Pope Francis on Thursday bolstered criminal legislation against child abuse in the Vatican and increased criminal liability for employees of the tiny city state in a legislative overhaul.

India and Sri Lanka meet yet again, this time in the final of the tri-nation Series at Queen’s Park Oval on Thursday, amid increasing speculation that Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be back to the lead the World Cup and Champions Trophy holders.

Paris Saint-Germain’s turbulent close-season took another twist on Wednesday with the club announcing that sporting director Leonardo had resigned.

The alleged gang-rape of a female official by three handball players has rocked Malaysia’s sports community, as officials Wednesday demanded tough punishment for the perpetrators.

Tour de France leader Chris Froome tightened his grip on the yellow jersey after finishing runner-up to world champion Tony Martin in the 11th stage time trial on Wednesday.

Twelve months after injuring his finger en route to victory in the Scottish Open and Jeev Milka Singh’s troublesome finger has still not fully mended.

Phil Mickelson is no stranger to travelling but he was reminded on the eve of the Scottish Open that in a 21-year pro career he’s had just one victory on European soil.

The next robotic rover to explore Mars in 2020 should scour the surface of the Red Planet more closely than ever for signs of past life, a Nasa science team said on Tuesday.

Astronomers on Wednesday reported their best observation yet of a massive star embryo growing within a dark cloud — the largest stellar “womb” ever spotted in our Milky Way galaxy.

A Moscow court on Thursday convicted dead Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky of tax evasion, provoking outrage over the posthumous prosecution of a man whose death in pre-trial detention led to a major diplomatic row with Washington.