Tennis great Martina Navratilova has come to the defence of Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya ahead of next week's landmark hearing on proposed rules that aim to restrict testosterone levels in female athletes.The International Association of Athleti

Naomi Osaka said she would not prioritise "success over happiness" following the surprise sacking of her coach as she heads into the Dubai Championships as top seed for the first time.The US and Australian Open champion this week split with Sascha Bajin, who

Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal singled out ex-All Black Julian Savea following the club's latest defeat, saying he "was no longer welcome"."I'm going to ask for a DNA test, this isn't the Savea that we signed. They must have changed him on the plane,

La Rochelle kept within touch of Top 14 leaders Clermont with a battling 28-21 victory at relegation-threatened Grenoble on Sunday.Former All Blacks scrum-half Tawera Kerr-Barlow scored a pair of tries, crossing for the match-winning effort on 75 minutes as La

Indian authorities withdrew police protection for five separatist leaders in Kashmir on Sunday amid mounting fallout from a suicide bombing that killed 41 soldiers in the disputed region.New Delhi has vowed to retaliate after a van packed with explosives rippe

A massive haul of nearly 300 kilograms of methamphetamine pills was seized in central Vietnam on Sunday, police said, the latest major drug bust in a country where the use of synthetic narcotics is on the rise.While Vietnam has some of the toughest drug laws i

Cardiff City could launch a negligence claim against Nantes as soon as next week if an official report finds Emiliano Sala was flown to his death by a pilot who did not have the correct licence, according to Britain's Sunday Telegraph.Premier League side Card

Syria's Kurds should start a dialogue with President Bashar al-Assad as their military allies the United States are readying to pull out, Russia said Sunday."We support this dialogue between Damascus and the Kurds," said Russian deputy foreign minister Serg

Neymar's father reiterated on Sunday that there has been no attempt to contact Barcelona over a possible return to Spain for the world's most expensive player.Neymar joined Paris Saint-Germain for a world record fee of 222 million euros ($251 million) in Aug

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned anti-Semitic abuse of a leading intellectual by "yellow vest" protestors and said it would not be tolerated.Police intervened to protect philosopher and writer Alain Finkielkraut after he was targeted by a group of

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Saturday that no decision has been taken on funding President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico, a project that may come partly from redirected military funds.Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to