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Mets advance on Lindor blast, Dodgers stay alive in MLB playoffs

Injury-ravaged Krygios aiming to return at Australian Open

Greek international Baldock, dead at 31: family

S. Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plant

China opens $71 bn 'swap facility' to boost markets

Mets advance on Lindor grand slam, Yankees and Tigers win

China's solar goes from supremacy to oversupply

Asian markets track Wall St record as Hong Kong, Shanghai stabilise

'Denying my potential': women at Japan's top university call out gender imbalance

China's central bank says opens up $70.6 bn in liquidity to boost market

Youth facing unprecedented wave of violence, UN envoy warns

Salah and Haller go head to head as African heavyweights clash

Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie between Egypt and the Ivory Coast brings together two of the continent's heavyweight teams who have plenty of history as well as two of the most exciting attacking players in the world just now.

Martial completes loan switch from Man Utd to Sevilla

Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has completed a six-month loan move to Sevilla, the clubs announced on Tuesday, as the France international looks to revive his career in La Liga.

'Reset' Johnson aims to bounce back after winless 2021

A recharged Dustin Johnson will make his 2022 debut at the Farmers Insurance Open in California on Wednesday hoping to bounce back after a winless 2021.

Strasser takes third World Cup win as Pinturault drops out again

German skier Linus Strasser won the last slalom on the World Cup programme before the Olympic Games, in Schladming on Tuesday but it was another evening in "hell" for Frenchman Alexis Pinturault who dropped out on the first run.

Dozens of people missing after boat capsizes off Florida: US Coast Guard

The US Coast Guard launched a search for 39 people reported missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Florida in a "suspected human smuggling venture," it said Tuesday.

Hakimi fires Morocco into quarter-finals after Malawi scare

Achraf Hakimi scored a brilliant free-kick to send Morocco through to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after a 2-1 win over Malawi on Tuesday.

Saints coach Payton steps down after 15 seasons: reports

Long-serving New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is stepping down after 15 seasons with the franchise, multiple reports said on Tuesday.

IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender

The IMF on Tuesday called on El Salvador to change course and stop using Bitcoin as legal tender, citing "large risks" posed by the cryptocurrency.

Juventus in 70m euro move for rising star Vlahovic: reports

Italian giants Juventus are close to signing Fiorentina's rampaging 21-year-old striker Dusan Vlahovic, Italian media reported widely on Tuesday.

West links Afghan humanitarian aid to human rights

Western diplomats Tuesday linked humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to an improvement in human rights after meeting a Taliban delegation on a landmark visit to Europe.

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