'So humble': Bayern boss Tuchel toasts 'extraordinary' Beckenbauer
Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel on Thursday lauded the "extraordinary" Franz Beckenbauer, who died last weekend aged 78.
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EU legal opinion deals blow to Google on 2.4-bn-euro fine
Google suffered a legal blow at the European Court of Justice on Thursday when the body's adviser recommended that a 2.4-billion-euro ($2.6-billion) fine levied on it for anti-competitive practices be upheld.
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Latest graft scandal overshadows China's Asian Cup campaign
China launch their Asian Cup campaign on Saturday in the throes of a domestic anti-corruption drive that has triggered the downfall of numerous leading football figures including former coach Li Tie.
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Ex-England manager Eriksson says has cancer, 'a year' to live
Ex-England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has at best "maybe a year" to live, he said Thursday.
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Korda surges into Adelaide semis for second year
Third seed Sebastian Korda powered into the Adelaide International semi-finals for a second straight year Thursday, but needed five match points to set up a last four clash with seventh seed Jiri Lehecka.
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Imposing Australia bank on secret weapons in Asian Cup title charge
Australia go for Asian Cup glory boasting few stars but with a record-breaking coach in Graham Arnold, an in-form striker born in Uruguay and an imposing defender whose goal-scoring exploits are more akin to a forward.
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13 wounded in Russian strike on hotel in Ukraine
Two Russian missiles struck a hotel in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv, injuring 13 people including foreign journalists, local authorities said Thursday.
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Markets track Wall St gains ahead of key inflation data
Stock markets rose Thursday as investors gear up for the release of major US inflation data that could have a huge bearing on the Federal Reserve's timetable for cutting interest rates.
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Google awaits EU legal opinion on 2.4-bn-euro fine
The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice will on Thursday publish a long-awaited opinion on a contested 2.4-billion-euro ($2.6-billion) fine that Brussels slapped on Google for anti-competitive practices.
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Brunei's polo-playing prince marries commoner
Brunei's polo-playing Prince Abdul Mateen, one of Asia's most eligible bachelors, married his commoner fiancee on Thursday as part of a lavish 10-day celebration in the oil-rich sultanate.
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