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Gujarat's Gill banks on home advantage in final against Bengaluru

Sabalenka, Osaka set up French Open clash, Gauff eyes second week

Vingegaard on verge of Giro glory after powering to penultimate stage

Heatwave makes conditions 'inhumane', say inmates at overcrowded Paris suburb prison

Sabalenka quells Kasatkina to march on at French Open

Liverpool sack Slot, Iraola in line to take over

Glittering Osaka edges Jovic to prolong French Open run

Shnaider beats Oliynykova at French Open

Liverpool sack Slot after disastrous Premier League title defence

Vallejo apologises for criticising woman umpire at French Open

Liverpool sack manager Arne Slot

French GDP slips 0.1% in first quarter, raising spectre of recession

French GDP shrank 0.1 percent in the first quarter, official data showed Friday, a downward revision from previous estimates that analysts warn could herald a recession for the eurozone's second-biggest economy.

Azmoun: Iran's absent talisman unafraid of controversy

Sardar Azmoun is Iran's third top scorer in history with a successful club career behind him but is set to miss out on the 2026 World Cup in an exclusion shadowed by political controversy.

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket unleashed a massive fireball into the sky as it exploded during a test on Thursday, in the latest blow to billionaire Jeff Bezos's space ambitions.

'If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out': DR Congo conflict-displaced

Dorcas Mapenzi fears the worst if Ebola comes to the Kingonze camp, where she lives alongside more than 25,000 other displaced people in the conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

'Biggest circus in town' the World Cup set for betting frenzy

Global betting revenue for the upcoming World Cup is likely to be "in excess of $50 billion", betting expert Darren Small told AFP, for an event he labelled "the biggest circus in town."

Rayasi's Bordeaux-Begles expecting 'tough' Top 14 run-in

Bordeaux-Begles' Fiji winger Salesi Rayasi says claiming a French Top 14 and Champions Cup double will be a challenge before they head to Toulon in the league on Sunday.

Arsenal aiming to dethrone dynasty-chasing PSG

Arsenal seek to finally conquer Europe by wresting the Champions League crown from holders Paris Saint-Germain, who are themselves targeting back-to-back titles in Budapest on Saturday.

Argentina eye World Cup double ahead of Group J opener

Holders Argentina arrive at the World Cup aiming to become the first team in more than half a century to successfully defend their title.

Norway's natural-born goalscorer Haaland finally gets global stage

Erling Haaland propelled Norway back to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years and spearheads a golden generation ready to thrive on the global stage.

Deschamps bidding to end glorious France reign on a high at World Cup

After a remarkable 14-year spell in charge capped by one World Cup triumph and another run to the final, Didier Deschamps is hoping to go out on a high as he gets ready to step down as France coach following the upcoming tournament in North America.

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France headline tough World Cup Group I as Mbappe faces Haaland