Olympic champion Alexander Zverev moves into the US Open semi-finals with a straight-set victory over Lloyd Harris.

Who is close to securing their place at next year's World Cup in Qatar? BBC Sport takes a look at the state of play in qualifying as we pass the halfway stage.

Italy become the first national team to go 37 matches without defeat after hammering Lithuania in a World Cup qualifier.

Nice are docked two points, one of which is suspended, and will replay their Ligue 1 game with Marseille after crowd trouble led to the match on 22 August being abandoned.

British teenager Emma Raducanu expresses her surprise at her run to the US Open semi-finals, having had flights back to the UK booked a fortnight ago.

Almost 60% of oil and gas and 90% of coal must stay in the ground to keep global warming below 1.5C.

The BBC investigates a mystery illness dubbed "Havana syndrome" that has affected American diplomats and spies.

Eswatini is Africa’s last absolute monarchy, which means the king controls everything.

Some Kenyans try to escape poverty by helping foreign students to fake their academic work.

New York Fashion Week marks a tentative return - but how did supermodels keep working through Covid?

The singer was personally selected by soul legend Franklin to play her in the new biopic Respect.

Why it took a TikTok primate to turn a forty-year-old idea into a global hit

Lebanon’s ongoing crisis has plunged the country into darkness, with some experiencing power cuts for 20 hours a day.

Fourteen people are killed at a makeshift hospital treating Covid-19 patients in Tetovo.

France is strongly against the tactic, accusing the UK of breaking international maritime law.

Justin Trudeau and other party leaders clashed over climate - and the election call - in the debate.

Taliban officials had earlier described China as Afghanistan's most important partner.

Australia's biggest city is likely to exit lockdown from next month, provided vaccinations continue.

Ashraf Ghani, who has sought refuge in the UAE, says he left Kabul to avoid "horrific" violence.

Their inclusion may be a sign that a special force was created to prevent the spread of Covid-19.