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Acosta takes pole, Bezzecchi crashes in Catalan MotoGP qualifying

Arbeloa 'happy' if Mourinho back at Real Madrid next season

Fiery Finns, Australian star favourites at boycotted Eurovision final

Haaland to play marauding Viking in new animated film

Lyles excited to race 'good kid' Gout over 150m

'Parasite' director Bong says making animated film to 'surpass' Miyazaki

World Cup fever gets tail-wagging twist as Singapore kits out pets

France-born Bouaddi approved to play for Morocco before World Cup

South Korea coach backs Son to shine at his fourth World Cup

Cheers and tears as African refugee rap film 'Congo Boy' charms Cannes

Putin to visit China May 19-20, days after Trump trip

Acosta takes pole, Bezzecchi crashes in Catalan MotoGP qualifying

KTM rider Pedro Acosta earned pole position at the Catalunya MotoGP in qualifying on Saturday, while overall leader Marco Bezzecchi crashed.

Arbeloa 'happy' if Mourinho back at Real Madrid next season

Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said Saturday he would be pleased if Jose Mourinho replaces him and leads the club next season.

Fiery Finns, Australian star favourites at boycotted Eurovision final

A fiery Finnish violinist-singer duo and an acclaimed Australian star are the favourites to win Saturday's Eurovision grand final, with the contest hit by an unprecedented boycott over Israel's participation.

Haaland to play marauding Viking in new animated film

In an inspired piece of casting, Norwegian striker Erling Haaland is to voice a fierce Viking warrior in a new animated film.

Lyles excited to race 'good kid' Gout over 150m

Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles said Saturday that he had been energised by Gout Gout's "youthful spirit" and was looking forward to racing the Australian teen over 150m next month.

'Parasite' director Bong says making animated film to 'surpass' Miyazaki

South Korean maestro Bong Joon-ho -- who won three Oscars and the Palme d'Or at Cannes for "Parasite" -- is making his first animated film.

World Cup fever gets tail-wagging twist as Singapore kits out pets

Football fever is getting a tail-wagging twist in Singapore as fans count down to this year's FIFA World Cup in June.

France-born Bouaddi approved to play for Morocco before World Cup

France-born Ayyoub Bouaddi has been approved to play for Morocco less than a month before the 2026 World Cup kicks off.

South Korea coach backs Son to shine at his fourth World Cup

South Korea's coach backed Son Heung-min to get back to goalscoring ways at his fourth World Cup after on Saturday naming the striker in his squad for the tournament.

Cheers and tears as African refugee rap film 'Congo Boy' charms Cannes

The premiere of "Congo Boy" on Friday was like no other the Cannes Film Festival has ever seen, with director Rafiki Fariala -- who also wrote its catchy soundtrack -- breaking into song to introduce his cast and crew.

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