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Bellingham drags England into World Cup semis but Tuchel demands more

Pogacar calls for cycling calendar overhaul due to heatwave

Van der Poel stays calm in the heat to win Tour de France stage nine

Van der Poel wins shortened Tour de France ninth stage

McCullum sacked as England Test coach but retains white-ball role

Marc Marquez cruises to Germany MotoGP victory, enters title race

Bhatia first woman to score Lord's Test century as India run riot

Mladenovic and Guo win Wimbledon women's doubles title

'Insane heat': Durbridge calls for earlier Tour de France starts

McCullum stands down as England Test cricket coach

McCullum stand downs as England Test cricket coach

After Madonna and Lady Gaga, Shakira set for Rio beach mega-gig

Latin pop queen Shakira will bring the heat to Rio de Janeiro on Saturday for her biggest concert to date -- an outdoor party on Copacabana beach.

Godon raises game to take Romandie stage and revenge over leader Pogacar

After being caught on the line the day before, Dorian Godon sprinted to victory on the third stage of the Tour of Romandie on Friday as Tadej Pogacar, who had won the previous two stages, cruised in fourth to preserve his overall lead.

Celtic's O'Neill expects no let-up from Hibs despite fans' feelings

Martin O'Neill understands why some Hibernian fans want their side to lose to Celtic on Sunday but he remains confident the Edinburgh club's players will still be going all out for victory at Easter Road.

Pope names former undocumented migrant as US bishop

Pope Leo XIV on Friday named a former undocumented migrant as bishop of West Virginia, weeks after a high-profile verbal confrontation with US President Donald Trump.

Javelin star Kitaguchi teams up with Czech legend Zelezny

Japanese Olympic women's javelin champion Haruka Kitaguchi has started training with Czech javelin legend Jan Zelezny, she said in an Instagram post on Friday.

Sawe sub-2hr marathon captured 'global imagination' says Coe

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe on Friday hailed Sabastian Sawe's victory in the London Marathon, during which he became the first person to break the mythical two-hour mark in a race, telling AFP it was a feat that captured the imagination of the entire world.

King Charles gets warm welcome in Bermuda after whirlwind US visit

King Charles III stopped off in the British island territory of Bermuda on Friday after a high-stakes visit to the United States where he sought to heal strained ties between Washington and London.

Sinner shines to beat Fils, reach Madrid Open final

World number one Jannik Sinner downed Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Madrid Open final on Friday.

UK court clears comedy writer of damaging transgender activist's phone

A London court on Friday overturned Emmy award-winning comedy writer Graham Linehan's conviction for damaging the mobile phone of a transgender activist.

Was LIV Golf an expensive failure for Saudis? Not everyone thinks so

Throwing more than $5 billion at a divisive new tour and walking away after five seasons does not look like good business, but LIV Golf wasn't all bad news for Saudi Arabia.

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