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Brewers rout Rays to reach brink of World Series sweep

Kuwait padel chief hails national showing at Premier Padel Major

Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands for 'offending national sentiments'

Britain prepares constrained budget as debt and defence pressures mount

Kuwait exhibition presents Ukraine’s Islamic heritage and cultural ties

Valkyries beat Dream to reach brink of WNBA title

Jay-Z to perform at Super Bowl LXI halftime show: NFL

Kuwait receives invitation to 2026 UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi

Climate-threatened Fijian utopia rejects calls to relocate

Arab World Institute president outlines plans for stronger Kuwait-France cultural links

Meghan on TV menu for 'Junior MasterChef Australia'

Gasping for air: Borneo residents struggle as island burns

South Korea's chip boom fuels forecast-beating third-quarter growth

Doha exhibition charts a millennium of Chinese maritime ceramics trade

Famed Indian designer Rohit Bal dies: fashion group

Rohit Bal, one of India's most acclaimed fashion designers, has died, his colleagues said Friday.

Piastri takes Brazil sprint pole but wary of team orders for Norris

Oscar Piastri grabbed pole position on Friday for the sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix and said he will race to win -- but conceded that team-mate Lando Norris has a greater need of points.

Spencer to end long wait for first England start against New Zealand

England scrum-half Ben Spencer is set to finally make his first Test start, against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday after winning six caps off the bench in six years.

Russian skater Valieva vows to compete again after doping ban

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, 18, who is serving a four-year ban for doping, on Friday said she plans to return to competition when it ends.

Erdogan sues opposition chief, Istanbul mayor for slander

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday sued the main opposition leader and Istanbul's powerful mayor for alleged slander in a forceful legal blow against his political rivals.

Piastri takes Brazil sprint pole ahead of Norris

Oscar Piastri snatched pole position for Saturday's sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix with a dazzling late lap to beat team-mate Lando Norris as McLaren locked out the front row of the grid.

Dodgers celebrate World Series win with long-awaited parade

Tens of thousands of Los Angeles Dodgers fans celebrated a World Series title with a parade on Friday, the first time since 1988 they could offer such a salute to the squad.

Tuipulotu says 'heart and soul' behind rise to Scotland rugby captaincy

Sione Tuipulotu has credited his elevation to the captaincy of Scotland to putting his "heart and soul" into rugby since joining Glasgow three years ago.

Amber alert as US figure skater leads French Grand Prix

Amber Glenn registered the best ever score by an American figure skater for a short programme as she swept into the lead at the French Grand Prix on Friday.

Black man convicted by all-white jury to be executed in South Carolina

A Black man convicted by an all-white jury and sentenced to death for a killing he claims was in self-defense is to be executed in the US state of South Carolina on Friday.

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