NewsAFP NewsPark returns to world No. 1 with LPGA Indy playoff win
Park Sung-hyun is headed back to the world number one spot after a birdie at the first playoff hole lifted her to a US LPGA victory over Lizette Salas in Indianapolis on Sunday. South Korean Park's third victory of the season sees her vault from fourth in the rankings to supplant Thailand's
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Park returns to world No. 1 with LPGA Indy playoff win
Park Sung-hyun is headed back to the world number one spot after a birdie at the first playoff hole lifted her to a US LPGA victory over Lizette Salas in Indianapolis on Sunday. South Korean Park's third victory of the season sees her vault from fourth in the rankings to supplant Thailand's
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2 Tropical cyclones outside PAR intesifies habagat
Habagat or the southwest monsoon is still affecting most parts of Luzon. Two tropical cyclones, roughly outside Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), are currently strengthening the southwest monsoon. Typhoon with an international name “Soulik” is located at 1,670 kilometers (km) east-northeast of
NewsAFP NewsMontreal Pride parade pays tribute to global victims of repression
Hundreds of thousands celebrated Montreal's Gay Pride March on a sun-drenched Sunday, an event opened by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and marked by a minute's silence for the victims of discrimination and repression around the world. Trudeau was joined by his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau,
NewsAFP News'Crazy Rich Asians' sparkles at N.America box office
Highly anticipated rom-com "Crazy Rich Asians" -- the first Hollywood film with an mainly Asian cast in a generation -- dazzled the North American box office in its debut weekend, claiming the top spot, industry estimates showed Sunday.
NewsAFP NewsChinese police nab suspects after $87 mn cryptocurrency theft
Chinese police have arrested three suspects alleged to have stolen assets worth 600 million yuan ($87 million) through hacking, state media reported Sunday, as cyber criminals target holders of bitcoin and other virtual currencies. Police in the northern city of Xian began investigating in March when
NewsAFP NewsMultiple quakes rock Indonesia's Lombok island, five dead
Multiple earthquakes -- including a powerful and shallow 6.9-magnitude tremor -- have rocked the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok, killing at least five people and setting off fresh waves of panic. A series of quakes were recorded by seismologists throughout Sunday, the first measuring 6.3 shortly
NewsAFP NewsDjokovic wins Cincy title to complete Masters matched set
Novak Djokovic ended a career-long jinx, lifting the trophy in Cincinnati at last to complete a matched set of Masters 1000 titles. Djokovic, who came up empty in five prior Cincinnati finals, defeated seven-time winner Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 in the final. The former world number one became the first
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Snedeker goes wire-to-wire to win Wyndham Championship
Brandt Snedeker drained a long birdie putt on the final hole to shoot a five-under 65 and go wire-to-wire in winning his second career Wyndham Championship on Sunday. Snedeker, who shot a rare 59 in Thursday's opening round, finished in style as he rolled in the 20-foot birdie putt to claim a three-shot
NewsAFP NewsWickens 'alert' in hospital after frightening IndyCar crash
Canadian rookie Robert Wickens was in hospital with "orthopedic injuries" after a frightening airborne crash in the early stages of the IndyCar Pocono race won by ex-Formula One racer Alexander Rossi. Wickens, of Guelph, Ontario, was rushed to hospital by air ambulance on Sunday after he collided
FinanceAssociated PressNew premier Imran Khan pledges to restore Pakistan's economy
Prime Minister Imran Khan said in his first televised speech in office that Pakistan is in the worst economic condition it has seen and pledged to cut government spending, end corruption and repatriate public funds. A day after he was sworn in, Khan promised reforms across all fields. "I want
NewsAFP NewsS. Koreans head for family reunions in North after decades apart
Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans set off for North Korea Monday to meet relatives for the first time since they were separated nearly seven decades ago by a war that divided the peninsula and their families. The three-day reunion -- the first for three years -- will take place in Mount Kumgang
NewsAFP NewsFive children fighting for life after French blaze: firefighters
A fire in a residential building near Paris on Sunday left seven people with serious injuries including five children who were in a "life-threatening" condition, firefighters said. Some 16 people including 10 police officers and a firefighter were also slightly hurt in the blaze in Aubervilliers
NewsAFP NewsNo Ronaldo, no Zidane, no problem as Real start La Liga with victory
Real Madrid got their La Liga campaign off to a winning start with a 2-0 victory at home to Getafe on Sunday in their first league outing since the summer departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and coach Zinedine Zidane. The European champions ensured the three points at the Santiago Bernabeu with a 20th-minute
NewsAFP NewsBrazil sends troops after clashes at Venezuela border
Brazil's President Michel Temer called an emergency meeting of key ministers Sunday after ordering troops to the border with Venezuela as regional tensions build over the exodus from its crisis-hit neighbor. The move comes after residents in the border town of Pacaraima clashed violently with Venezuelan
NewsAFP NewsInter Milan shocked in Serie A opener, Dzeko hits Roma stunner
A late Edin Dzeko stunner got AS Roma off the mark in their Serie A campaign at Torino on Sunday but Inter Milan made the worst possible start with a 1-0 loss at Sassuolo. Roma's win meant the top three from last year's campaign all won their opening round of matches. Champions Juventus, with
NewsAFP NewsMagical Nimes stun Marseille, Mandanda injured
Newly-promoted Nimes humiliated their distinguished southern neighbours Marseille 3-1 on Sunday to maintain their fairytale start to life back in Ligue 1. Goals from Denis Bouanga, Sada Thioub and Renaud Ripart earned last season's Division Two runners-up a famous scalp in their first home game
NewsAFP NewsPandya slams Holding's 'nowhere near Kapil Dev' jibe after routing England
India's Hardik Pandya routed England with his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket and then urged pundits such as Michael Holding to assess him on his own merits after the West Indies great said he was "nowhere near" becoming the "next Kapil Dev". Pace-bowling all-rounder
NewsAFP NewsBertens shocks No. 1 Halep to win Cincinnati WTA title
Dutch outsider Kiki Bertens survived a match point as she handed world number one Simona Halep her first defeat since Wimbledon to lift the the WTA Cincinnati title on Sunday. Bertens, ranked 17th in the world, beat Romania's Halep 2-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-2 in the women's final of the combined WTA
NewsAFP NewsGolden Silva as on-loan striker hits hat-trick on Sevilla debut
Portuguese striker Andre Silva marked his La Liga debut with a hat-trick as Sevilla romped to a 4-1 win at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, surpassing his total of goals scored for AC Milan in the whole of last season's Serie A. Silva had managed just two goals for the Serie A giants and was loaned out
NewsAFP NewsImran Khan vows change in first address as Pakistan PM
Imran Khan made his first speech as Pakistan's prime minister late Sunday, giving a wide-ranging, televised address in which he announced reforms targeting corruption and focusing on human development in the rapidly growing country. Khan addressed the nation for more than an hour, repeating many
NewsAFP NewsAfghan president offers Taliban new provisional ceasefire
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a provisional three-month ceasefire with the Taliban in a televised broadcast Sunday, a move welcomed by Washington but yet to receive a reply from the militants themselves. The announcement followed a bloody week of fighting across Afghanistan which saw the Taliban
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FinanceAssociated PressElon Musk says cutting back on work hours isn't an option
Arianna Huffington is calling on Elon Musk to adopt a healthier work-life balance, but the Tesla CEO says that's not an option. In a tweet early Sunday after arriving home from a late night at a Tesla factory, Musk told the Huffington Post founder that his electric car company and Ford are the only
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Navas starts for Real despite Courtois arrival
Keylor Navas held on to his place as Real Madrid's starting goalkeeper on Sunday despite the arrival of Thibaut Courtois as the European champions kicked off their La Liga campaign at home to Getafe.
