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White House World Cup chief defends visa ban for Somali referee, Iranians

Serena back in the groove on triumphant return to tennis

'It doesn't matter': US star Reyna looks past World Cup scandal

Somali referee says World Cup 'dream' ruined

Knicks ready to 'throw the first punch' in NBA Finals

Anthropic opens most powerful AI model to public with safeguards

Serena Williams makes winning return in Queen's Club doubles

Real Madrid's 150 mn euros bid for Atletico's Alvarez rejected

Spurs handling physicality of Knicks and New York hostility

Stokes considering England captaincy future after nightclub incident

Atalanta sack coach Palladino with Sarri set to arrive

Turbine 'torture' for Greek islanders as wind farms proliferate

Until a few years ago, Agii Apostoli was a picturesque seaside village on the eastern coast of Evia, drawing a modest income from tourism and fishing.

Hirano harnesses anger to win Olympic halfpipe gold

Japan's Ayumu Hirano turned anger into Olympic gold on Friday, shrugging off a perceived injustice to win the Beijing Games men's snowboard halfpipe title with a dramatic final ride.

Bitter row erupts over Anne Frank betrayal book

It was meant to put one of World War II's greatest mysteries to rest, but instead a new book about young diarist Anne Frank has stirred up ghosts from the past.

Russian doping controversy ignites at Beijing Games, White bows out

Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, Beijing Olympics testers confirmed Friday, while American snowboarding legend Shaun White finished an agonising fourth in his final appearance.

Swiss Gut-Behrami wins women's Olympic super-G as Shiffrin fails to win medal

Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami added Olympic super-G gold to her world title at the Beijing Games on Friday as a relieved Mikaela Shiffrin finished ninth after flunking her first two events.

Doncic powers Mavs with 51 points, Suns send message to Bucks

Dallas star Luka Doncic poured in a career-high 51 points to propel the Mavericks to a 112-105 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.

Italy's tiny curling community rejoices at Olympic triumph

Italy's curling heroics at the Winter Olympics has unearthed a sudden enthusiasm which the country's tiny curling community hopes will raise its profile enough to complete with more popular winter sports like alpine skiing.

Tearful snowboard legend White misses Olympic medal in farewell

An emotional Shaun White said there was "no agony, just happiness" after the snowboard legend missed out on a medal at the Beijing Olympics on Friday in his farewell appearance.