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Tunisia coach says 'I am no wizard' after World Cup SOS call

USA down Australia to reach World Cup knockout rounds

USA beat Australia 2-0 to reach World Cup knockouts

Imperious Dupont guides record-breaking Toulouse to Top 14 final

Niemann fires 65 at US Open after upsetting two-shot penalty

Canada star Kone to miss rest of World Cup after surgery: team

Spain's Yamal says 'too soon' to play full match at World Cup

Confident Fitzpatrick makes a run at another US Open title

Neymar? He is working remotely at the World Cup, jokes Lula

England captain Stokes strikes for Durham as Test recall looms

Three-time Stanley Cup champion Toews retires

Clark wants to win back fans as well as US Open title

Wyndham Clark has seized command at the US Open, but he would like to win back fans as well as capture his second title in four years.

Japan wary of fired up and wounded Tunisia for World Cup landmark game

Hajime Moriyasu warned his Japan side Friday they will need to match the intensity of a Tunisia team fired up by a change of coach for the landmark 1,000th World Cup game.

Clark leads as fellow major winners charge at US Open

Wyndham Clark fended off charges by fellow major winners Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick and Collin Morikawa to seize a four-stroke lead in Friday's second round of the US Open at blustery Shinnecock.

'Like a fridge': France cave homes offer lucky few respite from heat

Millions in France are grappling with scorching heat, but Jean-Luc Eclercy-Deterpigny is not worried as his living room inside a former quarry offers refreshing refuge.

Ton-up Nicholls turns the screw for New Zealand against England

Henry Nicholls's superb unbeaten century saw New Zealand into an utterly dominant position against England in the second Test at the Oval on Friday.

Hormuz ship traffic climbs after war deal: trackers

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz rose to its busiest in two months after a deal to halt the US-Iran war, maritime trackers said on Friday.

Sun shines on jockey Lee at Royal Ascot

Last October jockey Clifford Lee came within a "millimetre" of dying when he broke a vertebra in a motorbike crash -- on Friday he rode Venetian Sun to victory in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot.

Kane hails World Cup 'Wonderwall' singalong as England highlight

Harry Kane says England's emotional "Wonderwall" singalong with fans after their opening World Cup win against Croatia was one of his top moments in the national shirt.

Oil edges back up, shares steady after US-Iran talks postponed

Oil prices edged back up and stock markets stabilised Friday after postponement of US-Iran peace deal talks.

Sabalenka roars back to make Berlin WTA semis

World number one Aryna Sabalenka stormed back from the cusp of defeat to beat Czech Nikola Bartunkova and reach the last four of the WTA event in Berlin on Friday.

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