The USA and Costa Rica punched their tickets to the World Cup with a victory and a draw in Concacaf regional qualifying on Tuesday.

Americans Wednesday marked the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks in somber fashion, with ceremonies of remembrance in New York and Washington.

Syria is prepared to unveil its chemical weapons arsenal and halt its production, foreign minister Walid al-Muallem said Tuesday, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported.

Rafael Nadal claimed his second US Open title and 13th Grand Slam crown on Monday when he defeated world number one Novak Djokovic, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in a lung-busting final.

Live-wire Shinji Kagawa gave Manchester United manager David Moyes a reminder of his value by firing a superb individual goal as Japan fought back to beat Ghana 3-1 in a friendly Tuesday.

Thomas Bach achieved a long-held dream on Tuesday as he was elected to the most powerful position in sport, president of the International Olympic Committee here.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed on Tuesday to make the 2020 Tokyo Olympics an exceptional event for the world’s top athletes, as his government eyes a haul of 30 golds.

Iran’s new President Hassan Rowhani said Tuesday that Tehran will not give up “one iota” of its nuclear rights, echoing his hardline predecessor, after the UN nuclear watchdog urged improved cooperation.

An Indian court convicted four men Tuesday of the gang rape and “cold-blooded” murder of a student on a New Delhi bus in a crime that sickened the nation and led to new laws to tackle endemic sex crime.

Rafael Nadal will attempt to crown the year’s most compelling comeback when he meets world number one Novak Djokovic for the 37th time in Monday’s US Open final.