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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

New China sprint star, 17, vows 'no limits' after Asian Games gold

Bangkok declares flood disaster across city

Japanese 11-year-old wins Asian Games eSports gold

'World records not enough': North Korea weightlifters target Olympic gold rush

TikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement following Meta

Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Trump reportedly refuses

Venezuela's oil cradle pins hopes on US energy deals

Rees-Zammit grabs hat-trick as Wales beat Georgia to top World Cup Pool C

Louis Rees-Zammit scored a second-half hat-trick of tries to help Wales to a 43-19 victory over Georgia in Nantes on Saturday to finish top of Pool C at the Rugby World Cup.

Pogacar wins third straight Il Lombardia

Tadej Pogacar won Il Lombardia on Saturday, completing a hat-trick of victories in the season-ending "Monument" race.

Piastri takes sprint pole with Verstappen third on grid

Oscar Piastri claimed his maiden pole position ahead of team-mate Lando Norris as McLaren locked out the front row of the grid in qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday.

World number one An caps stunning year with gritty Asian Games gold

Badminton world number one An Se-young beat China's Chen Yufei in a gruelling final to win Asian Games gold on Saturday and add another title to her stunning breakout year.

World number one An caps stunning year with Asian Games gold

Badminton world number one An Se-young beat China's Chen Yufei over three games to win Asian Games gold on Saturday and add another title to her stunning breakout year.

Brazil's Andrade takes vault gold as Biles settles for silver after fall

Brazil's Rebeca Andrade won her second world gold in the women's vault as US star Simone Biles took silver after a fall during the final at the world championships in Antwerp on Saturday.

PSG's Lee helps South Korea to third straight Asian Games gold

Paris Saint-Germain star Lee Kang-in helped South Korea win Asian Games men's football gold for the third time in a row on Saturday -- and earn a military exemption.

Mehidy glad to join forces with Shakib as Bangladesh hammer Afghanistan

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz said he had enjoyed the input of veteran skipper Shakib Al Hasan as both spinners struck in the Tigers' six-wicket win over Afghanistan in their World Cup opener.

Four to watch in India-Australia World Cup clash

India and Australia will clash in a much-awaited match of the World Cup in Chennai on Sunday.

Chinese swimmers Zhang and Qin named Asian Games MVPs

Chinese swimmers Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang were named the top athletes of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Saturday and then pledged to use their awards as inspiration for the Paris Olympics.

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