian officials.

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White supremacist march in DC just 'messy' democracy, official says

White supremacist march in DC just 'messy' democracy, official says

A top Trump administration official on Sunday shrugged off a July Fourth parade by masked white supremacists in Washington as an example of "messy" democracy that fell under the banner of constitutionally protected free speech.

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Struff oldest first-time men's Slam quarter-finalist in Open era

Struff oldest first-time men's Slam quarter-finalist in Open era

German Jan-Lennard Struff became the oldest first-time men's Grand Slam quarter-finalist in the Open era, as Hubert Hurkacz retired injured during the fifth set of their last-16 Wimbledon tie on Sunday.

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'Perfectionist' Djokovic not happy to win ugly at Wimbledon

'Perfectionist' Djokovic not happy to win ugly at Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic admitted he is not happy with his "ugly" form at Wimbledon despite making All England Club history with his last-16 win over Roman Safiullin on Sunday.

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Banana!: 'Minions' knocks 'Toy Story' off N.America box office perch

Banana!: 'Minions' knocks 'Toy Story' off N.America box office perch

The latest chapter in the lowbrow but lucrative "Minions" franchise debuted atop the North American box office this weekend, edging out another popular animation series in "Toy Story," industry estimates showed Sunday.

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'Catastrophic' Super Typhoon Bavi aims at US Pacific island Rota

'Catastrophic' Super Typhoon Bavi aims at US Pacific island Rota

Howling winds and lashing rains battered Guam and the Northern Marianas early Monday, hours before a "super typhoon" with equivalent force to a category-5 hurricane was projected to slam into the US island of Rota.

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Sabalenka wants to drink, 'forget about tennis' after Wimbledon exit

Sabalenka wants to drink, 'forget about tennis' after Wimbledon exit

World number one Aryna Sabalenka said she wanted to get drunk and "forget about tennis" after suffering her earliest Grand Slam exit since 2022 at the hands of Naomi Osaka at Wimbledon on Sunday.

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Reflective Ronaldo takes on critics 'trying to kill me for 23 years'

Reflective Ronaldo takes on critics 'trying to kill me for 23 years'

Cristiano Ronaldo admitted at the World Cup on Sunday he is not the player he once was but came out fighting against critics "trying to kill me for the past 23 years".

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