Cron laments errors after Force crash to Blues in Super Rugby
Western Force coach Simon Cron has put a brave face on their second straight Super Rugby defeat, while admitting they must cut out ill-discipline and defensive errors if they want mount a serious challenge.
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The Japanese snowball fight game vying to be an Olympic sport
At the foot of an active volcano in northern Japan, shouts ring out, competitors size each other up and snowballs whistle through the air in a very serious game of "yukigassen" -- a sport with Olympic dreams.
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'Solar sheep' help rural Australia go green, one panel at a time
Australian farmer Tom Warren's solar panels look like any other -- until you spot the dozens of sheep grazing and napping, helping the country transition to green energy and earning him a decent income while doing it.
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Cuban Americans keep sending help to the island, but some cry foul
In the early morning, Florida resident Gisela Salgado headed to a local store with a bag stuffed with clothes, coffee and powdered milk to send to her brother in Cuba. She was not alone.
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As US pressures Nigeria over Christians, what does Washington want?
US President Donald Trump's decision to put Nigeria on a blacklist for religious freedom violations has sparked high-level talks between Abuja and Washington -- but what they can agree on remains to be seen.
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Dark times under Syria's Assad hit Arab screens for Ramadan
A Syrian prison warden screams at a group of chained, crouching inmates in a harrowing scene from one of several Ramadan television series this year that tackle the era of former ruler Bashar al-Assad.
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Bridgeman powers to six-shot lead over McIlroy at Riviera
Jacob Bridgeman closed in on a first US PGA Tour title on Saturday, firing an impressive seven-under par 64 to take a six-stroke lead over world number two Rory McIlroy heading into the final round of the Genesis Invitational.
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Artist creates 'Latin American Mona Lisa' with plastic bottle caps
Call it a Renaissance in recycling.
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Malinin highlights mental health as Shaidorov wears panda suit at Olympic skating gala
Ilia Malinin highlighted mental health struggles during an emotional performance at the Olympic figure skating gala on Saturday as men's gold medallist Mikhail Shaidorov got the crowd going to 'Kung Fu Panda'.
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Timberwolves center Gobert suspended after another flagrant foul
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been suspended for one game after picking up another flagrant foul, the NBA announced on Saturday.
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