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It took about a year for authorities to close in on 51-year-old musician and environmental activist Alexander Bakhtin, one of the thousands of Russians arrested for criticising the Ukraine offensive.

South Korea's rising badminton star An Se-young flashes a smile when asked about her dream of becoming the women's world number one, and the first woman from her country to achieve the feat in decades.

Wyndham Clark had two birdies without a bogey in the first nine holes to take a one-stroke lead over Rickie Fowler and Harris English midway through the third round of the US Open on Saturday.

In-form batsman-wicketkeeper Asaf Sheikh confidently predicted Nepal can "win most of their matches" and secure a maiden place at the World Cup.

Canada's 40-year-old captain Atiba Hutchinson will retire from the national team after Sunday's CONCACAF Nations League final against the United States on Sunday.

Tom Kim turned in a record-equalling front nine at Los Angeles Country Club then found himself holding on for dear life as he tried to play his way into contention at the US Open.

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was given a three-place grid penalty on Saturday for impeding Alpine's Pierre Gasly in qualifying for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.

South Africa's president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between Kyiv and Moscow, told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the fighting had to stop.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in China on Sunday on the highest-level trip by a US official in nearly five years, with the rival powers looking to lower the temperature after soaring tensions.

Rickie Fowler, chasing a first major title after battling through a two-year slump, opened with a birdie in the third round of the US Open that kept him atop the leaderboard at Los Angeles Country Club.

South Africa's president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between Kyiv and Moscow, on Saturday told his Russian counterpart the fighting had to stop.

South Korea's Amy Yang closed with back-to-back birdies to grab a one-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the LPGA Meijer Classic.

For over three decades, Canada went into clashes with the United States as the clear underdog against their bigger and better resourced neighbor.

Bruno Fernandes scored twice as Portugal won in Euro 2024 qualifying on Saturday after Scotland produced a stunning late comeback to beat Erling Haaland's Norway in Oslo.

Max Verstappen drove with extreme poise and skill on Saturday as he claimed pole position for Red Bull ahead of Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg in a rainswept qualifying session at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Binance has agreed to repatriate its US customers' assets pending a massive lawsuit against the world's largest crypto exchange, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said Saturday, adding that it will secure the funds.

Romain Ntamack scored a superb late try as Toulouse beat La Rochelle 29-26 in the French Top 14 final on Saturday to claim a record-extending 22nd domestic crown.

Around 150 protesters gathered outside a Bern stadium Saturday, trying to out-shout thousands of Rammstein fans pouring in to see their favourite band, despite a wave of sexual assault claims.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in China on Sunday for the highest-level trip by a US official in nearly five years as the rival powers look to lower the temperature after soaring tensions.

Bruno Fernandes scored a late brace as Portugal eased to a 3-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday to maintain their perfect record in Euro 2024 qualifying.

Usman Khawaja said the taunts of the Edgbaston crowd spurred him on to an "emotional" maiden Test hundred in England as he led Australia's fightback in the Ashes opener on Saturday.

Rickie Fowler has come far from golf's wilderness to the US Open lead, but the former world number four headed into Saturday knowing he had a long way to go yet to claim a first major title that once seemed assured.

South Africa's president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between Kyiv and Moscow, on Saturday told his Russian counterpart the fighting had to stop.

Sudan's warring generals agreed a new 72-hour ceasefire from Sunday, US and Saudi mediators said, after fighting intensified with deadly air strikes in Khartoum and an exodus of wounded from Darfur over the border into Chad.

Brazil abandoned their iconic yellow and green shirts and were instead kitted out in an all-black strip in a stand against racism when they played Guinea in a friendly international on Saturday.

French police fired tear gas on Saturday as they clashed with protesters seeking to stop construction of a new high-speed train line between France and neighbouring Italy which opponents argue will wreck the fragile Alpine environment.

Tens of thousands of people protested on Saturday against the government in the Serbian capital, in the latest rally since 18 people were killed in mass shootings.

A blunder by Morocco goalkeeper Munir el Kajoui led to a 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying defeat in South Africa on Saturday -- their first loss since reaching the 2022 World Cup semi-finals.

Greek and Turkish Cypriots from both sides of the divided island's capital marched Saturday in support of LGBTQ rights, meeting in the UN buffer zone that has cut across Nicosia for decades.

Thousands of protesters on Saturday marched through London demanding that abortion be decriminalised after a woman was handed a 28-month jail sentence for a late abortion.

Scotland took a massive step towards qualification for Euro 2024 as two late goals in two minutes from Lyndon Dykes and Kenny McLean beat Norway 2-1 in Oslo on Saturday.

Luckless Carlos Sainz was called to see the stewards for allegedly impeding Alex Albon on Saturday after he crashed out of third and final practice at the Canadian Grand Prix.