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ZXMoto leads China's charge to dominate the global motorbike market

ZXMoto leads China's charge to dominate the global motorbike market

Zhang Xue wept with joy and furiously waved a Chinese flag as he watched his company's superbike scream across the finish line four seconds ahead of competitors in only its third world championship race.

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Top-ranked Sabalenka, Pegula stunned in Toronto fourth round

Top-ranked Sabalenka, Pegula stunned in Toronto fourth round

World number one Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula were both upset in fourth-round matches on Saturday at the Toronto Masters.

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Afghanistan's gold rush upends lives and landscapes

Afghanistan's gold rush upends lives and landscapes

In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed.

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Messi missing after father's death as Miami lose in Leagues Cup

Messi missing after father's death as Miami lose in Leagues Cup

Lionel Messi was missing following the death of his father as Inter Miami lost 2-1 to visiting Monterrey on Saturday in a Leagues Cup match.

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Spanish teen Jodar ousts eighth seed Lehecka at Montreal

Spanish teen Jodar ousts eighth seed Lehecka at Montreal

Spanish teen Rafael Jodar defeated Czech eighth seed Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Montreal Masters.

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World number one Sabalenka ousted in Toronto by Alexandrova

World number one Sabalenka ousted in Toronto by Alexandrova

World number one Aryna Sabalenka was eliminated by Russian 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova on Saturday in a fourth-round match at the WTA Toronto Masters tournament.

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Angers mounts in US over vast network of car license plate cams

Angers mounts in US over vast network of car license plate cams

In only a few years, the surveillance start-up Flock has installed more than 100,000 license plate reader cameras across the United States.

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Olympic weightlifter hoists debris for Venezuela earthquake recovery

Olympic weightlifter hoists debris for Venezuela earthquake recovery

Venezuelan Olympic weightlifting silver medalist Julio Mayora hoisted 151 kilograms (330 pounds) to win two gold medals this weekend at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo.

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Darderi to face Nakashima in Montreal quarter-finals

Darderi to face Nakashima in Montreal quarter-finals

Italian Luciano Darderi fuelled himself with an expresso shot during a mid-match changeover in a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Nuno Borges on Saturday to reach the Montreal Masters quarter-finals.

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FIFA condemns 'concerted and ongoing effort' to weaken Infantino

FIFA condemns 'concerted and ongoing effort' to weaken Infantino

FIFA on Saturday condemned "a concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine" the world game's governing body and its president Gianni Infantino as the controversy over his now shelved private investment plan rumbles on.

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