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OpenAI begins rollout of new powerful AI model GPT-6 Astra

Auger-Aliassime upset by Khachanov at US Open

FIFA blasts UEFA 'smear campaign,' fights World Cup plan disclosures

Hugging Face, the French start-up that became AI's warehouse

World Cup winner Llorente retires from Spain team at 31

Martinelli joins Al-Hilal from Arsenal for reported £60 million

Osaka squeezes into US Open third round

Apple faces £2 bn lawsuit in UK over app privacy feature

37 people die from fumes during oil pipeline theft in Nigeria: NGO

Former champ Swiatek eases into US Open third round

Antonelli will obey Mercedes orders to help 'tow' teammate Russell

War criminal Mladic's body returns to Serbia with military honours

Pierre Cardin museum brings designer's futurist style to Venice

Mara sisters channel childhood energy for twins performance at Venice

Villarreal dent champions Real Madrid's title hopes

Real Madrid blew a chance to ramp up the pressure on La Liga leaders Barcelona in the title race as they fell 2-1 at Villarreal in a disjointed display on Saturday.

Premier League Forest, Bournemouth dumped out of FA Cup

Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth were dumped out of the FA Cup by lower-league opposition on Saturday as Harry Kane fired Tottenham past third-tier Portsmouth.

Ronaldo clear for Saudi debut on January 22: club source

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo could make his Saudi Arabian debut on January 22 after he was successfully registered by new team Al Nassr, a club source told AFP on Saturday.

Didier Deschamps will remain France coach until 2026 World Cup

Didier Deschamps will coach France until the 2026 World Cup after announcing on Saturday he had been given a four-year contract extension just weeks after his side were defeated by Argentina in the 2022 final.

Pumas winger Cordero sends Bordeaux-Begles third

Argentina winger Santiago Cordero scored his second try in two games as Bordeaux-Begles moved up to third in the French Top 14 on Saturday with a 23-15 victory over Bayonne.

Ex-France forward Chabal denies bending Rugby World Cup ticket rules

Former France forward Sebastien Chabal on Saturday denied any wrongdoing following a claim that he had obtained more than a hundred tickets for this year's Rugby World Cup in France.

Kane fires Spurs into FA Cup fourth round as Leicester progress

Harry Kane fired Tottenham past third-tier Portsmouth and into the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday as 2021 winners Leicester emerged unscathed from a tricky tie against lowly Gillingham.

Italy coach Mancini grieves death of 'little brother' Vialli

Roberto Mancini is grieving the loss of a man he considered his brother after Gianluca Vialli's death following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Odermatt extends World Cup lead with giant slalom home win in Abelboden

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt extended his overall World Cup lead on Saturday by winning a second consecutive giant slalom on home snow in Abelboden ahead of Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen and Swiss compatriot Loic Meillard.

Kane fires Spurs into FA Cup fourth round

Harry Kane fired Tottenham past third-tier Portsmouth and into the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday as 2021 winners Leicester emerged unscathed from a tricky tie against lowly Gillingham.

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