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Smith, Cummins star as Australia dominate WTC final

Smith, Cummins star as Australia dominate WTC final

Steve Smith scored his 31st Test century before Australia captain Pat Cummins sparked India's collapse in the World Test Championship final on Thursday.

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Belmont races, MLB game wiped out by wildfire smoke concerns

Belmont races, MLB game wiped out by wildfire smoke concerns

Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered a fresh wave of disruption across American sports on Thursday, forcing more postponements and raising questions about this weekend's scheduled horse racing showpiece, the 155th Belmont Stakes.

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Five things on French Open finalist Karolina Muchova

Five things on French Open finalist Karolina Muchova

Karolina Muchova came from 2-5 down in the final set and saved a match point to defeat world number two Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (5/7), 7-5 in the French Open semi-finals on Thursday.

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Pat Robertson, televangelist who made Christian right a political force

Pat Robertson, televangelist who made Christian right a political force

Pat Robertson, the soft-spoken fundamentalist preacher whose huge television network helped turn America's Christians into a powerful political force, died on Thursday at the age of 93, his organization announced.

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Man City replace Real Madrid as Europe's most valuable club: study

Man City replace Real Madrid as Europe's most valuable club: study

Manchester City have been named as Europe's most valuable football club, ousting Real Madrid, in a report published on Thursday, before this weekend's Champions League final.

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Cummins sparks India collapse in WTC final

Cummins sparks India collapse in WTC final

Pat Cummins led from the front as Australia ripped through India's top order in the World Test Championship final on Thursday.

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Biden names coordinator to work on book bans issue

Biden names coordinator to work on book bans issue

US President Joe Biden has named a government coordinator to handle the thorny issue of book bans in schools -- one of a series of initiatives announced Thursday by the White House to support the LGBTQ community during Pride Month.

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US lawyer sorry after ChatGPT creates 'bogus' cases

US lawyer sorry after ChatGPT creates 'bogus' cases

What happened when a US lawyer used ChatGPT to prepare a court filing? The artificial intelligence program invented fake cases and rulings, leaving the attorney rather red-faced.

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EU tries to thrash out refugee hosting deal

EU tries to thrash out refugee hosting deal

EU interior ministers meeting Thursday struggled to reach an agreement on a long-stalled revision of the bloc's rules to share the hosting of asylum seekers and migrants more equitably.

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Muchova shocks Sabalenka to reach French Open final, Swiatek eyes title

Muchova shocks Sabalenka to reach French Open final, Swiatek eyes title

Unheralded Karolina Muchova saved a match point as she stunned world number two Aryna Sabalenka to reach the French Open final on Thursday, while Iga Swiatek hopes to stay on course for a third Roland Garros title.

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