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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

Nepal tunnel survivor wants to help post-flood rebuild

Indonesia fires threatens critically-endangered orangutan: IUCN

Vaclav Havel rights prize awarded to Turkey's jailed Osman Kavala

The Council of Europe on Monday awarded its top rights prize to jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has come under repeated attack from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Wales in 'good spirits', Anscombe and Williams recovering well

Wales are in "good spirits" heading into quarter-final week against Argentina, according to physical performance head Huw Bennett, who said everyone was available for selection.

Claudia Goldin: Nobel-winning sleuth of the gender pay gap

Claudia Goldin has long thought of herself as a kind of detective within economics, employing tools across academic disciplines in a quest to examine how women fit into the workforce.

Ukraine dentists brave frontline fire to treat troops

Oleksandr Kovalyov is groggy but happy to be rid of his toothache.

South Africa seek to avoid Rugby World Cup flag, anthem bans

South Africa will this week announce plans to defuse a row over non-compliance with anti-doping regulations that could see the rugby team barred from flying their flag in this weekend's World Cup quarter-final against France, an official told AFP on Monday.

Like father like son at Cricket World Cup

Highly-regarded Dutch all-rounder Bas de Leede has joined a rare group of cricketers at the World Cup who have followed their fathers into the tournament.

France to treat Dupont's Rugby World Cup return 'intelligently'

The France rugby team's medical director Bruno Boussagol said on Monday they will take an "intelligent" approach to captain Antoine Dupont's return to full training before this weekend's World Cup quarter-final

Rwanda 'safe' for deported asylum seekers: UK court told

The UK government on Monday insisted that Rwanda is an appropriate place to deport failed asylum seekers, as it tried to overturn a court ruling that the policy is unlawful.

Three things we learned from the Qatar Grand Prix

Another masterful display and triumph from Max Verstappen ensured that Red Bull's newly-crowned three-time world champion celebrated a magnificent personal landmark weekend in style.

New Zealand make 322-7 against Netherlands in World Cup

Opener Will Young, Rachin Ravindra and Tom Latham struck half centuries as New Zealand overcame some tight bowling by the Netherlands to post 322-7 in their World Cup clash on Monday.

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