Maria Sharapova's defence of her French Open title came to a premature end on Monday when she was upset 7-6, 6-4 by the Czech left-hander Lucie Safarova in the fourth round. more
Jürgen Klopp has announced that he will take a break from management for "the time being". The 47-year-old, who has been in charge of Borussia Dortmund for the past seven years, has been linked with several clubs, including Liverpool, Real Madrid and Fenerbahce, but has decided to take some time off to recharge his batteries.more
Paying for sex became illegal in Northern Ireland today, making it the only part of Britain to adopt more stringent legislation aimed at punishing clients of prostitutes instead of sex workers.more
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant sold his four-bedroom home in Newport Coast, CA, for $6,116,500. Among the custom highlights: an 850-square-foot gym, a hair salon and a wood-paneled office with a built-in shark tank.more
A German lawmaker who is close to Chancellor Angela Merkel cast doubt on Britain's plan to change European Union treaties before the country holds a referendum on its EU membership.more
Lazio bounced back from two debilitating losses to beat Napoli 4-2 on Sunday and secure a spot in the Champions League playoffs on the final day of the Serie A season. more
Exhausted cleaning staff, mainly women, are having to attend to more rooms for the same pay and are scared to join a union. But activists are recruiting more members and the workers are fighting back more
Alberto Contador enhanced his status as one of the greatest grand tour riders when the Spaniard clinched his second Giro d'Italia title on Sunday after finishing safely in the bunch in the final stage won by Belgian Iljo Keisse.more
The U.S. Senate advanced legislation on Sunday reforming a controversial programme that collects Americans' telephone call records, but final passage appeared doubtful before the surveillance system expires at midnight.more
Pictures taken by a shocked passenger of an airport worker sticking tape onto the engine of an easyJet plane just moments before take off have been shared by tens of thousands of people online.more
Agnieszka Radwanska, a former No. 2 player in the world, lost in the first round to Annika Beck, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 at French Open. Now, like many players, she cares little for the clay and wants nothing more than to get on the grass.more
The new civic grouping - which translates as 'ModernPL' - brings together social activists, entrepreneurs and local municipal councillors to try and create a platform whereby the economy is freed from the onus of day-to-day politics.more
Arsenal became the most successful club in FA Cup history as they outclassed Aston Villa at Wembley to earn Arsene Wenger a record-equalling sixth triumph.more
Premier Matteo Renzi said that last weekend's election outcomes in Spain and Poland and the January victory of Premier Alexis Tsipras's anti-austerity Syriza party in Greece show that the European Union must reform itself to survive.more