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Two years ago, Dubai's skyscraper-studded skyline welcomed a Ferris wheel touted as the world's largest, but it mysteriously stopped turning just months after opening.

The long-suffering people of Niger's capital, Niamey, are used to intermittent power cuts. But since the coup d'etat one week ago, interminable blackouts have tested their patience to the limit.

Niger closed its airspace due to the "threat of intervention" as the junta defied a deadline from the West African bloc ECOWAS to reinstate democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum or face possible military action.

Colombia is banking on two teenage stars to help light up their Women's World Cup knockout clash against Jamaica on Tuesday and steer them into a maiden quarter-final.

US teen star Coco Gauff and Britain's Dan Evans captured titles with straight-set triumphs on Sunday at the ATP and WTA Washington Open.

New York wants to introduce car-loving America's first congestion charge, but the move faces fierce opposition -- including from the city's famous yellow taxis.

Twenty-six of the 33 Springboks who won the last Rugby World Cup in Japan four years ago are contenders for places in the next edition in France, starting on September 8.

Lucas Glover clinched his fifth career PGA Tour title with a final round of two-under par 68 on Sunday to capture the season-closing Wyndham Championship.

Niger's coup leaders said they closed the country's airspace shortly before the expiration of a deadline from the West African bloc ECOWAS for them to hand back power or face possible military intervention.

Niger's coup leaders announced Sunday that they had closed the country's airspace, as the deadline from the West African bloc ECOWAS for them to hand back power or face a possible military intervention approached.

Noah Lyles says his priority is "medals first, records second" as he bids to become only the fifth man to achieve the 100/200 metres double at the World Athletics Championships.

Former US president Donald Trump said Sunday he will petition to have a different judge oversee his historic criminal trial and for the case to be moved out of Washington.

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal's Community Shield victory against Manchester City proves they can go toe to toe with the treble winners in the Premier League title race.

Cambodia's king on Monday will appoint Hun Manet the country's new leader after his father Hun Sen calls time on nearly four decades of hardline rule.

Elon Musk said Sunday that the "cage match" he and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg have seemingly agreed to as a fund-raiser will be carried live on X, formerly known as Twitter, which he owns.

US teen star Coco Gauff captured her fourth career WTA title on Sunday, defeating Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 to win the Washington Open.

The 'big three' South African clubs had mixed results as the league season began this weekend with title-holders Mamelodi Sundowns winning, Kaizer Chiefs drawing and Orlando Pirates losing.

Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, on hunger strike since shortly after his arrest last month, was admitted to hospital in Dakar Sunday, his lawyer and supporters said.

World number six Holger Rune said on Sunday he hopes to partner in mixed doubles at next year's Paris Olympics with fellow Dane Caroline Wozniacki.

France's only national Sunday newspaper this weekend published its first edition under the leadership of a controversial far-right editor, whose appointment had prompted an unprecedented and lengthy staff walkout.

Hollywood's pink wave has yet to crest as Warner Bros.' "Barbie" dominated for a third straight weekend in North American theaters, pushing the film's global haul past $1 billion in a first for a woman director, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.

A brilliant 67 from Nicholas Pooran eclipsed a maiden international half-cnetury from Tilak Varma as West Indies edged their way to a dramatic two-wicket win over India in the second T20I against West Indies in Guyana on Sunday.

American Kyle Kirkwood held off New Zealand's Scott McLaughlin after a restart with four laps remaining on Sunday to win the IndyCar Music City Grand Prix for his second career title.

Tilak Varma struck his first international half-century but it was not enough to prevent India from slipping to a dramatic two-wicket defeat in the second T20I against West Indies in Guyana on Sunday.

Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 US Open champion, fired the lowest round in LIV Golf history on Sunday, shooting a 12-under par 58 to win the LIV Golf Greenbrier title.

Austria's Mona Mitterwallner and Brazil's Henrique Avancini won the mountain bike cross country marathon world titles in Scotland on Sunday.

Mathieu van der Poel won the men's road race world championship in Glasgow on Sunday with a late solo escape, hailing his victory as "revenge" for his controversial absence from the 2022 event.

Arsenal lifted the Community Shield to end Manchester City's silverware streak with a 4-1 penalty shoot-out victory after a 1-1 draw against the treble winners on Sunday.

An enormous blue whale, considered the largest animal on Earth, has washed up onto a beach in southern Chile, probably after dying at sea, local authorities said Sunday.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou told Bayern Munich only one deadline mattered in their bid to sign Harry Kane after the England captain scored four goals in a 5-1 pre-season friendly win at home to Shakhtar Donetsk on Sunday.

Three-time NHL top defenseman Erik Karlsson was traded from the San Jose Sharks to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday in a major three-team deal also involving the Montreal Canadiens.

Thai golfer Nitithorn Thippong clinched the Mandiri Indonesia Open on Sunday, rediscovering the form that made him emerge as one of the brightest young regional talents last year to win his third Asian Tour title.