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Firefighters in 'decisive' push to encircle Belgian wildfire

Root adamant England don't need 'huge change' to Bazball style

F1's Albon re-signs with Williams for 2027

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Fusion Markets Extends Negative Balance Protection to Clients Globally

India close on victory in first Test against Sri Lanka

'Lonely place': Black UK academics slam racism after Arday's death

ISS hosts first spacewalk by a Frenchwoman

Three lightly injured as new quake hits Spain's Granada

Four-time champion Roglic to ride Vuelta after training crash

Bayern's Musiala returns to training after on-field collapse

Beleaguered FIFA chief Infantino rids himself of critic Lamour

China's Baidu, betting on AI, posts fifth straight quarterly revenue drop

Italy humiliated by North Macedonia and miss second successive World Cup

Italy will miss their second World Cup in a row after slumping to a shock 1-0 play-off semi-final defeat to North Macedonia on Thursday.

Portugal survive penalty drama to beat Turkey and stay on track for World Cup

Portugal are through to a decisive World Cup qualifying play-off final next week after beating Turkey 3-1 in Porto on Thursday, but only after Burak Yilmaz missed a crucial late penalty for the visitors.

Brilliant Bale double carries Wales into World Cup playoff final

A brilliant double from Gareth Bale took Wales to the brink of a first World Cup since 1958 thanks to a 2-1 win over Austria in Cardiff on Thursday.

USA's Knierim, Frazier win pairs gold after rivals crash

US skaters Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier won pairs gold in the world figure skating championships on Thursday as their nearest rivals were forced to retire after a fall in the free skating final.

Nicaragua convicts newspaper owner, expels ICRC delegate

A Nicaraguan court has found the owner of a prominent newspaper known for criticizing the government of President Daniel Ortega guilty of money laundering charges, his wife said on Thursday.

Medvedev shrugs off Wimbledon ban threat

Daniil Medvedev shrugged off the possibility of being barred from this year's Wimbledon on Thursday after the status of Russian players at the tournament was called into question by the British government.

West Indies pacemen send England crashing in decisive Test

West Indies' pace and seam bowlers made full use of a helpful pitch in reducing England to 114 for eight at tea on the first day of the third and final Test at the Grenada National Stadium in Thursday.

Osaka advances in Miami as Kerber downed

Naomi Osaka's impressive return to form continued on Thursday after she took just an hour to dispatch 13th-seeded German Angelique Kerber in straight sets and head into the third round of the Miami Open.

Mexico president reveals central bank rate hike

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador surprised financial markets on Thursday by revealing that Mexico's autonomous central bank had decided to hike interest rates, hours before an official announcement.

Leal shrugs off 15,000-kilometre journey to score AFCON winner

Luis Leal shrugged off a 15,000km journey and a big time difference to score and give Sao Tome e Principe a 1-0 win over Mauritius on Thursday in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier.

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