The South Korean won climbed to a more than 2-year high in its last trading day of the year, as the dollar fell on lower US bond yields, while most other Asian currencies rallied on

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Bitcoin fell more than 11 percent after South Korea said on Thursday it would ban anonymous trading of virtual currencies and crack down on money laundering activities using them. The announcement came as the hyper-wired

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The Australian and New Zealand dollars hovered near multi-week peaks on Thursday as a rally in metals combined with low volatility globally and a soft greenback encouraged leveraged plays in higher-yielding assets. Australia's commodity-driven currency

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LDV Comanche was named the line honours winner of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in dramatic circumstances Thursday when Wild Oats XI was stripped of the title over a near-collision. Wild Oats crossed the

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The West Indies have suffered a further setback on their New Zealand tour Thursday with team officials confirming premier all-rounder Kieron Pollard had pulled out of the Twenty20 matches for "personal reasons". It is the

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Virat Kohli's India dominated 2017 in Test cricket as they shored up top spot in the rankings, but will face far tougher challenges in South Africa and England next year while Afghanistan and Ireland start

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Former sumo grand champion Harumafuji was charged Thursday for a brutal assault on a rival wrestler while out drinking in a scandal that has humiliated Japan's ancient sport. The Mongolian former "yokozuna", sumo's highest rank,

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Four players with Portuguese top-flight football club Rio Ave have been reportedly charged in a 500,000 euro ($597,000) match-fixing scam, local media revealed on Thursday. The public prosecutor, when contacted by AFP, could not confirm

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Andy Murray says his injury-ravaged season has forced him to take a cautious approach to what he can achieve when he returns to action. Murray has been sidelined since July when he was beaten by

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World No.1 Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Brisbane International with a knee injury, but said he still intends to play in next month's Australian Open. The Spaniard, who hasn't played since losing to David

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