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Parisians vote in anti-SUV parking and pollution referendum

Parisians vote in anti-SUV parking and pollution referendum

Polling stations opened in Paris on Sunday for a referendum on tripling parking costs for hefty SUV-style cars, a campaign that has drivers' groups up in arms against city hall.

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Japan's Asian Cup exit sparks wider questions ahead of N. Korea trip

Japan's Asian Cup exit sparks wider questions ahead of N. Korea trip

Japan's premature Asian Cup exit and the nature of it has triggered deeper introspection about the state of the national side, with a daunting trip to North Korea for World Cup qualifying in a matter of weeks.

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Gill ton helps take India lead to 370 in England Test

Gill ton helps take India lead to 370 in England Test

Shubman Gill struck form with a century as India extended their lead to 370, despite a James Anderson-inspired England taking regular wickets on day three of the second Test on Sunday.

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Canada's Gilles and Poirier triumph in ice dance at Four Continents

Canada's Gilles and Poirier triumph in ice dance at Four Continents

Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier hailed a career milestone as they won their first International Skating Union championship title in the Four Continents ice dance in Shanghai on Sunday.

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Huthis vow response after US, UK strike dozens of Yemen targets

Huthis vow response after US, UK strike dozens of Yemen targets

Yemen's Huthis said Sunday US and British air strikes "will not deter us" and vowed a response after dozens of targets were hit in retaliation for the Iran-backed rebels' repeated Red Sea attacks.

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Australia's Abbott hits 69 as West Indies set 259 to win 2nd ODI

Australia's Abbott hits 69 as West Indies set 259 to win 2nd ODI

Sean Abbott crunched an entertaining 69 as Australia reached 258-9 in the second one-day international against the West Indies on Sunday, with spinner Gudakesh Motie grabbing three wickets for the visitors.

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India lead by 273 at lunch after Anderson double and Stokes magic

India lead by 273 at lunch after Anderson double and Stokes magic

England's James Anderson removed India's openers and skipper Ben Stokes took a stunning catch as the hosts lost four second-innings wickets before lunch on the third day of the second Test Sunday but extended their lead to 273.

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Parisians called to vote on SUV parking surcharge

Parisians called to vote on SUV parking surcharge

Parisians will be asked to vote Sunday on whether to triple the cost of parking Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) in the French capital, a move denounced as manipulative by motorist groups.

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Williamson, Ravindra centuries punish depleted South Africa

Williamson, Ravindra centuries punish depleted South Africa

Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson ground out unbeaten centuries as New Zealand punished a second-string South Africa on the opening day of the first Test at Mount Maunganui on Sunday.

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Chile wildfires kill at least 51 in 'unprecedented catastrophe'

Chile wildfires kill at least 51 in 'unprecedented catastrophe'

Wildfires blazing across Chile have killed at least 51 people, leaving bodies in the street and homes gutted, with flames continuing to spread on Sunday and the toll expected to rise.

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