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Ukraine's Zelensky, top officials return Polish awards in WWII row

Ukraine's Zelensky, top officials return Polish awards in WWII row

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his top officials said on Saturday they were returning Polish awards, in a spiralling row with key ally Poland over WWII massacres.

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Cerundolo sees off Nakashima to reach Queen's final

Cerundolo sees off Nakashima to reach Queen's final

Seventh seed Francisco Cerundolo booked his place in the final at Queen's Club with a hard-fought 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 win over the American Brandon Nakashima on Saturday.

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Spanish judge bans PM's wife from leaving country

Spanish judge bans PM's wife from leaving country

A Spanish judge on Saturday ordered the wife of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Begona Gomez, to stand trial by jury for corruption and banned her from leaving the country.

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Jamieson double rocks England at start of record run-chase

Jamieson double rocks England at start of record run-chase

New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson took two wickets in five balls to leave England reeling at the start of their record run-chase in the second Test at the Oval on Saturday.

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Pegula powers past Sabalenka to reach Berlin final

Pegula powers past Sabalenka to reach Berlin final

American Jessica Pegula rallied past world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-0 to reach the final of the Berlin WTA grass-court tournament for the second time.

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Funeral for art giant David Hockney already taken place: publicist

Funeral for art giant David Hockney already taken place: publicist

The funeral for David Hockney, the acclaimed British artist who died just over a week ago, has already been held in strict privacy, his publicist said Saturday.

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Krishna and Jaiswal power India to ODI sweep against Afghanistan

Krishna and Jaiswal power India to ODI sweep against Afghanistan

Pace bowler Prasidh Krishna's 5-23 and an unbeaten 110 by Yashasvi Jaiswal powered India to a nine-wicket win over Afghanistan in the third ODI and sweep the series 3-0 on Saturday.

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Red heat alert issued for third of France, alcohol banned at music festival

Red heat alert issued for third of France, alcohol banned at music festival

France issued a red heatwave alert across more than a third of the country for Sunday as a ferocious heatwave dug in and the government banned the consumption of alcohol during the annual Fete de la Musique festivities.

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Bagnaia scorches to Czech MotoGP sprint victory, Bezzecchi crashes

Bagnaia scorches to Czech MotoGP sprint victory, Bezzecchi crashes

Italy's Francesco Bagnaia scorched to victory in the Czech MotoGP sprint in Brno on Saturday ahead of pole sitter Ai Ogura on an Aprilia and Ducati teammate Marc Marquez.

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Iran says Hormuz closed again after Israel strikes Lebanon

Iran says Hormuz closed again after Israel strikes Lebanon

Iran said it was once again closing the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane on Saturday over Israel's attacks in Lebanon, calling them a violation of its deal with the United States to end the Middle East war.

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