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Bordeaux-Begles' Lucu on verge of Basque 'dream' with Champions Cup final

Bordeaux-Begles' Lucu on verge of Basque 'dream' with Champions Cup final

Scrum-half Maxime Lucu will lead out Bordeaux-Begles in the Champions Cup final against Leinster in Bilbao on Saturday and turn a dream into a reality.

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Juve risk disaster as Serie A's Champions League race goes down to the wire

Juve risk disaster as Serie A's Champions League race goes down to the wire

Juventus' season is at risk of turning into a disaster ahead of Sunday's fraught Turin derby which could end with their absence from next season's Champions League.

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Antonelli seeks to extend sensational start with fourth win

Antonelli seeks to extend sensational start with fourth win

Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli seeks a sensational fourth consecutive victory to boost his F1 drivers' title bid this weekend, but expects a robust response from Mercedes team-mate George Russell at the Canadian Grand Prix.

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Gilgeous-Alexander stars as Thunder level series with Spurs

Gilgeous-Alexander stars as Thunder level series with Spurs

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pulled the Oklahoma City Thunder level with San Antonio on Wednesday, as the defending NBA champions won their second heavyweight Western Conference finals clash 122-113.

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Asian stocks surge on Iran hopes and Samsung union talks

Asian stocks surge on Iran hopes and Samsung union talks

Shares surged in Tokyo, Seoul and other Asian markets Thursday, fuelled by hopes of a Middle East peace accord and by negotiations averting a planned strike at Samsung Electronics.

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Asian stocks surge on Iran hopes and Samsung deal

Asian stocks surge on Iran hopes and Samsung deal

Shares surged in Tokyo, Seoul and other Asian markets Thursday, fuelled by hopes of a Middle East peace accord and by negotiations averting a planned strike at Samsung Electronics.

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Ruffles, biker leather and celebs at Louis Vuitton's New York show

Ruffles, biker leather and celebs at Louis Vuitton's New York show

French fashion house Louis Vuitton combined ruffles, biker leather and the graphic art of Keith Haring for its celebrity-packed cruise 2027 show at a New York museum on Wednesday night.

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South Korea coach 'hurt' by support for North team

South Korea coach 'hurt' by support for North team

Suwon FC Women's coach has said his team felt "hurt" by a lack of home support after losing to the first North Korean sports team to visit the South in eight years.

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Australian court upholds $465,000 fine against Elon Musk's X

Australian court upholds $465,000 fine against Elon Musk's X

An Australian federal court upheld on Thursday a fine against Elon Musk's X for failing to comply with child internet safety regulations, capping a three year legal fight between the tech giant and Canberra.

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Commander-in-beef: Bangladesh's 'Donald Trump' buffalo wins fans

Commander-in-beef: Bangladesh's 'Donald Trump' buffalo wins fans

Crowds in Bangladesh are flocking to snap photographs with an unlikely social media star -- an albino buffalo with flowing blond hair nicknamed "Donald Trump" due to be sacrificed within days.

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