Twelve Thai boys and their football coach, who were dramatically rescued from a flooded cave in July, enjoys a high-profile kickabout, playing a game at River Plate's iconic Monumental stadium.

Eleven boys from a soccer team, who were rescued from a flooded Thai cave in a drama that gripped global audiences, take their first steps today to be ordained as Buddhist novices in a ceremony steeped in tradition.

Elon Musk apologises for calling a British caver who helped rescue 12 Thai boys from a cave a "pedo", retracting a comment that had drawn widespread outrage and briefly sent shares in Tesla tumbling.

The stunning rescue operation of 12 young footballers and their coach from a flooded cave in Thailand is turned into a documentary by the Discovery channel.

A British caver who helped rescue 12 boys from a Thai cave says he may take legal action against Elon Musk after the entrepreneur called him a "pedo".

Twelve young footballers and their coach rescued from a Thai cave will be released from hospital, health officials say, offering psychological support and urging the group to avoid media interviews despite huge interest in their against-the-odds survival story.

Rescuers free the last four of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave, a successful end to a perilous mission that gripped the world for more than two weeks.