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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points to propel the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-107 victory over Phoenix and a 2-0 lead in their NBA playoff series, as Detroit topped Orlando to knot their series at 1-1 on Wednesday.

Luis Suarez scored his first goal of the Major League Soccer season but Lionel Messi failed to get on the scoresheet as champions Inter Miami struck late to beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Wednesday.

Inter Milan could have their first chance to seal the Serie A title on Sunday as the champions in waiting take on Torino while Napoli and AC Milan try to push back the celebrations by at least one more week.

The walls around Equatorial Guinea's notorious Bata prison were freshly painted salmon-pink for Pope Leo XIV's visit Wednesday, but inside there was no masking the acrid smell of sweat and urine.

Eddie Jones said Thursday he hoped Australian fans would roar on his Japan side when they face Ireland north of Sydney in July, and then again a year later at the Rugby World Cup.

Every actor in kabuki -- a traditional Japanese performing art celebrated for its striking makeup and elaborate costumes -- relies on one final, essential element to fully inhabit their role: the wig.

If four-time world champion Max Verstappen were to quit Formula One, as he has hinted on numerous occasions, it would be a "big loss" for the sport, his McLaren rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri said on Wednesday.

Barcelona moved a step closer to winning La Liga with a tight 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo on Wednesday but lost their goalscorer Lamine Yamal to an apparent hamstring injury.

A benefit concert was held Wednesday in tribute to the victims of a fire on New Year's Day that killed 41 people in an upscale Swiss ski resort, nearly four months on from the tragedy.

Manchester City edged ahead of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League as a 1-0 victory at Turf Moor condemned Burnley to relegation on Wednesday.

Harry Kane and Luis Diaz scored as Bayern Munich won 2-0 at Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday to reach the German Cup final for the first time since 2020.

A benefit concert was held Wednesday in tribute to the victims of a New Year's fire that killed 41 people at an upscale Swiss ski resort, nearly four months on from the tragedy.

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday made a tightly controlled visit to a notorious prison in Equatorial Guinea's biggest city, after launching a rare criticism of living conditions for inmates.

Atletico Madrid fell to a 3-2 defeat at lowly Elche in La Liga on Wednesday, their seventh loss in their last eight matches across all competitions.

Rugby World Cup winner Lewis Moody says he has been emboldened in his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) by a specialist saying there is "hope" -- despite there presently being no cure for the rare condition.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain strolled to a 3-0 win over lowly Nantes on Wednesday to move four points clear of Lens in Ligue 1.

Pace bowlers Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger shared five wickets between them as Rajasthan Royals defended a modest total of 159 to beat Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs in the IPL on Wednesday.

Pace bowlers Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger shared five wickets between them as Rajasthan Royals defended a modest total of 159 to beat Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs in the IPL on Wednesday.

Cuban-American quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who led Indiana to the United States college football crown, is expected to be selected first overall by Las Vegas when the NFL Draft begins on Thursday.

Liam Rosenior was sacked as Chelsea manager after less than four months in charge on Wednesday following a run of five successive Premier League defeats.

Veteran Fijian international Levani Botia has extended his contract with La Rochelle until 2027, the Top 14 club announced Wednesday.

Liam Rosenior has been sacked as Chelsea manager following a run of five successive Premier League defeats, the club announced on Wednesday.

Greece's parliament on Wednesday lifted the immunity of 13 lawmakers, as demanded by European and Greek prosecutors investigating the alleged theft of millions of euros in EU farm subsidies.

Frankfurt airport opened a new terminal on Wednesday, just a few years late and a billion euros over budget, with officials hailing a success in a country notorious for troubled infrastructure projects.

Bayern Munich and Germany forward Serge Gnabry confirmed Wednesday he will miss this summer's World Cup with a thigh injury.

Liam Rosenior has been sacked as Chelsea manager following a run of five successive Premier League defeats, the club announced on Wednesday.

French prodigy Paul Seixas at 19 became the youngest winner of the La Fleche Wallonne one-day classic on Wednesday in his first ride in the race.

French prodigy Paul Seixas at 19 became the youngest winner of the La Fleche Wallonne one-day classic on Wednesday in his first ride in the race.

Silhouetted against the light on stage in 1990, David Bowie belts out a deafening rendition of "Rebel Rebel" as a rapturous audience claps along with arms raised.

International Criminal Court judges Wednesday threw out a challenge against the court's jurisdiction by Rodrigo Duterte, meaning the former Philippines president could still stand trial over his war on drugs.

Iranian player Hossein Vafaei begins his campaign at the snooker world championship later Wednesday but he admits it has been hard to focus because of the bombardment of his country by the United States and Israel.

Sakib Hussain's father is a labourer from India's poorest state and his mother sold her jewellery to buy him bowling boots.

Saffron-robed Buddhist monks began a week-long peace walk across Sri Lanka on Wednesday, accompanied by a rescued stray dog that has become a celebrity in its own right.

A new $400 million stadium that was a symbol of Christchurch's struggle to rebuild after a deadly earthquake struck the New Zealand city will host its first match Friday in front of a sellout rugby crowd.

The Portland Trail Blazers exploited an injury to Victor Wembanyama to score an upset 106-103 victory over the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs in their NBA Western Conference playoff series on Tuesday.

India's blood-soaked six-decade Maoist insurgency may be over, but a lethal legacy remains: hundreds of crude landmines planted by the rebels along forest tracks.

An Australian billionaire's plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to "waste colonialism" and risks spoiling a "beach paradise", villagers and the Pacific nation's UN ambassador said.

Schools in India's capital must ring regular bells to remind schoolchildren to drink water as the megacity gears up to face heatwave conditions, a new city order has said.

Japanese minnows Machida Zelvia have vowed to keep their cool in Saturday's final on hostile soil as they attempt to pull off a major shock by winning a fairytale Asian Champions League crown.