Japanese teen, Britain’s Daley strike Olympic gold as US, Australia battle
A 13-year-old skateboarder struck gold for Japan and British diver Tom Daley was finally crowned an Olympic champion as the duel in the pool between the...
Low-key ceremony ushers in pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics took place on Friday in a nearly empty stadium after a year-long pandemic postponement and a build-up...
Van Gaal to coach Dutch football team: report
Dutch football and Louis van Gaal have closed a deal which will see the "Iron Tulip" return for one last stint as national coach, a news report...
Thousands bid farewell to slain Dutch reporter ‘hero’
Thousands of mourners on Wednesday filed past the coffin of slain Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, paying final respects to the national...
Mali interim leader ‘safe’ after assassination attempt
Mali's interim president Colonel Assimi Goita was "safe and sound", his office said, after an assassination attempt by two men, one wielding a knife,...
Fourth Covid case in Olympic Village as Toyota rules out Games ads
Tokyo's Olympic Village was hit by a fourth coronavirus case on Monday and major sponsor Toyota said it would not run any Games-related TV...
Floods leave at least 126 dead in Europe
The death toll from devastating floods in Europe soared to at least 126 on Friday, most in western Germany where emergency responders were frantically searching for...
Dutch crime reporter dies after shooting
Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, who was critically wounded after being shot in broad daylight in Amsterdam last week, has died in...
IOC chief praises ‘best-prepared Tokyo’ as Olympic Village opens
Olympics chief Thomas Bach praised Tokyo on Tuesday as the "best-ever prepared" host city, as athletes began entering the Olympic Village 10 days before the...
Victorious Italy return home after spoiling England’s Euro 2020 party
taly's team returned home in triumph Monday after beating England in a tense penalty shootout to win Euro 2020 at Wembley, plunging the host...
