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Golovkin stops Murata, homes in on Canelo trilogy

Golovkin stops Murata, homes in on Canelo trilogy

Gennady Golovkin stopped Japan's Ryota Murata on Saturday to add the WBA middleweight title to his IBF belt and home in on a potentially career-defining third fight against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.

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Civilians flee eastern Ukraine after deadly railway station attack

Civilians flee eastern Ukraine after deadly railway station attack

Evacuations resumed on Saturday from the town in eastern Ukraine where a missile strike killed 52 people at a railway station as civilians fled a feared Russian offensive.

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Agressive Maharaj propels South Africa to 453 all out

Agressive Maharaj propels South Africa to 453 all out

Keshav Maharaj made a hard-hit 84 before South Africa were bowled out for 453 on the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

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Civilians trickle out of Kramatorsk after station attack

Civilians trickle out of Kramatorsk after station attack

Mini-vans were headed to a church in Kramatorsk in east Ukraine on Saturday morning to collect evacuees after a deadly rocket attack on a train station in the city.

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Dutch teen killed in Malaysia diving accident, two rescued

Dutch teen killed in Malaysia diving accident, two rescued

A Dutch teenager was killed when a group he was diving with off Malaysia's coast went missing, officials said Saturday following the dramatic rescue of his father and two others.

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Sri Lanka's embattled leader faces biggest street protest

Sri Lanka's embattled leader faces biggest street protest

Tens of thousands marched on beleaguered Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office on Saturday, in the biggest protest to dateover the country's dire economic and political crisis.

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Ex-US general among 24 sanctioned by Iran

Ex-US general among 24 sanctioned by Iran

Tehran on Saturday said it sanctioned a retired US general and 23 other American nationals involved in what the Islamic republic described as terrorism and human rights violations.

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As Ukraine's war bites, comedy offers light relief

As Ukraine's war bites, comedy offers light relief

On stage in war-torn Ukraine, 32-year-old comedian Sergii Gromov says the army has called him up and he might have to fight the Russians.

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France prepares for first round of tight Macron re-election bid

France prepares for first round of tight Macron re-election bid

France on Saturday prepared for the first round of presidential elections projected to produce a run-off rematch between President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen that will be far tighter than their duel five years ago.

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Hamilton tames Mercedes 'rattlesnake' to qualify fifth

Hamilton tames Mercedes 'rattlesnake' to qualify fifth

Lewis Hamilton said his Mercedes was driving "like a rattlesnake" but the Briton tamed his car on Saturday to qualify fifth for the Australian Grand Prix in a much-improved performance.

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