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LA Olympics has to allow politicians on the bus, just not behind the wheel - Coe

No.1 Scheffler fires sizzling 61 to seize PGA St. Jude lead

Arteta tells Arsenal fans not to fret over his future

Mexico's Indigenous chief justice hits back at discrimination

Werro upstages Hodgkinson to win thrilling Euro 800m gold

Werro wins 800m race for the ages, Warholm and Tamberi hit four

Werro upstages Hodgkinson to win Euro 800m gold

Jimenez rescues dramatic Wolves draw in Championship opener

Hurricane poised to hit Hawaii as El Nino stirs Pacific

Taliban govt to mark five years ruling Afghanistan

Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead

Wildfire threatens Canada wine region

Gramercy Networks Announces New Global Ultra-Low Latency Financial Network Connecting Major Trading Hubs

'Normal guy' turned killer over US insurance industry grievances

Covid vaccination compulsory in Austria, in EU first

It's official: Austrians over the age of 18 must be vaccinated against Covid-19 from Saturday or face the possibility of a heavy fine, an unprecedented measure in the European Union.

Dembele returns for Barca after contract stand-off

France international Ousmane Dembele has been named on the Barcelona squad for Sunday's crunch Spanish league match against Atletico Madrid despite his ongoing contract standoff with the Liga side.

Bogataj gives Slovenia historic ski jumping Olympic gold

Ursa Bogataj came from behind to win the women's individual ski jump title at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday -- Slovenia's first ever gold medal in the sport.

New names, new nation for China's imported Olympic hockey players

For Team China's foreign-born ice hockey players, suiting up for the Olympic hosts is not merely pulling on a new uniform -- it means an unfamiliar language, alien culture and even different names.

Tuchel tests positive for coronavirus, doubt for Club World Cup trip

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel could miss his side's trip to Abu Dhabi for the Club World Cup after testing positive for Covid-19.

German skater, 49, breaks record for oldest woman Winter Olympian

Claudia Pechstein became the oldest woman Winter Olympian in history on Saturday in Beijing when the decorated speed skater competed aged 49 years and 348 days.

Metres to go in effort to free Moroccan boy from well

Moroccan rescuers were only metres away Saturday in their nerve-wracking but increasingly urgent effort to rescue Rayan, a five-year-old boy trapped underground whom they hope to find alive.

New Covid infections in Hong Kong reach record high

Hong Kong's "zero-Covid" policy was on the ropes Saturday as authorities announced a record number of new infections, sending officials scrambling to ramp up testing capacity and warning that a tightening of virus-control measures could be needed.

Winter Olympic downhill - the ultimate test of raw speed

The Beijing Olympic alpine skiing programme launches on Sunday with the eagerly anticipated men's downhill.

Rohit plots steady course for India-Windies series

India captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday ruled out drastic team changes in the wake of Virat Kohli's departure as skipper ahead of the hosts' 1,000th one-day international against the West Indies.

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