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A man rides his moped past a billboard bearing portraits of slain leaders, Ismail Haniyeh of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Iranian Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani, and Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr on the main road near the Beirut International Airport on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP)

Foreign nationals told to leave Lebanon amid rising regional tensions, fears of war

Saudi Arabia and France are the latest of several countries calling on their citizens to leave

A citizen holds a placard as a group gather in Palestine Square in the Iranian capital Tehran, staging a demonstration to support Iran’s drone and missile attacks on Israel on April 15, 2024. Carrying Iranian and Palestinian flags, the demonstrators chanted slogans against Israel. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

‘Bad for business’: Gulf states scramble to avert wider war

Much is at stake for the wealthy, US-friendly Gulf states, whose expensive economic diversification plans rely on a peaceful environment for business and tourism

COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia says ‘absolutely not’ to oil phase down at COP28

About 200 countries must come to a consensus decision at the meeting in Dubai, held at the end of the hottest year on record

US snowboarder Shaun White competing in the men’s half-pipe on February 14 at the Pyeongchang Winter Games

White claims gold, slams ‘gossip’ as winds throw Games into chaos

The US snowboarding great may have won his third Olympic gold, but he still faced questions over sexual harassment claims laid against him

Belgium, Argentina claim last World Cup quarterfinal spots

Lionel Messi rescued Argentina once more to help sink Switzerland as the United States’s fairytale World Cup run came to an end against Belgium.

Moyes’s Man United reign begins with shock loss

David Moyes’s career at Manchester United has begun with an embarrassing upset as his squad of players slumped to a 1-0 defeat against All-Star XI.

Nick Watney of the US kisses the trophy after winning the $6.1 million CIMB Classic golf tournament at The Mines Resort and Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

Watney holds off Tiger to win in Malaysia

Nick Watney shot an electrifying 61 to win Malaysia’s CIMB Classic and hold off charges by Tiger Woods and defending champion Bo Van Pelt on Sunday.

Formula One star Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton: Dad’s words stopped me quitting F1

Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has revealed how his father’s advice to "never give up" stopped him from quitting during the dark days in his career.

Schwartzel

Schwartzel, Oosthuizen make positive Masters starts

Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel have eased into the Malaysian Masters on a high, despite Ooshuizen’s Masters loss to Bubba Watson.

Ferrari’s Alonso storms to victory in Malaysia rain

Ferrari’s Alonso storms to victory in Malaysia rain

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso has claimed his first victory in eight months in thrilling style at the rain-interrupted Malaysian Grand Prix.

Djokovic

Djokovic, Murray on top form at Australia Open

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray hit top gear on Thursday as Petra Kvitova was the only top seed to encounter difficulties at the Australian Open.

Djokovic begins triple title quest

Novak Djokovic has begun his quest for a third straight Major title at the Australian Open, beating Paolo Lorenzi 6-2, 6-0, 6-0.

Fifa opens bidding on World Cup TV rights

Blatter takes a swipe at banned Asian football chief

Sepp Blatter has taken a barely concealed swipe at banned Asian football chief Mohamed bin Hammam in a fiery performance at the region’s awards night.

Fernandez-Castano wins Singapore Open play-off

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano has won the Singapore Open play-off, leaving the likes of Phil Mickelson, Retief Goosen and Louis Oosthuizen in his wake.

Thorpedo gets first-swim jitters out of the way

Ian Thorpe has said he was glad he made a successful return to international swimming in Singapore after a five-year retirement period.

India’s first Formula One hits top speed

India is known for a love of sports and an inability to organise them but that perception shifted this weekend with a successful Grand Prix.

‘Ballgate’ lands England coaches in trouble

England has suspended two coaches for this weekend’s World Cup game for illegally swapping balls used for conversions by Jonny Wilkinson.

Samoa win clash of the Pacific heavyweights

Samoa won the battle of the Pacific juggernauts with a 27-7 victory over Fiji which kept alive their bid for the World Cup quarterfinals on Sunday.

All Blacks annihilate Japan

All Blacks annihilate Japan

New Zealand has pummelled Japan 83-7 on Friday in an embarrassingly one-sided game at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Fiji slip through Namibia’s fingers

Fiji survived an unexpectedly stiff challenge from Namibia in a pulsating World Cup game that briefly threatened one of the tournament’s great upsets.