Bedene battles through in Rome
Britain’s Aljaz Bedene will meet Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Rome Masters after a hard-fought victory over Italian wildcard Gianluca Mager, who was forced to retire injured.
Kim eyes Presidents debut
Si Woo Kim has set his sights on making a Presidents Cup debut this autumn after a career-changing victory at the Players Championship.
Iraqi forces close in on Islamic State’s Mosul stronghold
MOSUL, Iraq U.S.-backed Iraqi forces pressed an advance on neighborhoods under Islamic State control in Mosul on Monday as they seek to dislodge fighters entrenched in a central mosque before the holy month of Ramadan.
Some businesses in Asia disrupted by cyber attack, authorities brace for more
SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON Asian governments and businesses reported some disruptions from the WannaCry ransomware worm on Monday but cybersecurity experts warned of a wider impact as more employees turned on their computers and checked e-mails.
Will red-hot Rafa win in Rome?
Annabel Croft and Greg Rusedski both believe Rafael Nadal is the man to beat in Rome this week after the Spaniard celebrated his 72nd career title with victory at the Madrid Masters on Sunday.
North Korea’s latest missile launch suggests progress toward ICBM: experts
SEOUL North Korea’s successful missile test-launch signals major advances in developing an intercontinental ballistic missile, such as mastery of re-entry technology and better engine performance key to targeting the United States, experts say.
German police says 13 people injured in explosion at Schaeffler
FRANKFURT Thirteen people were injured, four of them seriously, in an explosion at a German factory operated by ball-bearings maker Schaeffler (SHA_p.DE) on Monday, German police said on Twitter. A spokeswoman for Schaeffler said the explosion in the town of Eltmann occurred at around 10.15 am local time (0815 GMT), adding it posed no danger…
Murray eyes Rome defence
Andy Murray is hoping to welcome in his first week as a 30-year-old by defending his Rome Masters title.
Air strikes target Islamic State in eastern Syria, kill 23 – monitor
BEIRUT Dawn air strikes on a Syrian border town in the Islamic State-held eastern province of Deir al-Zor killed 23 people, most of them civilians, a war monitoring group said on Monday.
The Players: Day 4 highlights
The final round of The Players Championship again produced a number of outstanding moments as Si Woo Kim clinched a record-breaking three-shot win.