Rafael Nadal takes centre stage on Rod Laver Arena for his Australian Open second round match against Leonardo Mayer today but anyone looking for a wild atmosphere would be better off waiting for the last match on Hisense Arena.

China is stepping up its policing of international companies such as Inditex SA-owned Zara and Delta Air Lines Inc and demanding they respect the government’s position on long-standing territorial disputes from Taiwan to Tibet.

Talks held recently between Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Chinese officials and other energy companies in China had resulted in “further cooperation” in the field of energy, QP has announced in a statement.

Chelsea wasted a chance to take control of their League Cup semi-final against Arsenal as the misfiring Blues were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw in Wednesday night’s first leg.

The Moragahakanda hydro-electricity and irrigation dam and reservoir is seen from the air in Moragahakanda in central Sri Lanka. President Maithripala Sirisena is due to commission the $440mn irrigation and power generating project next week this week.

Virat Kohli will stay with Royal Challengers Bangalore alongside South Africa's AB de Villiers, who will earn $1.7mn in the cash-rich event started by the Indian cricket board in 2008.

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is a doubt for the first Test against South Africa due to a viral illness, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said yesterday.

Mark Twain was ahead of his time — so much so that 140 years ago, he had a man cave.

‘Utah played really physical and they played defense like we hadn’t seen before’

Queen Elizabeth praised the resilience of London and Manchester after “appalling attacks”, in a Christmas message that also paid tribute to her husband, Prince Philip, who retired from regular royal duties this year.

After falling for more than a decade, the number of hungry people in the world is rising once again.

Protesters in Iraqi Kurdistan torched a mayor's office and stormed a ruling party building on Tuesday as anger raged for a second day over the disastrous fallout from an independence vote.