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South African rugby player's death due to 'aortic dissection'

UN issues call to arms to combat off-the-charts El Nino

France's Macron lands in Riyadh on surprise 'solidarity' visit

Nigeria Ebola case matches DR Congo strain

South Africa eases fuel pain as growth slows

Rose salutes Bournemouth's past heroes ahead of AC Milan clash

Woody Allen shoots new movie in Madrid

Nvidia's Huang urges Europe to go all in on AI

Barca's Olmo injured for a month, misses Clasico

Five things to know as French bond yield tops 5%

Impacts of UK's new North Sea gas drilling

'Complete threat' Ngumoha excites Liverpool captain Van Dijk

Jansen takes five for South Africa as Australia forced to follow on

'The fishing's terrible': Deforestation devastates C.Africa river

Ayub and Shakeel rescue Pakistan in first Test against Bangladesh

Left-handers Saud Shakeel and Saim Ayub hit fighting half-centuries to help Pakistan recover to 158-4 on a rain-hit opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.

Germany goalkeeper Neuer retires from international duty

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, a 2014 World Cup winner, announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday at the age of 38.

Tebogo retrains sights after historic Olympic 200m triumph

Letsile Tebogo, having basked in the "insane" celebrations in Botswana after he returned to show off the 200m gold won at the Paris Olympics, now insists he will retrain his sights to mine more sprint medals.

Israel kills top Palestinian militant as Gaza truce talks stumble

Israel killed a senior militant from Fatah's armed wing Wednesday in a strike on Lebanon, leading to accusations from the Palestinian movement that Israel is trying to "ignite a regional war".

Chelsea sign Joao Felix as Gallagher leaves for Atletico Madrid

Chelsea on Wednesday confirmed the signing of Portugal forward Joao Felix on a permanent transfer from Atletico Madrid, shortly after England midfielder Conor Gallagher completed a move in the opposite direction.

Woakes at the double as Sri Lanka slump against England in first Test

Chris Woakes struck twice as Sri Lanka collapsed to 80-5 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against England at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Shoriful double leaves Pakistan 81-3 in rain-hit first Bangladesh Test

Bangladesh left-arm paceman Shoriful Islam took two wickets in four balls to leave Pakistan struggling at 81-3 on a rain-hit opening day of the first Test in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka slump to 6-3 against England in first Test

Chris Woakes struck twice as Sri Lanka lost three wickets for no runs in 10 balls as they collapsed to 6-3 on the opening day of the first Test against England at Old Trafford on Wednesday.