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North Korea weightlifter sets three world records for Asian Games gold

Canada judge to decide prison term for suicide poison seller

A Full Moon for Every Child: STARTRADER's STARCARES Brings Support to SOS Children's Village Ho Chi Minh City

Weinstein faces resentencing in New York for 2006 sex assault

Meta leans into AI, smart glasses amid privacy pushback

Outgoing UN chief makes climate push at New York summit

Battered Duerer masterpiece up for five-year revamp

Badminton no.1 An tells dad to keep it down at Asian Games

Runaway leader Antonelli eyeing third straight win

Italy hope for new dawn under Mancini

Schoolgirl Yu, 13, fastest again in bid for third Asian Games gold

Mongolian herders enlist new tech against harsher, drier climate

Oil prices fall after Trump hails 'good' talks with Iran

Tata turmoil shines light on India succession woes

Venus withdraws from WTA Cleveland event with knee injury

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams withdrew from next week's WTA tournament in Cleveland due to a knee injury, she said on Sunday in a video on tournament social media.

Hovland fires course-record 61 to capture BMW Championship

Norway's Viktor Hovland birdied seven of the last nine holes to fire a course-record 61 on Sunday and win the PGA Tour's BMW Championship, the penultimate FedEx Cup playoff event.

Barca snatch late win over Cadiz in new home, Atletico draw at Betis

Pedri and Ferran Torres' late strikes earned La Liga champions Barcelona a 2-0 win over Cadiz in their first competitive home game away from Camp Nou on Sunday.

Lens unveil record buy Wahi as Minamino inspires Monaco

Lens presented club record signing Elye Wahi ahead of their 1-1 draw with Rennes in Ligue 1 on Sunday, while Takumi Minamino scored twice and grabbed an assist in Monaco's 3-0 win over Strasbourg.

Tropical Storm Hilary bears down on California

Heavy rain lashed California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary approached from Mexico, bringing warnings of potentially life-threatening flooding in the typically arid southwestern United States.

Juventus ease to win at Lecce, Belotti and De Ketelaere end droughts

Juventus got their Serie A season off to a perfect start with Sunday's 3-0 stroll at Udinese which suggested they will be in the title mix, while Lecce struck twice late to beat last year's runners-up Lazio 2-1.

Johnson-Thompson puts injuries behind her to win heptathlon world gold

Katarina Johnson-Thompson wept tears of joy as the Briton regained her heptathlon world title in Budapest on Sunday, finally returning to her best after putting a series of serious injuries behind her.

Gauff downs Muchova for biggest title of career in Cincinnati

Coco Gauff captured the biggest title of her career on Sunday, powering past Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA Cincinnati Open.

Seven football fans die, dozens injured in Brazil bus crash

At least seven people died and 27 others were hospitalized Sunday in southeastern Brazil when a driver lost control of a bus carrying football fans on a mountainous road, fire officials said.

Battling Lyles the showman athletics needs

Noah Lyles takes pride in how he has battled his way "out of hospital and out of school" due to a racking cough and struggles with ADHD -- and now sheer talent has taken the American to the top of the sprinting world.

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Pedri and Torres snatch Barca win over Cadiz in new home