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Japan launches rocket for potential world first Mars moon mission

European stocks fall on unrest in France as Nasdaq bounces

The young lawmaker making Brazil's Lula 'king of the selfie'

Christiane Amanpour to leave CNN after 43 years

Boland grabs opportunity for Australia as South Africa struggle in second Test

Ronaldo handed 30-day suspension after walking out on Portugal

Ronaldo handed 30-day suspension: Portuguese federation

Boland sets pace as South Africa struggle

France presses resale platforms to remove 'stolen' goods after unrest

'Stay home!': Tourists find themselves in a France convulsed by protests

Yamal v PSG: Ballon d'Or backdrop to Champions League showdown

Kenyan cult leader guilty on all charges over 191 starvation deaths

Araujo says too soon to talk about permanent Liverpool move

Eagles star Hurts to miss rest of NFL season: reports

Australia's McKeown roars back to retain 100m backstroke gold

Australia's Kaylee McKeown retained her Olympic crown in the women's 100m backstroke on Tuesday, producing a blistering second lap to beat world record-holder Regan Smith of the USA.

Wiffen makes Irish history with Olympic 800m freestyle gold

Daniel Wiffen became the first Irishman to win an Olympic swimming gold when he powered home first in the men's 800m freestyle in Paris on Tuesday.

France set up Argentina showdown in men's Olympic football

France set up a potentially explosive quarter-final showdown with Argentina in the men's Olympic football tournament after beating New Zealand 3-0 in their final group game on Tuesday.

El Chapo's son pleads not guilty to drugs charges: prosecutor

The son of the former Sinaloa drug cartel leader El Chapo pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a raft of charges linked to one of the world's biggest illicit narcotics operations, prosecutors said.

Brilliant Biles leads USA to Olympic women's team gold

Simone Biles led the United States to a dominant victory in the women's gymnastics team final on Tuesday, laying the ghosts of Tokyo to rest as she claimed a fifth career Olympic gold medal.

Nadal keeps Olympic flame burning as tearful Gauff exits

Rafael Nadal kept alive his dream of a third Olympic gold on Tuesday, powering into the men's doubles quarter-finals alongside teammate Carlos Alcaraz after a tearful Coco Gauff crashed out of the singles.

Biles leads USA to dominant gymnastics gold as Olympic chiefs left to sweat

Simone Biles won the fifth Olympic gold of her legendary career when she led the United States to a dominant victory in the women's gymnastics team final on Tuesday, as Paris organisers were left sweating on the pollution in the Seine.

Weather forces postponement of Olympic surfing

The Olympic surfing events in Tahiti have been further delayed by unfavourable winds and may not resume until Thursday, organisers said Tuesday.

Suryakumar's bowling heroics help India to Super Over T20 win

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav turned an unlikely hero with the ball as India beat Sri Lanka in a T20 thriller decided by a Super Over to sweep the series 3-0 on Tuesday.

Gymnastics great Biles leads USA to Olympic women's team gold

Simone Biles led the United States to a dominant victory in the women's gymnastics team final on Tuesday, laying the ghost of Tokyo to rest as she claimed a fifth career Olympic gold medal.

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