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Man City could face 'drastic' sanctions after reported guilty verdict: ex-chairman

Putellas wants to bring 'winning culture and mentality' to London City

Furious Fury says row between rival promoters could scupper Joshua bout

Rare Italian opera returns to Moscow after nearly 120-year hiatus

'Invincible' 223cm teen basketball player stars as China win bronze

Pope to celebrate giant Paris mass after 'peace' appeal

Tenth woman found dead in South Africa's string of killings

Homes flooded, roads submerged: Bangkok declares disaster over heavy rains

Japan schoolboy, 11, wins gold while empty seats blight Asian Games

Japan organisers 'not satisfied' as empty seats blight Asian Games

Austria 'ghetto' language classes leave children to repeat school

Canals full, roads submerged as Bangkok declares flood disaster

S.African women runners arm themselves after string of killings

'I felt embarrassed': Japan eSports whizz-kid, 11, wins Games gold

Bairstow makes fifty in 100th ODI at World Cup

Jonny Bairstow made a half-century in his 100th one-day international on Tuesday as England made a flying start to their World Cup match against Bangladesh.

Sunny Albania turns to solar power to fuel development

Along southwestern Albania's coastline, the sun shines bright -- warming the 234,828 new solar panels at the Karavasta power station that will be connected to the country’s energy grid in the coming weeks.

Afghan rescuers still digging as hope fades for quake villagers

Rescue workers scrabbled through rubble Tuesday for villagers buried in their homes by a series of earthquakes that killed more than 2,000 people in rural western Afghanistan, but hope of finding survivors was fading fast.

Tech firms struggle as Israel-Gaza falsehoods explode

From fake accounts impersonating journalists to war-themed video games fueling false narratives, tech platforms are struggling to contain a tsunami of misinformation around Palestinian-Israeli hostilities after rolling back content moderation policies.

Riley blast sinks Phillies as Braves tie series, Dodgers on brink

Austin Riley blasted a two-run home run as the Atlanta Braves staged a late fightback to clinch a series-leveling victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday while the Los Angeles Dodgers edged closer to an early postseason exit.

Gameplan evolution takes South Africa back to World Cup quarters

South Africa's Rugby World Cup success in 2019 was littered with iconic images from during and after the tournament win.

Raiders halt losing streak as Packers downed

Jimmy Garoppolo threw for one touchdown and 208 passing yards as the Las Vegas Raiders snapped their three-game losing streak with a gritty 17-13 defeat of the Green Bay Packers on Monday.

Wembanyama shines for Spurs in pre-season debut

French prodigy Victor Wembanyama scored 20 points in an impressive pre-season debut for the San Antonio Spurs against Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.

Asian markets rally on Fed rate hopes, oil eases after surge

Equities rallied Tuesday after top Federal Reserve officials suggested the recent spike in US Treasury yields could act as a substitute for further interest rate hikes.

'They're afraid of joy': Pakistan's trans community fights hate

Clad in a Barbie-pink shalwar kameez, influencer and doctor Mehrub Moiz Awan reels off endless examples of harassment she's received since becoming the sharp-tongued figurehead of Pakistan's queer community.

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