Fernando Alonso says winning a third Formula 1 World Championship is still his main target - but accepts that achieving it may not be possible.

British teenager Emma Raducanu says her stunning run to the US Open quarter-finals is "surreal", putting her success down to feeling "really, really happy".

Two bans for cocaine use seemed certain to end Francesco Flachi's career - but he is now closing in on an unlikely return at the age of 46.

The magnitude-seven quake struck near Acapulco, and was felt around 370 km away in Mexico City.

Substitute Damian Szymanski scores a stoppage-time equaliser to deny England victory in their World Cup qualifying game away to Poland.

The Ashes will "hopefully" be played to full houses and on schedule despite a rise in Covid cases, Cricket Australia say.

Salah Abdeslam and 19 other defendants are accused of involvement in France's worst post-WWII attack.

The Pussycat Dolls star is being sued by the band's founder for refusing to join a reunion tour.

Xavier Novell was a traditional and controversial bishop who resigned for "personal reasons".

Yevgeny Zinichev was killed while trying to save a cameraman who had fallen into water, reports say.

The prime minister says the new rules are aimed at women from non-Western backgrounds.

The US singer's bid to end her father's guardianship could reach its conclusion this week.

Premier League clubs remain hopeful their players will be released for matches this weekend, after four national associations trigger a Fifa rule to prevent them appearing.

Warm-blooded animals are evolving to have larger beaks, legs and ears to stay cool, scientists say.

Jos Buttler will return as England's vice-captain and wicketkeeper for the fifth and final Test against India at Emirates Old Trafford.

Padraig Harrington is expecting a little "fuss and drama" this weekend as European players battle to earn a place on the Ryder Cup team to face the United States from 24-26 September.

Twitter's latest test to change its core experience makes photos and videos fill a mobile screen.

The military junta has released prisoners detained during deposed President Alpha Condé's rule.

A massive rescue operation is under way in Assam to find at least two people who are still missing.

Dozens of women march in Kabul and in Badakhshan province, angry at the new Taliban government.

The statue became a focal point for the protests following the death of George Floyd last spring.