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Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali retained his Olympic 3000m steeplechase title on Wednesday to become just the third Arab to win double gold as world record holder Lamecha Girma suffered a worrying fall

There was no 'blood in the water' but there was plenty of drama as Hungary beat Italy 9-9 (3-1) after a shoot-out to reach the semi-finals of the men's water polo at La Defense Arena on Wednesday.

The United States edged closer to an unprecedented eighth straight women's basketball Olympic crown on Wednesday, ending the historic run of Nigeria with a 88-74 quarter-final victory.

Ukraine won their third gold of the Paris Games on Wednesday when Oleksandr Khyzhniak triumphed in the men's 80kg final at Roland Garros for the second Olympic medal of his career.

Rafael Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, will not compete in the US Open, he said Wednesday, with the 38-year-old Spaniard adding he did not feel he could perform at his best.

Ben Shelton survived a trick-shot ending on Wednesday to defeat devious doubles partner Alexander Bublik 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 to start his campaign at the ATP Montreal Masters.

Quincy Hall on Wednesday became the fourth fastest 400m runner in history when he captured Olympic gold in 43.40sec to end a 16-year drought for the USA in the event and declared it was "grit" that got him over the line.

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting called it "a tough journey" after winning again Wednesday at the Paris Olympics to ensure that the two boxers at the centre of a major gender controversy are into their respective finals.

Argentine President Javier Milei on Wednesday criticized "progressive hypocrisy" after his leftist predecessor Alberto Fernandez was accused of domestic violence.

Wall Street stocks finished lower Wednesday after a rally that lifted European and Asian bourses petered out amid lingering unease following recent turbulence.

Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali retained his Olympic 3000m steeplechase title on Wednesday to become just the third Arab to win double gold

Thousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets in several English cities on Wednesday to oppose days of far-right violence that have UK police on high alert.

Morocco's steeplechase king Soufiane El Bakkali on Wednesday became just the third Arab to win double Olympic gold while Jamaica's Roje Stona upset the favourites to claim a memorable men's discus title.

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest increased in July for the first time in 15 months, according to official data released Wednesday.

Defending champions Netherlands will face China in the women's Olympic hockey final in a repeat of the 2008 gold medal match after a comfortable 3-0 win over Argentina on Wednesday.

South Africa's return to Test cricket was thwarted by the elements as they reached 45-1 on Wednesday before steady rain forced the abandonment of most of the opening day's play of the first Test of the two-match series against the West Indies.

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting comfortably won again at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday to ensure that the two boxers at the centre of a major gender controversy are into their respective finals.

The medals from the doping-tainted team figure skating event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics were finally awarded during the Paris Summer Games on Wednesday, two and a half years after the controversial event.

Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali retained his Olympic 3000m steeplechase title on Wednesday to become just the third Arab to win double gold

What was meant to be a weeklong trip to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first NASA astronauts to fly with Boeing could extend to eight months, with the agency considering bringing them home on a SpaceX spaceship.

Jamaica's Roje Stona threw an Olympic record of 70.00 metres to win men's discus gold in Paris on Wednesday.

American Quincy Hall on Wednesday became the fourth fastest man to run the 400m when he captured Olympic gold in 43.40sec to end a 16-year drought for his country in the event.

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who claims to be the rightful winner of the country's presidential election, on Wednesday defied a Supreme Court summons over the disputed results.

A Danish court on Wednesday handed a Polish man a four-month prison sentence and ordered him deported for punching the country's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in June.

After criminals recently forced a family to leave their home in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, the owner again tried to rent it out, this time, to a young couple.

Donia Abu Taleb narrowly missed out on becoming the first Saudi Arabian woman to win an Olympic Games medal on Wednesday.

Rapper Ms. Lauryn Hill canceled the first leg of her US tour, a reunion with the Fugees, ticketing giant Ticketmaster said on Wednesday without saying why.

Australia ended a 20-year wait to claim the Olympic men's team pursuit gold medal on Wednesday while Paris road race champion Kristen Faulkner helped power the United States to the women's title.

Fulham have agreed to let United States defender Tim Ream join Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC, the Premier League club announced Wednesday.

Noah Lyles qualified for the 200m final on Wednesday to stay on track for the first Olympic men's sprint treble since Usain Bolt achieved the feat at the 2016 Rio Games.

Former World Cup-winning coach Clive Woodward has insisted England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) has "sold its soul" by renaming its Twickenham headquarters to insurance multi-national Allianz.

The chief executive of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), who had to manage the fall-out after Australian cricketers were abused at Lord's following a row during an Ashes Test, is to take over the running of Cheltenham Racecourse.