ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday that the Catholic Church is open to everyone, including homosexuals, and that it has a duty to accompany them on a personal path of spirituality but within the framework of its rules. Francis, speaking to reporters on the plane …

GLASGOW (Reuters) – Britain’s Daniel Bigham saw a world title snatched from his grasp by a man he helps to go faster when Italian Filippo Ganna won a thrilling final in the men’s individual pursuit on Sunday. Bigham, one of the most sought-after performance engineers in cycling who also happens …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Sweden goalkeeper Zecira Musovic emerged as the hero as her team beat the United States 5-4 on penalties to knock the defending champions out of the Women’s World Cup on Sunday. The 27-year-old kept the Scandinavians in the match, making 11 saves before the shootout to deny the …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – United States coach Vlatko Andonovski said his team were more deserving of victory than winners Sweden after Sunday’s round of 16 clash in which the defending champion Americans crashed out of the Women’s World Cup with a dramatic 5-4 loss on penalties. After the teams finished extra …