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At the foot of Mount Olympus, a return to ancient Greek heritage

Azam to captain Pakistan on West Indies and England Test tours

Turkey eyes F110 fighter jet engines as Trump comes to town

England, Mexico take centre stage in Azteca blockbuster

Trump hails US, blasts 'communists' in 250th anniversary speech

'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands

Taiwanese film hunters rescue ageing reels from bygone era

Australia stand by under-fire Popovic after World Cup exit

Afghan car trade screeches to a halt due to regional wars

All Blacks wing Fineanganofo's debut began 'in the toilet, spewing'

Pipe dreams: Bangladesh surfers chase waves at Asian Games

England seek end to Australia agony in Women's World Cup final

Nat Sciver-Brunt has promised England will go "toe-to-toe" with Australia in the Women’s T20 World Cup final at Lord's on Sunday as they look to end a series of dispiriting defeats by their arch-rivals.

Australia's Popovic on defensive as gamble fails in World Cup exit

Australia coach Tony Popovic defended his decision to switch goalkeepers for the penalty shootout that they ultimately lost to Egypt to bow out in the World Cup last 32 on Friday in Texas.

Maiden ton for Udara as Sri Lanka pile on the runs in 2nd Test

Lahiru Udara made the most of an unexpected opportunity, stroking a magnificent 188 in leading Sri Lanka to 338 for five at the close of the first day of the second and final Test against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Friday.

Global celebrities pay court at Swift, Kelce "royal wedding"

A galaxy of fashion-draped, A-list celebrities turned out for pop queen Taylor Swift's wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce at New York’s storied Madison Square Garden on Saturday, with the sealed-off festivities due to last deep into the wee hours of America’s Independence Day.

Norway pin hopes on Haaland against Brazil in World Cup last 16

Erling Haaland has feasted on defences throughout the World Cup, and Norway will need their talismanic striker at his ruthless best if they are to topple Brazil in Sunday's last-16 clash.

Dangerous heat wave roasts America's big birthday party

A punishing heat wave threatened America's July 4th celebrations, World Cup matches and power grids as near-record temperatures scorched the eastern United States on Friday.

Egypt down Australia to reach World Cup last 16, Cape Verde face Messi

Egypt defeated Australia on penalties to win a World Cup knockout match for the first time on Friday as tiny Cape Verde prepared to take on mighty Argentina for a place in the last 16.

Egypt edge Australia on penalties to reach World Cup last 16

Hossam Abdelmaguid scored the winning penalty as Egypt made history by beating a dogged Australia 4-2 on penalties to reach the World Cup last 16 on Friday.

Families demand help with recovering Venezuela's quake victims

With little hope of finding loved ones alive, frustrated families of those affected by Venezuela's double earthquakes clamored for help to recover their loved one's bodies Friday as uncertainty grew over the death toll from the tragedy.

France braced for extreme heat threat in World Cup clash with Paraguay

France coach Didier Deschamps promised Friday his team would be able to adapt to the potential impact of extreme weather on their World Cup last-16 tie against Paraguay on Saturday as a brutal heatwave hits the northeastern United States.

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