U.S. Supreme Court sides with Venezuela over oil rigs claim The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday tossed out a lower court's ruling that had allowed an American oil drilling company to sue Venezuela over the seizure of 11 drilling rigs in 2010 but allowed the business another chance to press […]
U.S. top court rejects gay conversion therapy ban challenge The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact California's ban on "gay conversion" therapy aimed at turning youths under age 18 away from homosexuality, rejecting a Christian minister's challenge to the law asserting it violates religious rights. The justices, turning away […]
May Day rallies across U.S. target Trump immigration policy Labor unions and civil rights groups staged May Day rallies in several U.S. cities on Monday to denounce President Donald Trump's get-tough policy on immigration, a crackdown they said preys on vulnerable workers in some of America's lowest-paying jobs. Protests and […]
Motor racing: The first win is the hardest, Lauda tells Bottas Valtteri Bottas waited 81 races for his first Formula One win to come along but it will get easier for the Finn after Sunday's success in Russia, according to former world champion Niki Lauda. "To win the first grand […]
Step back for Sheikh Ahmad, Asia's sporting power broker After almost a decade as one of the game's main power brokers, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah stepped away from his involvement in world football on Sunday as the U.S Department of Justice probe into FIFA's affairs claimed another victim. His […]
Highlights of Sunday's NBA games Highlights of Sunday's National Basketball Association games: Jazz 104, Clippers 91 Gordon Hayward scored 26 points and collected eight rebounds to lead seven Utah players in double figures, and the Jazz eliminated the Los Angeles Clippers from the Western Conference playoffs with a 104-91 road […]
Major League Baseball roundup New York Mets ace Noah Syndergaard left his start in the second inning Sunday against the Washington Nationals with an apparent injury to his right side. The Mets' official status update is a "possible lat strain." Syndergaard is heading back to New York City from Washington […]
Golf – Stunning eagle earns Kisner/Brown Monday playoff in New Orleans Kevin Kisner made a stunning eagle at the final hole to earn he and his partner Scott Brown a playoff against Cameron Smith and Jonas Blixt at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Sunday. Due to fading light […]
Soccer: Chelsea on course for the title as Spurs beat Arsenal Chelsea remain on course for the Premier League title after a 3-0 win at Everton left them four points clear of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who beat local rivals Arsenal 2-0 on Sunday. Goals by Pedro, Gary Cahill and Willian […]
Nadal eases to 10th Barcelona Open title Rafael Nadal won a record-extending 10th Barcelona Open title on Sunday by thrashing Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-4 6-1, collecting his second claycourt title in a row. Nadal, who won the Monte Carlo Masters for a 10th time last week, romped to the […]
