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Serena Williams' bid for a fairytale return to Wimbledon was shattered by Australia's Maya Joint as the American legend's first singles match in four years ended in a 6-3, 6-7 (6/8) 6-3 defeat on Tuesday.

French Open champion Alexander Zverev insists his aim of a first deep run at Wimbledon depends purely on himself, despite being in a wide-open half of the men's draw.

Dutch football chiefs have condemned online racist abuse aimed at Netherlands players after their painful elimination from the World Cup.

Lionel Scaloni will mark his 100th game as Argentina coach at the World Cup on Friday -- the latest milestone in a golden era for the Albiceleste.

Police on Tuesday were searching for the suspect behind a parcel bomb that seriously wounded a sanctioned multi-millionaire of Ukrainian origin and two others in Monaco, after the unprecedented attack rocked the super-safe principality.

Jose Mourinho will kick off his second spell in charge of Real Madrid at home against Real Sociedad in La Liga.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Tuesday compared the capabilities of the most advanced artificial intelligence models to nuclear weapons in a tacit defense of the Trump administration's recent hard line on controlling the release of the most powerful AI technology.

"What do we want to play?" Juan Cordero asks a group of Venezuelan children left homeless following last week's harrowing earthquakes.

Fabian Ruiz is confident Spain are gaining momentum as the European champions aim to end a 16-year hiatus to win a World Cup knockout game against Austria on Thursday.

Erling Haaland fired Norway to their first ever World Cup knockout victory in a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast on Tuesday as France and Mexico also aim to book their places in the last 16.

Tens of thousands of people urgently need food and shelter in Venezuela after the two devastating earthquakes that killed nearly 2,000, the UN said on Tuesday, as doctors warned of outbreaks of disease with survivors sleeping in the streets.

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday unveiled her portrait that will join those of her male predecessors in Berlin's chancellery building.

Erling Haaland scored a late winner as Norway set up a last-16 showdown with Brazil at the World Cup after taming the Ivory Coast 2-1 in Texas on Tuesday.

Emergency crews on Tuesday were battling an out-of-control wildfire that came within a few hundred meters of a northern Canadian town, a threatening blaze in an otherwise muted start to Canada's wildfire season.

The US Treasury on Tuesday announced new sanctions targeting an alleged fuel smuggling ring that benefits the notorious Jalisco New Generation Cartel in neighboring Mexico.

Bernardo Silva said it was not his job to question the coach's decisions after being benched for the past two games as Portugal prepare for Thursday's World Cup showdown against Croatia.

NBA superstar LeBron James will return for an unprecedented 24th season but not with the Los Angeles Lakers, a move that rocked the league on Tuesday as free agency opened.

Soccer has made astounding progress in America in recent years, but the United States players know the spotlight on Wednesday's knockout clash against Bosnia and Herzegovina will be by far the brightest yet.

French Open champion Alexander Zverev came through a testing four-set battle with Belgian debutant Alexander Blockx to reach the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday.

Frank Lampard has signed a new deal with Coventry that is set to keep him with the Premier League side until 2029, it was announced Tuesday.

Alejandro Grimaldo said he had realised a long-term ambition to play for one of Spain's biggest clubs after joining Atletico Madrid on Tuesday for a reported fee of 20 million euros ($23 million) from Bayer Leverkusen.

Wimbledon title rivals Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner must dust themselves down after bruising scares that exposed chinks in their armour.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted restrictions on the amount of money political parties can spend in coordination with individual candidates, in a case that could impact November's midterm elections.

Harry Brook said Tuesday it would be a "great honour" to succeed Ben Stokes as England's Test captain even if that meant he was responsible for leading the side in all three international formats.

LeBron James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, will return for an unprecedented 24th season but not with the Los Angeles Lakers.

In a hilly village northwest of Budapest, siblings Andras and Blanka Arki have brought a bag of plastic containers and bottles to fill up at a roadside water cart in scorching 41C heat.

Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under furnace-like temperatures Tuesday as central and eastern cities hunkered down for a heat wave set to last through the July 4 holiday weekend.

Tens of thousands of people urgently need food and shelter in Venezuela after the two devastating earthquakes that killed more than 1,700, the UN said on Tuesday, as doctors warned of potential outbreaks of disease with survivors sleeping in the streets.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship in a blow to one of his signature anti-immigration initiatives.

LeBron James, the all-time leading scorer in NBA history, is to leave the Los Angeles Lakers, but will continue his NBA career, according to media reports on Tuesday.

Ashleigh Gardner starred with both bat and ball as Australia booked their place in the Women's T20 World Cup final with an eight-wicket thrashing of the West Indies at the Oval on Tuesday.

Soraida Torrealba's family has spent days desperately searching for her among the rubble of their building.