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Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29: team

Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29: team

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke, 29, has died, the NBA team said in a statement on Tuesday.

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No.5 Morikawa still battles back issues as PGA start looms

No.5 Morikawa still battles back issues as PGA start looms

Two-time major winner Collin Morikawa is still battling back issues as Thursday's start of the PGA Championship looms at Aronimink.

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Stadium changes just part of Houston's World Cup transformation

Stadium changes just part of Houston's World Cup transformation

Houston is turning the Texans' NFL stadium into a natural-grass pitch, shielding its streets from punishing heat and preparing its transit police force to respond in 50 languages during the World Cup.

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Rhythm king Rabada skittles Hyderabad to blast Gujarat to top of IPL

Rhythm king Rabada skittles Hyderabad to blast Gujarat to top of IPL

South Africa's Kagiso Rabada led an inspired pace attack to power Gujarat Titans to the top of the IPL table with an 82-run thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday.

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Rabada stars as Gujarat hammer Hyderabad to move top of IPL

Rabada stars as Gujarat hammer Hyderabad to move top of IPL

South Africa's Kagiso Rabada led an inspired pace attack to power Gujarat Titans to the top of the IPL table with an 82-run thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday.

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Kevin Warsh returns to Federal Reserve with 'regime change' agenda

Kevin Warsh returns to Federal Reserve with 'regime change' agenda

Kevin Warsh, the incoming chair of the US Federal Reserve, will return to the central bank with an ambitious reform agenda and the looming threat of intimidation by the man who nominated him: US President Donald Trump.

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Former Georgia rugby captain Sharikadze banned over urine-swap scheme

Former Georgia rugby captain Sharikadze banned over urine-swap scheme

Former Georgia rugby captain Merab Sharikadze has been banned for 11 years over his role in a urine-swap scheme that helped several of his national teammates to cheat anti-doping tests.

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Fabled Argentine city Ushuaia tries to shrug off virus suspicions

Fabled Argentine city Ushuaia tries to shrug off virus suspicions

Argentina's city "at the end of the world," Ushuaia, the jump-off point for expeditions to the Antarctic, is laboring under suspicion of being the source of the deadly hantavirus outbreak that killed three cruise ship passengers.

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Wild peacocks bring delight, despair to Italian village

Wild peacocks bring delight, despair to Italian village

Dozens of preening peacocks looking for love have colonised a seaside village in Italy, strutting their stuff for the ladies but infuriating human residents with their spring mating season screams.

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Murray to coach British star Draper in run-up to Wimbledon

Murray to coach British star Draper in run-up to Wimbledon

Former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is to return to coaching with Britain's Jack Draper during the grass-court season, it was announced Tuesday.

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