Last-gasp Gakpo strike snatches Dutch draw to sour Klopp debut
Cody Gakpo scored in stoppage time to snatch a 1-1 draw for the Netherlands at home to Germany on Jurgen Klopp's debut in the visiting dugout in the Nations League on Thursday.
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Felix gives Portugal win over Wales as Ronaldo misfires
Joao Felix scored the only goal with a long-range shot as reigning Nations League champions Portugal opened their campaign with a 1-0 home win over Wales.
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Global stocks mostly fall as oil prices and bond yields rise
Stock markets mostly fell and oil prices climbed on Thursday as US Treasury bond yields hit multi-year highs, driven partly by a lack of progress in ending the Middle East war.
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Wellalage and Mendis star as Sri Lanka level England ODI series
Dunith Wellalage took three wickets after captain Kusal Mendis hit a fine century as Sri Lanka beat England by 16 runs at Headingley on Thursday to level a three-match one-day international series at 1-1.
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Argentina coach says Messi deserves to go out on own terms
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said on Thursday that next month's friendly against Benin in Buenos Aires will give Lionel Messi the chance "to say goodbye the way he wants to".
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Losing start in AFCON qualifying for 78-year-old coach Le Roy
French coach Claude Le Roy made a losing start on Thursday to a second stint with Congo Brazzaville as they were beaten 1-0 by Namibia in a 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
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Italy bans burqas in schools, caps numbers of foreign students per class
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet adopted a decree law Thursday banning burqas and niqabs in schools and capping the number of students with a poor command of Italian per class.
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Cowboys, Ravens happy with footing for first Rio NFL clash
The Brazil-bound Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens are confident in the quality of the grass for their Sunday clash in the NFL's first game at Rio de Janeiro.
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Starbucks to close 250 more cafes in North America
Starbucks will close 250 more cafes in North America in its latest drive to improve financial returns, the coffee company announced Thursday.
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Paolini steers Italy past China in BJK
Jasmine Paolini rescued Italy’s Billie Jean King Cup title defence campaign by triumphing in singles and doubles to secure a 2-1 victory for her team over hosts China in the quarter-finals on Thursday.
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