Rugby's leading nations will be hoping for a big slice of luck at Wednesday's 2019 World Cup draw, where seedings stacked with dangerous teams could throw up more than one 'Pool of Death'. More than...
A merger of New Zealand's two largest media companies was rejected Wednesday as the country's competition watchdog warned it would create a dominant news giant and threaten democracy. NZME and...
The United States, Mexico and Canada announced a joint bid to stage the 2026 World Cup on Monday, aiming to become the first three-way co-hosts in the history of FIFA's showpiece tournament. The bid...
India took a 2-0 lead against Uzbekistan on the opening day of the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I tie on Friday. India's Ramkumar Ramanathan and Prajnesh Gunneswaran clinched back-to-back victories...
The entire town of Edgecumbe on New Zealand's North Island has been evacuated, after severe flooding. About 600 homes and 2,000 people are affected, as tractors and boats help take locals to safety....
Racism against Aborigines in Australia is widespread and "deeply disturbing", a United Nations envoy said Monday, urging the government to work more closely with indigenous people. UN special...
Ghana's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup will be easier from 2026 after FIFA allocated nine slots to Africa for the expanded 48-team World Cup. FIFA on Thursday announced a plan for the proposed...
An African nation has never lifted the World Cup trophy in its 87 year history Fifa is proposing that Africa gets nine automatic places when the World Cup expands to 48 teams in 2026. That would be...
Sedition charges brought against executives at Fiji's oldest newspaper are "absolutely outrageous", Amnesty International said Thursday, while accusing the government of trying to intimidate the...
Israeli military exports surged last year to $6.5 billion, a rise of 14 percent buoyed by increased defence budgets, the government said Wednesday. Total deals rose $800 million compared with 2015,...
Brazil have become the first side to seal their place at the World Cup finals in Russia next year. Their 3-0 win over Paraguay, along with defeats for Argentina and Uruguay, means they cannot finish...
The Selecao reached Russia 2018 with four games to spare after a 13-match unbeaten run Brazil became the first country to qualify for the 2018 World Cup on Wednesday, as the Selecao's win and...
Bolivia have won just three of their 14 World Cup qualifiers Argentina lost 2-0 to Bolivia in World Cup qualifying, five and a half hours after captain Lionel Messi was given a four-match ban for...
Your Excellency, the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Your Excellency the President of the African Union Commission The President of FIFA Your Excellencies, Ambassadors...
Africa will be looking to double the number of places it has at an expanded World Cup from 2026. The continent’s football association presidents have told football’s world governing body Fifa...
Africa will be looking to double the number of places it has at an expanded World Cup from 2026. The continent’s football association presidents have told football’s world governing body Fifa...
Worldwide arms trade has risen to its highest level since the Cold War in the last five years, driven by a demand from the Middle East and Asia, a study said Monday. Between 2012-2016, arms imports...
Japanese brewer Kirin said Monday it would sell its Brazilian unit to Dutch beer giant Heineken for $706 million, citing a "stagnant and competitive" market. The company said it will transfer all...
A phone call between US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has called into question a refugee resettlement deal. The Washington Post reported Mr Trump called the conversation...
Eventually seventy years old Donald John Trump is undoubtedly the President of the United States of America. No calls for vote recounting or blame on the Electoral College system, or indeed an...
