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Venus Williams' health insurance comments: What athletes need to know

Venus Williams' recent singles win at the DC Open showcased her longevity and brought attention to health coverage for aging athletes following a joking comment she made in an on-court interview.

Tim David scores fastest T20 century for Australia in series-clinching win

David and Mitchell Owen's unbroken 128-run stand guided Australia to 215-4 off 16.1 overs to seal the victory and an unassailable 3-0 series lead.

Hulk Hogan's greatest moments in professional wrestling 'run wild on you'

WWE has long claimed the paid attendance of WrestleMania III was 93,173, a number some historians claim is as artificially inflated as the chemically-enhanced biceps of that era

Players' union slams FIFA and Infantino over Club World Cup fallout

FIFA announced two weeks ago it reached a consensus on key issues after Infantino hosted a group of mostly non-recognised officials in New York ahead of the Club World Cup final.

US data experts unite to save public statistics amid political interference

Their goal is to make sure data is available in the future, believing that democracy suffers when policymakers don't have reliable data and that national statistics should be above partisan politics

Trump struggles to shake off Epstein scandal once stoked by his own allies

Trump supporters are asking the release of secret files on Jeffrey Epstein, who officials say died by suicide in a New York jail six years ago while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges

US Education Dept to release remaining withheld grant money for schools

President Donald Trump's administration had withheld more than $6 billion in funding on July 1, as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House's priorities

Pakistan urges social media platforms to block banned militant accounts

Pakistan says banned groups like the Taliban and BLA are using X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Telegram to incite violence

French court upholds some of Assad's protections, allows future warrants

The decision is a blow to activists who had hoped the court would set aside the immunity, a decision that could have had far-reaching consequences for other leaders accused of atrocities

Netanyahu says Israel exploring new options amid stalled Hamas talks

Netanyahu's statement came as a Hamas official said negotiations were expected to resume next week and portrayed the recall of the Israeli and American delegations as a pressure tactic

EPL club Crystal Palace lands new backer as Woody Johnson joins Investors

I am honoured and privileged to be joining the ownership group of Crystal Palace Football Club, Johnson told the club website on Thursday

Hulk Hogan's sudden passing signals the end of 1980s wrestling glamour

Hogan was the first wrestler to host Saturday Night Live, the only wrestler to flex his 24-inch pythons on the cover of Sports Illustrated

Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen to miss three months due to back injury

Barcelona said Thursday that Ter Stegen will have the surgery next week to address lower back problems

Small nation, big splash: Aussies dominate world swimming stage

Australia won seven gold medals and 18 overall at last year's Paris Olympics, second in both categories to the United States.

Europeans, Iranians meet as return of sanctions looms over nuclear deadlock

The talks are centred on the possibility of reimposing sanctions on Iran that were lifted in 2015 in exchange for Iran accepting restrictions and monitoring of its nuclear programme

Trump's Scotland visit for golf course launch blurs politics, business ties

While there, Trump will talk trade with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, a meeting he's said will take place at probably one of my properties

French court to rule on Assad immunity over Syria chemical attack charges

If the judges at the Cour de Cassation lift Assad's immunity, it could pave the way for his trial in absentia over the use of chemical weapons in Ghouta in 2013 and Douma in 2018

Tropical storm kills 25, forces 278K to flee in the Philippines this week

The storm was Typhoon Co-may when it made landfall Thursday night in the town of Agno in Pangasinan province with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 165 kph

Prosecutor of Jan 6 Capitol riot cases sues Justice dept over his firing

Dozens of Justice Department attorneys have been fired, demoted or forced out or have quit since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January

Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hits South Pacific near Samoa; no damages

The quake occurred 440 kilometers (273 miles) southwest of the capital Apia at a depth of 314 kilometers (195 miles), the US Geological Survey said