MARK Bristow is unlikely to return to Obuasi, the Ghanaian gold mine he has twice stalked in the past 20 years before declining to invest. But he declares a ready interest in Ghana for its...
WBO world welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has asked his Twitter followers to pick the opponent for his next title defence. The four options are British pair Amir Khan and Kell Brook, Australia's...
Asian stocks rallied to 1-1/2-year highs on Monday, helped by renewed hopes over U. S. President Donald Trump's tax reform plans, generally upbeat global economic data and a rebound in some...
A former surgeon who bludgeoned to death five relatives with a "hammer-like object" was jailed for life on Monday for one of Australia's most ferocious killings. Chinese-born ear, nose and throat...
Love may be in the air on February 14 but Saint Valentine's Day is also peak time for scamming lonely hearts for money, an Australian government body warned Monday. Romance scams cost victims more...
Australia was counting the cost to property and livestock Monday after firefighters battled weekend blazes in some of the hottest conditions on record. At least 19 homes were destroyed in eastern...
Most buildings in a tiny Australian town have been damaged as bushfires ravage New South Wales (NSW) state, authorities have said. More than 80 fires – including 20 uncontained – were still...
Manny Pacquiao on Monday asked his legions of Twitter followers to choose his opponent after announcing his next world title defence will be in the United Arab Emirates. "See you in UAE for my next...
Most buildings in a tiny Australian town have been damaged as bushfires ravage New South Wales (NSW) state, authorities have said. More than 80 fires - including 20 uncontained - were still burning...
A burgeoning Twenty20 tournament and growing interest from abroad is turning Hong Kong into one of Asia's fastest-rising cricketing destinations -- and could help the sport make inroads into mainland...
The girlfriend of murdered British man Peter Falconio plans to apply for Australian citizenship after learning she has a sister in the country. Joanne Lees, 43, returned to Australia as part of a TV...
France lacked their usual inspiration and relied on the boot of Camille Lopez to labour to a 22-16 home win against Scotland in the Six Nations on Sunday. Flyhalf Lopez kicked five penalties and...
Two-time major champion Jordan Spieth fired a bogey-free two-under par 70 Sunday to win the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and capture his ninth career US PGA Tour title. The 23-year-old American...
India's off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday became the fastest bowler to claim 250 Test wickets as Bangladesh were bowled out for 388 on day four of the one-off Test in Hyderabad. Ashwin...
Eastern Australia was bracing for severe "off the scale" fire conditions on Sunday as it baked in a heatwave that has broken temperature records and sparked dire warnings from authorities. While...
Senior batsman Ross Taylor has again been kept out of the New Zealand Twenty20 squad, named on Sunday, to play South Africa later in the week. New Zealand Cricket announced its Twenty20 and one-day...
Former All Black Sione Lauaki has died at the age of 35, New Zealand Rugby said Sunday. The cause of death was not immediately revealed but the powerful loose forward had apparently suffered from...
British Defence Minister Michael Fallon said Saturday in Iraq that he expected to see the Islamic State group expelled from the country's major towns by the end of 2017. "We expect to see Daesh (IS)...
Pakistan cricket officials said Saturday fast bowler Mohammad Irfan was one of three more players under investigation after Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif were provisionally banned in a widening...
Australia's top-ranked Jason Day fired back-to-back birdies Saturday in finishing an eight-under-par 64 second round to grab a share of the lead at the PGA Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Day matched...
