Pakistan's Shaheen seeks Test landmark against Sri Lanka
Pakistan strike bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will seek to take his 100th Test wicket in the first Test against Sri Lanka starting in Galle on Sunday, a year after he was injured at the same ground.
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Athens Acropolis to close at hottest hours amid Greece heatwave
The Athens Acropolis, Greece's top tourist attraction, will close during the hottest hours on Friday as the country wilts under a heatwave, the culture minister announced.
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Burberry sales jump on China boost
British luxury fashion house Burberry on Friday logged a jump in quarterly sales on surging demand in China after the key market lifted Covid restrictions.
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History-chasing Jabeur hopes for third time lucky at Wimbledon
Ons Jabeur hopes it will be third time lucky when she attempts to become the first African or Arab woman to win a Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday.
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Panama seizes six tons of illegally traded shark fins
Police in Panama seized more than six tons of shark fins bound for Asia on Thursday, arresting five people in connection to the illegal trade, authorities said.
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Singapore issues arrest notice for billionaire in rare graft probe
Singapore's powerful anti-graft body issued an arrest notice for one of the city-state's richest people, his company said Friday, widening a probe into rare high-level corruption.
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'Against their nature': When Brazil banned women from football
Dilma Mendes does not remember how many times she was arrested as a child. Her crime? Playing football in Brazil.
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France emerge from turbulent times with World Cup hopes renewed
The great underachievers in women's international football, France are hoping a late move to appoint Herve Renard as coach can make them genuine contenders at the World Cup after a turbulent few months threatened to derail their campaign entirely.
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Jamaica hope to defy 'extreme disorganisation' to pull off World Cup upset
Jamaica must put rows with their federation behind them and get star striker Khadija Shaw firing if they are to win a match at the Women's World Cup for the first time.
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Football: Women's World Cup Group F
The FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand kicks off on July 20.
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