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Australian snowboarder James eyes elusive Olympic gold

Sequins and snow: Eva Adamczykova makes Olympic return

Vonn set for Olympic medal bid after successful downhill training

Shepherd takes hat-trick as West Indies beat Scotland in T20 World Cup

Sausages will sell after thrill-seeker Von Allmen wins Olympic downhill

Swiss racer Von Allmen wins first gold of Winter Olympics

'Wake up': Mum sparks comeback after scare for freeski star Gu

Von Allmen wins men's Olympic downhill gold, first of Games

First medals up for grabs at Winter Olympics

Afghanistan captain Khan harbours dream of playing in Kabul

Lindsey Vonn completes second Winter Olympics downhill training run

Hemetsberger a 'happy psychopath' after final downhill training

Austrian Daniel Hemetsberger took to Friday's third and final training run for the men's Olympic downhill looking like he had come straight from a boxing match.

Suicide blast at Islamabad mosque kills at least 31, wounds over 130

A suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Pakistan's capital Islamabad killed at least 31 people on Friday, local authorities said, with a police source saying more than 130 were wounded.

Elton John accuses UK tabloids publisher of 'abhorrent' privacy breaches

Pop icon Elton John on Friday accused the publisher of two UK tabloids of "abhorrent" privacy invasions "outside even the most basic standards of human decency" as he testified at London's High Court.

Lindsey Vonn completes first downhill training run at Winter Olympics

Lindsey Vonn passed a key test of her damaged knee on Friday after she completed her first downhill training run for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Digital euro delay could leave Europe vulnerable, ECB warns

The European Central Bank urged the European Union on Friday to swiftly press ahead with adopting a digital euro, warning that delays would leave the continent reliant on foreign "big tech" players.

Feyi-Waboso out of England's Six Nations opener against Wales

England suffered a setback on the eve of their Six Nations opener against Wales after Immanuel Feyi-Waboso was ruled out with a leg muscle injury.

Newcastle manager Howe pleads for Woltemade patience

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has urged fans to be patient with club-record signing Nick Woltemade now the rest of the Premier League is getting to know the German striker's strengths and weaknesses.

German exports to US plunge as tariffs exact heavy cost

German exports to the United States plunged in 2025 amid President Donald Trump's tariff blitz, driving down the trade surplus of Europe's top economy with the crucial US market to a four-year low, data showed Friday.

Suicide blast at Islamabad mosque kills at least 30, wounds over 130: police

A suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Pakistan's capital Islamabad killed at least 30 people and wounded more than 130 on Friday, a police source said.

Greenland villagers focus on 'normal life' amid stress of US threat

Proudly showing off photographs on her tablet of her grandson's first hunt, Dorthe Olsen refuses to let the turmoil sparked by US president Donald Trump take over her life in a small hamlet nestled deep in a Greenland fjord.

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