New format for trucks on the track

Formula One fans looking for a new fix might want to check out the China Truck Racing Championship for a bigger, heavier and more furious motor sports spectacle.

Uruguay mourns scoring hero

Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia, who scored the winning goal in the final game of the 1950 World Cup to give Uruguay a stunning 2-1 victory over Brazil - still recalled as Brazil's greatest defeat - died on Thursday. He was 88.

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Rousey mirrors iron Mike's mayhem

Moments after Mike Tyson stepped into the Glendale Fighting Club, Ronda Rousey grabbed her judo coach and abruptly flung him onto the canvas with a resounding thud.

Arum hypes clash of amateur titans

A professional world title showdown between the two greatest amateur boxers of all time - Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux - is a step closer to being finalized, according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum.

Female fighters reach another milestone

Women's boxing made its debut at the Pacific Games this week, in a development hailed as a milestone by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

23 killed in stampede at factory

A stampede during a Ramadan charity handout killed at least 23 people in Bangladesh on Friday as hundreds of poor people tried to get free clothing, police said.

Eruption of Java volcano sparks air travel chaos

Ash spewing from a volcano on Indonesia's main island of Java has left thousands of tourists stranded on Bali, as airports close and international airlines cancel flights.

First chapter of Lee's Mockingbird sequel published

We know this much so far about Harper Lee's new book: Atticus Finch is 72 and suffering from rheumatoid arthritis; Scout is a grown woman who has a suitor most anxious to marry her.

Modi stays silent amid claims of party corruption

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a skilled orator and prolific on social media, so his studied silence about allegations of corruption affecting his party has set other tongues wagging.

Former presidents trade insights, quips

Former US presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton shared a stage on Thursday in Texas to exchange quips and insights on leadership and hopes for an elevated tenor in the current presidential campaign in which their family members are running.