Mertens' last singles victory was at the Jasmin Open in Tunisia in October 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE – Pride and revenge were at stake on Feb 1, when the Singapore team met Indonesia again in the final of the Singapore Tennis Invitational Cup. Just two days ago, they were beaten 3-2 by ...

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son has made a direct plea to the military junta in Myanmar holding her in solitary confinement to release her on the fourth anniversary of her arrest. The imprisonment of the ...

Currently ranked No.95 in the world – the only Aussie woman in the game’s top-100 – Birrell is guaranteed to soar to a career ...

More than 70 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar have arrived at a tourist beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province. Local police chief Nova Suryandaru said a wooden boat carrying 40 men, 32 ...

The Nga Whanapoikiri Māori o Aotearoa Senior Women’s Team (MAURI) will visit Fiji next week for a two-match series against ...

The suspension affects humanitarian programs, counterterrorism efforts and weapons financing.

The 34-year-old Marino, ranked No. 98 on the WTA Tour, jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first set, but the 23-year-old ...

Rebecca Marino came close to pulling off an upset Tuesday at the Singapore Tennis Open, but an ill-timed service break in the ...

Tatjana Maria extended her winning streak to six matches after coming from a set down to defeat Yuliia Starodubtseva in the ...

The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after cuts in international aid and an impending freeze in U.S. foreign funding.