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All Blacks superstar Barrett suffers another head injury

All Blacks superstar Barrett suffers another head injury

All Blacks superstar Beauden Barrett suffered another head injury after a bone-crunching collision in a Super Rugby match Saturday ended with the fly-half leaving the pitch with blood pouring from his nose.

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Music plays on in Kharkiv under Russia bombardment

Music plays on in Kharkiv under Russia bombardment

Russian bombs fall daily on Kharkiv since the invasion of Ukraine, but time stood still briefly on Saturday as a group of Ukrainian musicians moved listeners with a classical concert.

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Da Silva hits undefeated maiden century as Windies lead by 93 runs

Da Silva hits undefeated maiden century as Windies lead by 93 runs

Joshua da Silva's maiden Test century extended West Indies' lower-order resistance through the entire morning session as the home side were eventually dismissed for 297 at lunch on the third day of the third and final Test against England on Saturday.

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Saudi Arabia 'foils oil tanker attack' after rebels disrupt F1

Saudi Arabia 'foils oil tanker attack' after rebels disrupt F1

Saudi forces destroyed explosives-laden boats and launched air strikes in Yemen on Saturday after Huthi rebel drones and missiles hit targets around the country, setting off an inferno at an oil plant within sight of Jeddah's Formula One race.

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Thousands of Russians rally against Putin in Prague

Thousands of Russians rally against Putin in Prague

Thousands of largely Russian protesters rallied against President Vladimir Putin in central Prague on Saturday, calling on him to stop the war in Ukraine.

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Russia-West scientific collaboration a casualty of Ukraine war

Russia-West scientific collaboration a casualty of Ukraine war

For neuroscience researcher Boris, "everything fell apart" a month ago, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent decades-long scientific cooperation with the West crashing back to Earth.

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Leclerc tops Saudi Arabian GP practice after drivers agree to race

Leclerc tops Saudi Arabian GP practice after drivers agree to race

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc outpaced world champion Max Verstappen with a late flying lap in Saturday's final Saudi Arabian Grand Prix practice after drivers agreed to carry on despite an attack on a nearby oil facility.

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Biden meets top Ukrainian ministers in Warsaw

Biden meets top Ukrainian ministers in Warsaw

Joe Biden on Saturday in Warsaw met two Ukrainian ministers in the first face-to-face talks between the US president and top Kyiv officials since Russia's invasion began.

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Rugby pays its last respects to former Pumas star Aramburu

Rugby pays its last respects to former Pumas star Aramburu

Federico Martin Aramburu was a man "concerned about peace and revolted by injustice" said the priest officiating at the former Argentina rugby International’s funeral on Saturday in Biarritz.

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US hopes Taliban will quickly reverse girls schools closure

US hopes Taliban will quickly reverse girls schools closure

The United States expects the Taliban to reverse its decision to keep girls out of Afghan schools "in coming days", US special envoy Thomas West said Saturday.

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