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'A day for French badminton' as Lanier triumph gives them golden double at world champs

Kane voted player of the year in Germany

Kane voted German footballer of the year

Padikkal hundred helps India to 300-5 against Sri Lanka

'New season, new trim': Man City star Haaland chops off flowing locks

Man City agree deal for Lille star Bouaddi

Lanier clinches badminton world title in France's golden double

Humanoids break records at Beijing Robot Games

Padikkal, Gill half-centuries take India to 187-3 at tea

Cummins hails 'sharp' Australia as they get back to winning ways

'Keep up the spirit': Indonesian teenage 'Superman' joins wildfire fight

Bangladesh eye more Australia Tests to hit next level

Starc bags 10 as Australia thrash Bangladesh in second Test

Thousands expected at Sweden climate demo as election looms

'All dead': a devastated farmer in southern China longs for rain

For almost a decade, farmer Qin Bin, 50, has toiled his plot, growing peaches and dragon fruits for sale to visiting tourists at his orchard on the outskirts of the Chinese megacity of Chongqing.

UK cost-of-living crisis worsens as energy price cap nearly doubles

Britain announced Friday a vast 80-percent hike in electricity and gas bills, in a dramatic worsening of the cost-of-living crisis before winter as the country awaits a new leader.

German motor giant Audi to make Formula One debut in 2026

German car manufacturer Audi will become an engine supplier in Formula One for the first time in the 2026 season, chairman Markus Duesmann announced on Friday.

'No regrets' as badminton world champion Loh loses crown

Singapore's reigning badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew said he had "no regrets" after his title defence ended in a quarter-final loss to Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in Tokyo on Friday.

Unloved Christchurch stadium creaks into life for All Blacks Test

The unloved Orangetheory Stadium creaks back into use on Saturday, with All Blacks veteran Sam Whitelock delivering a heartfelt reminder of why Test rugby should be played in Christchurch.

Wallabies vow to put 'early heat' on Springboks

Captain James Slipper said on Friday that it was crucial for the Wallabies to put South Africa under pressure from the off if they want to maintain their nine-year unbeaten streak against the world champions on home soil.

China bans Brazilian for one year for clattering into ref

Brazilian forward Henrique Dourado was banned for 12 months and fined $30,000 on Friday after barging into the referee during a Chinese Super League football match.

Traditional beauty pageant battles to keep pace in modern Ireland

As the Rose of Tralee beauty pageant concluded this week, the contestants in colourful ball gowns and silk sashes swayed as they sang the 19th-century ballad that inspired the competition.

'The cultural front': Ukraine theatre goes underground

It's an opening night like no other at Mykolaiv's theatre, with the audience ushered down into an underground shelter this week for the first performance since war broke out.

Naomi Osaka headlines as Pan Pacific Open returns after Covid

Home favourite Naomi Osaka will defend her title at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo next month, organisers said on Friday, as the tournament returns for the first time since the pandemic.

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