Venus hits 15-year Wimbledon low after first-round knockout
Five-time champion Venus Williams has suffered her worst Wimbledon defeat in 15 years, slumping to a first-round exit at the hands of Elena Vesnina.
China gears up for first automatic docking in space
China’s space mission will conduct an automatic docking as taikonauts on board prepare to perform the nation’s first manual version of the manoeuvre.
Greece lift gloom back home
Greece’s footballers brought some joy to their compatriots back home as they reached the Euro 2012 quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Russia.
Lance Armstrong ruled out of Ironman race
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong will be denied entry to the Nice leg of the Ironman series due to an ongoing doping investigation.
Fingers crossed for dry French Open final
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are due to resume their thrilling French Open final today after rain stopped play in Roland Garros on Sunday.
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Syrian opposition reports new atrocities
100 killed in new Syria ‘massacre’: opposition
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Kony rebels abduct more children
Kony rebels still abducting hundreds of children: UN
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More body parts in Canada psycho story
Canada probes new body parts in ‘Psycho’ murder
English soccer stars are scoring way too much, say analysts
English Premier League clubs have been warned to control their spending after a new review showed players’ wages were outstripping revenue growth.
Internet traffic to grow fourfold by 2016
A study has revealed that the boom in mobile internet devices and tablet computers in use will help quadruple web traffic in the coming years.