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England edge France 6-4 in chaotic World Cup bronze match

Erasmus calls Springbok victory over Wales a 'grind'

Earl double guides England past Argentina after dramatic ending

Spain's Yamal aims to join elite club of teenage World Cup winners

Burns rides new dad bounce to brink of British Open breakthrough

Burns leads British Open by two as McIlroy unleashes on 'performative' DeChambeau

Wenger accepts World Cup hydration breaks split opinion

Back-to-back World Cup winners: Argentina seek to join elite group

England World Cup star Rogers set to join Chelsea: reports

Wembanyama to make France team return after two years away

Iran threatens 'unforgettable lessons', as two US troops killed

Norris misses winning, resents intrusions in private life

World champion Lando Norris said Friday he misses being a winner this season with McLaren and resents the intrusions into his life that have come with global celebrity.

'Great innings ends': Cricket mourns West Indies great Sobers

Garry Sobers, the West Indies all-rounder regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, has died at the age of 89.

Fickle winds whip up huge Spanish wildfire

Firefighters battling a huge wildfire in northeastern Spain prepared for another challenging night on Friday as "crazy" winds were expected to fan flames that have razed almost 14,000 hectares (34,600 acres).

US links Taco Bell lettuce to diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak

US officials on Friday pinned the source of a diarrhea-causing foodborne parasite as shredded iceberg lettuce used by the fast food chain Taco Bell.

Argentina's Colapinto more nervous about World Cup final than F1 race

Alpine's Franco Colapinto wound up seventh fastest for Alpine in Friday practice at the Belgian Grand Prix and then said he will be more nervous watching Argentina in the World Cup final than driving in Sunday's race.

Strong quake hits southern Mexico, tsunami alert lifted

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico and parts of Central America on Friday, seismologists said, with a tsunami alert briefly issued for a stretch of the Pacific coast.

Deschamps set for bittersweet ending to France reign as Zidane waits

Didier Deschamps brings the curtain down on a remarkable 14-year reign as France coach on Saturday when Les Bleus face England in the World Cup third-place play-off.

Ferrari fined but Hamilton and Leclerc escape grid penalty

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc escaped any grid position penalties on Friday when instead Ferrari were fined for a breach of sporting regulations at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Tackling Messi 'huge challenge' for Spain: Merino

Spanish super-sub Mikel Merino said Friday that neutralising the threat of Lionel Messi will be a "huge challenge" as La Roja prepare for their World Cup final showdown against Argentina.

Southern Mexico hit by 7.3 quake, triggering tsunami alert

Southern Mexico and parts of Central America were hit by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), with a tsunami alert issued for a stretch of the Pacific coast.

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