World no. 1 Tiger Woods, seeking his eighth career victory at the World Golf Championships Brid-gestone Invitational, fired a two-under par 68 on Saturday to keep a seven-stroke lead after 54 holes.

The New York Cosmos launched their reincarnation with a 2-1 win against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers here Saturday as Brazilian legend Pele and other members of the club’s 1970s heyday looked on.

Japan’s Daiya Seto claimed gold in the men’s 400m individual medley at the swimming world championships on Sunday with American Chase Kalisz in second and Brazil’s Thiago Pereira in third.

Top seed Juan Martin Del Potro and US eighth seed John Isner advanced to the final of the ATP and WTA Washington Open with rain-interrupted triumphs Saturday.

A young Indian woman who grew up in Mumbai’s red-light district facing poverty and sexual abuse has overcome the odds to win a scholarship to study in New York.

President Hassan Rowhani has unveiled a cabinet of technocrats to help him tackle the formidable challenges of shoring up Iran’s economy and opening up dialogue with the West over Tehran’s controversial nuclear drive.

Australia built a lead of nearly 300 against England when rain forced an early tea on the fourth day of the third Test at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Legspinner Amit Mishra’s six-wicket haul took India to a comprehensive one-day series whitewash in Zimbabwe as they beat the hosts by seven wickets in Saturday’s fifth one-day international in Bulaway

Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell kept Australia at bay with bold fifties but England still had plenty of work to do in the third Test at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Wild-card entrant Virginie Razzano stunned third-seeded Petra Kvitova 6-7 (6), 7-5, 7-6 (8) on Friday in the Southern California Open quarter-finals.