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Bangladesh crush Netherlands to clinch T20 series

Bangladesh crush Netherlands to clinch T20 series

Spinner Nasum Ahmed returned figures of 3-21 to help Bangladesh thrash the Netherlands by nine wickets in the second T20 international on Monday as the hosts clinched the three-match series.

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'Partnership not pants': Motorsport boss candidate seeks culture change

'Partnership not pants': Motorsport boss candidate seeks culture change

The only candidate to take over the stewardship of motorsport has called for a change of culture after several high-profile clashes between Formula One drivers and incumbent boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

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Former British heavyweight boxer Joe Bugner dies aged 75

Former British heavyweight boxer Joe Bugner dies aged 75

Former British heavyweight boxer Joe Bugner, who took Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier the distance in the 1970s, has died at the age of 75.

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Venice heralds Hitchcock heroine Novak with lifetime achievement award

Venice heralds Hitchcock heroine Novak with lifetime achievement award

The Venice Film Festival celebrated Hollywood actress Kim Novak on Monday, bestowing a lifetime achievement award to the reluctant star and platinum blonde heroine of Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo", now 92.

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French Top 14 chief calls R360 rebel league an 'abomination'

French Top 14 chief calls R360 rebel league an 'abomination'

French Top 14 president Yann Roubert said on Monday the reported rebel club rugby league, R360, would be an "abomination" to the sport.

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'The Rock' finds new range in Venice debut 'The Smashing Machine'

'The Rock' finds new range in Venice debut 'The Smashing Machine'

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said Monday he had turned his heavily muscled back on action movie roles to be able to express himself as an actor in his latest film "The Smashing Machine", set to premiere later in Venice.

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Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800, flattens villages

Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800, flattens villages

A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan on Monday, after a strong earthquake collapsed homes onto sleeping families in a remote, mountainous region, killing more than 800 people with the toll expected to rise, Taliban authorities said.

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Europe's Ryder Cup skipper Donald opts for continuity in captain's picks

Europe's Ryder Cup skipper Donald opts for continuity in captain's picks

Europe captain Luke Donald selected major winners Shane Lowry and Jon Rahm among his six captain's picks for the upcoming Ryder Cup on Monday.

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Donnarumma set for move to Manchester City, Gattuso says

Donnarumma set for move to Manchester City, Gattuso says

Italian international goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma will undergo a medical and sign for Manchester City on transfer deadline day, his national coach Gennaro Gattuso said Monday.

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France striker Kolo Muani set for Tottenham loan move

France striker Kolo Muani set for Tottenham loan move

France striker Randal Kolo Muani is on the brink of completing a loan move to Tottenham Hotspur from Paris Saint-Germain, a source close to the deal told AFP on Monday.

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