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US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin suffered more Winter Olympic heartbreak on Tuesday as Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych vowed to continue wearing a banned helmet depicting victims of the war with Russia.

Boston star Jayson Tatum took another step in his return from a torn Achilles tendon when he practiced with the Celtics' G League affiliate but said Tuesday there's no timeline for his return to the NBA.

Gisele Pelicot, the survivor of mass rapes organised by her husband at their home in southern France, has published her memoirs about the trial that turned her into an internationally celebrated figure in the movement to end violence against women.

Newcastle plunged Thomas Frank's future as Tottenham boss into serious peril by winning 2-1 in north London on Tuesday to inflict another damaging home defeat on the Dane.

US singer-songwriter Chappell Roan has announced she is leaving the talent agency led and founded by Casey Wasserman, the embattled 2028 Los Angeles Olympics chief whose name recently appeared in files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A close ally of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was placed under house arrest Tuesday, detained just hours after his release from prison along with other dissidents jailed under ousted leader Nicolas Maduro.

YouTube's legal team insisted Tuesday that the Google-owned video platform was not intentionally addictive or even technically social media, on the second day of a landmark US trial targeting tech giants.

US figure skater Maxim Naumov held up a photo of his parents who were killed in a plane crash last year after his emotional men's short programme at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday.

In pet-mad Brazil, the state of Sao Paulo will allow animals to be buried in family graves starting Tuesday, with a law recognizing "the emotional bond" that exists between humans and their household critters.

President Donald Trump's administration is set to finalize on Thursday its repeal of a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

Pakistan warmed up for their blockbuster T20 World Cup clash against India with a 32-run win against the USA on Tuesday then declared they were "confident" of taking down their bitter rivals.

Coco Gauff suffered a surprise second-round exit from the WTA 1000 event in Doha on Tuesday, losing in straight sets to Italian lucky loser Elisabetta Cocciaretto.

Three police officers will stand trial in November for the 2020 beating of a black music producer in his Paris studio, sources close to the case told AFP on Tuesday.

Istanbul authorities on Tuesday banned concerts by two foreign rock bands, Slaughter to Prevail and Behemoth, after Islamist commentators accused them of "satanism".

The joy of winning a bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Antholz on Tuesday turned to tears for biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid as he broke down live on air and confessed he had had an affair.

The mayor of Ecuador's violence-ravaged city of Guayaquil, a fierce critic of President Daniel Noboa, was arrested Tuesday along with the president of a top football club for alleged money laundering, prosecutors said.

Opener Sahibzada Farhan hit a solid half-century while spinner Usman Tariq grabbed three wickets as Pakistan downed the United States by 32 runs in a T20 World Cup Group A game in Colombo on Tuesday.

US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin suffered more Winter Olympic heartbreak on Tuesday as Games chiefs banned a Ukrainian athlete from wearing a helmet depicting victims of the war with Russia.

Mikaela Shiffrin said there were no excuses for a disappointing slalom run that cost her a medal in Tuesday's Olympic team combined, insisting she would learn her lesson ahead of her individual events.

Armed with swimsuits, caps and goggles, rural French children are gaining access to swimming lessons close to home at an unlikely venue: a retrofitted trailer truck.

A rare spell of torrential rain has killed at least 22 people and left thousands of families displaced in Colombia's northern cattle belt, officials said Tuesday.

Opener Sahibzada Farhan hit a robust half-century to help Pakistan post 190-9 in their T20 World Cup Group A game against United States in Colombo on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump's administration is expected to finalize this week its repeal of a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to regulate greenhouse gas pollution.

Nepal captain Rohit Paudel on Tuesday called for cricketing powers India, England and Australia to tour his country to play a T20 series.

The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday allowed a Ukrainian skeleton racer to wear a black armband after banning his helmet that features pictures of Ukrainian sportspeople killed in the war with Russia.

French ice dancers Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry are poised to win Olympic gold in Milan despite a baptism of fire in their debut season with accusations of control and manipulation flying.

Norway's Birk Ruud won gold in the Olympic men's freeski slopestyle on Tuesday after an error-filled event at Livigno Snow Park.

Mikaela Shiffrin suffered more Winter Olympic pain on Tuesday after the US ski star failed to claim a medal in the women's team combined, bringing back memories of her disastrous performance at the Beijing Games four years ago.

Captain Maro Itoje returns as one of two changes for England's Six Nations trip to Scotland on Saturday as Steve Borthwick's men look to build on a 12-game winning run.

In the heart of the Sahara, where the routes to Sudan and Libya cross, the Chadian city of Amdjarass has been transformed this week into an open-air celebration of desert culture.

Bangladesh's leading prime ministerial hopeful Tarique Rahman said on Tuesday he faces "huge" challenges if he wins elections this week, vowing to repair a country he said was looted under the previous ousted government.

Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday Manchester City must address a habit of second half slumps if they are to retain any hope of chasing down Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.

Senegal ordered the closure of student residences at a major university in Dakar on Tuesday, a day after a medical student died during clashes with police, shocking the university community.

Mikaela Shiffrin suffered more Olympic pain on Tuesday after the US ski star failed to claim a medal in the women's team combined, which was won by Austrian duo Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber.

India said Tuesday it would be "a challenge" to face a "quality" Pakistan team in Colombo after Islamabad U-turned and decided to play the blockbuster T20 World Cup clash.

Winter Olympics organisers said Tuesday that athletes whose medals had broken at the Milan-Cortina Games could hand them in for repair after a string of embarrassing glitches.

Russia's internet watchdog on Tuesday announced it was throttling the Telegram messenger platform for alleged violations of Russian law, as Moscow tries to push Russians to use a more tightly controlled domestic online service.

Finn Allen and Tim Seifert posted a T20 World Cup record partnership of 175 as New Zealand crushed the United Arab Emirates by 10 wickets with almost five overs to spare in Chennai on Tuesday.

Norway's Birk Ruud won gold in the Olympic men's freeski slopestyle competition on Tuesday after an error-filled event at Livigno Snow Park.