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Messi absent after father's death as Miami lose in Leagues Cup

Indonesia closes national park as wildfire spreads

Flight cancellations, evacuations in China as Typhoon Dolphin looms

ZXMoto leads China's charge to dominate the global motorbike market

Top-ranked Sabalenka, Pegula stunned in Toronto fourth round

Afghanistan's gold rush upends lives and landscapes

Messi missing after father's death as Miami lose in Leagues Cup

Spanish teen Jodar ousts eighth seed Lehecka at Montreal

World number one Sabalenka ousted in Toronto by Alexandrova

Angers mounts in US over vast network of car license plate cams

Olympic weightlifter hoists debris for Venezuela earthquake recovery

Canada tries to adapt to a future of wildfires

Faced with another summer when wildfires have scorched millions of hectares of land and blankets of smoke have disrupted daily life nationwide, Canada is trying to limit the annual devastation.

Death of NBA forward Clarke ruled accident due to heroin, cocaine

The death of NBA Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke was ruled an accident due to "the effects of heroin and cocaine," the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner announced on Friday.

Call for Infantino to resign comes amid wave of support

Beleaguered FIFA president Gianni Infantino has received some much-needed support after over a week of scathing criticism revolving around the now shelved private investment plan but there was again a call Friday for him to resign.

Maradona's 'Hand of God' ball heads to US auction

The soccer ball that Diego Maradona used to score his notorious "Hand of God" goal during Argentina's win over England in the 1986 World Cup is expected to sell for $10 million at a US auction this month.

FIFA chief Infantino gets backing of South American football

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday received support from several leading South American football figures as he visited Colombia amidst the crisis engulfing world football's governing body.

Rybakina advances while Andreeva exits at Toronto

Reigning Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina advanced to the fourth round of the WTA Toronto Masters on Friday while French Open winner Mirra Andreeva was eliminated by Canada's Leylah Fernandez.

Amazon behind massive private gas plant for new data centers

Amazon confirmed Friday it is financially backing a massive, private gas power plant in Texas that could become the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

Shelton storms to Montreal win as title defence solidifies

Ben Shelton threw down eight aces and produced three love games in the second set in dominating Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-2 on Friday in reaching the fourth round of the ATP Montreal Masters.

Apple and OpenAI escalate legal battle over devices

A legal battle between Apple and OpenAI over the ChatGPT-maker's secretive device project escalated this week when the artificial intelligence (AI) developer called the iPhone-maker's allegations "baseless" and asked for the lawsuit's dismissal.

All Blacks need to improve says coach after opening win against Stormers

All Blacks coach Dave Rennie said his team needed to improve after they beat the Stormers 38-21 in the opening match of their South African tour at the Cape Town Stadium on Friday.

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All Blacks strike late to secure opening win against Stormers