Japan’s Topix rose, headed for its highest close since August 1990, as foreign buying and locally driven corporate

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva signs a new three-year contract to extend his deal until 2026. Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain had shown strong interest in the Portuguese international.

Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial judge has threatened to hold the former president in contempt

Chelsea have agreed a season-long loan deal with Roma for Romelu Lukaku, the PA news agency understands. The Serie A side will pay £8million to take the wantaway striker for a year as a solution to the stand-off between player and club appears finally to be in sight. PA understands that there is no obligation for the club to make the deal permanent. The uncertainty surrounding Lukaku, who joined Chelsea for £97.5m in 2021 but scored only eight Premier League goals in 26 games before being loaned out to Inter Milan last season, has hung over the early weeks of Mauricio Pochettino’s time in charge. The manager hinted last week that he would be willing to consider reintegrating the Belgium international into his squad if no deal for him to leave could be reached before Friday’s transfer deadline. But that impasse was averted on Monday night after a deal was struck for the 30-year-old, who spent three years on Chelsea’s books between 2011-14 but made just 10 appearances between loan spells at West Brom and Everton, to join up with ex-Blues boss Jose Mourinho in the Italian capital. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live

Australia’s run to the Women’s World Cup semifinals and the expanded 32-team format have helped set records for attendance at the tournament

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will warn Congress in a speech later Friday morning that a government shutdown would be "dangerous and unnecessary" because it would undermine the American economy and disrupt key government functions.

China's Wu Yibing collapsed and was helped off the court on Monday after retiring from his opening match against Japan's Yosuke Watanuki at the...

Aymeric Laporte's FIFA 22 TOTS card has apparently been leaked. Here's what you need to know.

A Hong Kong court has dismissed a government bid to deny same-sex married couples the right to rent and own public housing, saying that it was "discriminatory in nature" and a complete denial of such couples' rights.

The number of Americans filing for jobless claims last week rose to its highest level in a year-and-a-half, though the labor market remains healthy by historical standards

FC Cincinnati are Supporters' Shield champions.

Arcangelo was declared the winner of the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes in New York.