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Luciano Benavides wins Dakar bike title by two seconds

Uganda opposition leader cut off from communications after polls

Wallabies skipper Wilson has knee surgery, to miss start of Super Rugby

Djokovic says 'addiction' to tennis keeps him going at 38

Djokovic fancies chances in Melbourne despite 'missing a bit of juice'

Uganda army denies seizing opposition leader as vote result looms

Italy's Cocciaretto gets Australian Open boost with Hobart title

Defending champion Taylor in leading bunch at Sony Open

Mensik blasts to Auckland title ahead of Australian Open

Andreeva beats Mboko in all-teen final to enter Australian Open on high

Harden steps up late as Clippers edge Raptors in overtime

Uganda counting votes amid reports of violence

Uganda's opposition said its leader Bobi Wine was under house arrest on Friday, after an election that also saw a member of parliament accuse security forces of killing 10 people at his home.

Arteta says consistency can fire Arsenal to special season

Mikel Arteta said Friday that Arsenal's impressive consistency should make them "very convinced" they can achieve something special this season.

Van Nistelrooy to rejoin Dutch coaching team for World Cup

Former Manchester United and Dutch international striker Ruud van Nistelrooy will rejoin the Netherlands coaching staff in the run-up to the World Cup, the national association announced on Friday.

Protected forests under threat in DRC's lucrative mining belt

Valery Kyembo was leading an inspection of his community's protected forest reserve deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining belt when two armed Congolese soldiers blocked their way.

Iran protest movement subsides in face of 'brutal' crackdown

The protest movement in Iran has subsided after a crackdown that has killed thousands under an internet blackout, monitors said Friday, one week after the start of the biggest protests in years challenging the Islamic republic's theocratic system.

Slot 'happy' to welcome Salah back at Liverpool after AFCON

Arne Slot said he would welcome Mohamed Salah back at Liverpool even if he had 15 attackers as the Egypt forward nears a return from the Africa Cup of Nations.

South Korean ex-leader jailed for 5 years in first martial law verdict

A South Korean judge sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday to five years in prison for obstructing justice and other crimes linked to his disastrous martial law declaration and in its chaotic aftermath.

Spanish singer Julio Iglesias says abuse allegations 'absolutely false'

Spain's veteran singer and cultural icon Julio Iglesias on Friday rejected allegations of abuse lodged against him by two women ex-employees, in a case that has dominated headlines.

'Hobbit houses' that might just save a Moldovan village

They call Rogojeni the "hobbit village", and its little half-buried houses, built to resist Moldova's cold winters and hot summers, do look like something from "The Lord of the Rings".

Verstappen motivated as Red Bull braces for F1 changes

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen said he's keen to get to grips with the new car Red Bull unveiled on Thursday for a 2026 Formula One season of massive change.

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