Beach volleyballers driven to wrong city at Commonwealth Games

Associated Press Police in Canada’s biggest city were piecing together witness accounts and surveillance video on Tuesday to determine why a driver plowed a rented van along a crowded sidewalk, killing 10 people and injuring 15 in what many said seemed a ...

A white Ryder rental van killed ten people and injured 16 when its driver ploughed through a busy Toronto sidewalk on a sunny Monday afternoon, police said. Toronto Deputy Chief Peter Yuen provided the casualty toll at a news conference. The incident occurred ...

IMAGE: Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova celebrates after winning her singles match against Germany’s Angelique Kerber. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach /Reuters Petra Kvitova put Czech Republic into the Fed Cup final with a convincing victory over Angelique Kerber of Germany that gave the 10-time champions an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the tie in Stuttgart on Sunday. Kvitova, twice Wimbledon champion, struck 24 winners in a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Kerber as the Czechs booked their ...

Commonwealth Games organisers slammed bystanders for taking pictures of stricken runner Callum Hawkins after his dramatic collapse while leading the marathon today.Officials also defended the medical response after the Scot, who was clearly unsteady and fell ...

'We’re here behind you. We will be here for you' IMAGE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a vigil at the Elgar Petersen Arena, home of the Humboldt Broncos, to honour the victims of a fatal bus accident in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Photograph: Jonathan Hayward/Pool via Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined religious and community leaders at an emotional vigil on Sunday night to honor the 15 members of a junior ice hockey team killed in a bus crash that shocked the ...

Brexit appears to have come early for England at the Commonwealth Games as it was listed as an African country with a population of two million in the official programme.Australian organisers sought to make light of the embarrassing gaffe after England were ...

Amazing holiday ideas from Bollywood! Actors lead busy lives, but they know just where to vacation. As we get ready for the summer break, here are some amazing holiday ideas for you!   Germany Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhumi Pednekar/Instagram Bhumi Pednekar at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, and gives us some history: 'The Brandenburg Gate was made in the 18th century and today stands as a symbol of unity between Germany and other European countries.'   Spain Photograph: Kind ...

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday IMAGE: Britain's Queen Elizabeth. This year's London Marathon, which starts in Blackheath, will mark 110 years since the 1908 London Olympics . Photograph: Alastair Grant/ Poo via Reuters Britain's Queen Elizabeth will be the official starter of this year's London Marathon -- 30 miles away on a special rostrum in the grounds of Windsor Castle.   This year's London Marathon, which starts in Blackheath, will mark 110 ...

Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards. Host Jimmy Kimmel may have made sure the speeches remained short this year -- the shortest speech would win a Kawasaki jet ski! -- but they were still worth listening to. Here's a look at some of the best speeches of the night. Oh, and Mark Bridges won the jet ski for his 36-second acceptance speech after winning Best Costume Design for Phantom Thread.   Frances McDormand (Lead Actress, Three Billboards Outside ...