Serena Williams feels she was closer to a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam at this year's US Open than she was in her four recent major final defeats.

We ask 25 BBC pundits to predict who will win the Premier League title, who will finish in the top four, and who might break into the top six.

There’s alarm in the Philippines over an escalation in summary executions during the pandemic in a suburb of the capital, Manila.

Valtteri Bottas heads Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Friday practice at the Tuscan Grand Prix as Lando Norris crashes his McLaren.

Serbia's president was furious over a Facebook post that likened him to Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct.

Lawmakers in Kaduna state want convicted rapists to be surgically castrated to prevent them raping again.

The 62-year-old ball python has not been with a male in over 15 years, according to Saint Louis Zoo.

Daniel Martinez wins stage 13 of the Tour de France as Primoz Roglic extends his advantage in the yellow jersey.

Both President Trump and Joe Biden visited the same memorial on Friday, at different times.

A deluge of misinformation about fires in Oregon prompted local officials to debunk rumours.

The US president helps broker a landmark deal as Bahrain agrees to recognise the state of Israel.

The actor and wrestler appeared in Johnny Knoxville's 2010 reality comedy film Jackass 3D.

Drone footage shows streets of houses destroyed by fires in the US state of Oregon.

Police have described the man's arrest as "one of the easiest drugs busts ever made".

The Greek military has begun construction of new tents, despite opposition from migrants and locals.

Coronavirus aid programmes have prompted the gap between spending and tax receipts to explode.

England fall to a 19-run defeat against Australia despite Sam Billings' maiden international century in the first ODI at Old Trafford.

Inocente Orlando Montano is sentenced to 133 years in prison for the 1989 murders in El Salvador.

The state's governor implores householders to stay out of the fire zones, despite rumours of looting.

Some seven weeks since the 2019-20 season finished, a new Premier League campaign gets under way on Saturday.

The US president and his political rival both visit the Flight 93 memorial, but at different times.