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Betis down Real Sociedad in La Liga opener

MLS fines Messi for striking an opponent

Gouiri double fires Marseille past Strasbourg in Ligue 1 opener

Arsenal rout Coventry to open Premier League season in style

Mavericks buy out Thompson, now reportedly bound for Heat

Giant-killer Bejlek overhauls Keys to reach Cincinnati semi-finals

England v Pakistan first Test: Three talking points

Man Utd agree deal for Brighton midfielder Baleba: reports

Werro wins Lausanne 800m, well off world record pace

One dead, three wounded after sword attack at Swedish high school

China mulls bid to host 2028 UN climate talks: sources

Jones becomes third Englishman to join Inter this summer

Root hails emerging fast bowlers as England thrash Pakistan

Bolivia's Paz forced to fire economy minister in mid-crisis

Brazilian narco violence spills over into tranquil Bolivia

A river port in the Amazon has emerged as a new battleground in the Latin American drug trade as Brazilian gangs cross into neighboring Bolivia to battle for control of cocaine supply routes.

Top seed Zverev bundled out by Paul in rain-hit Cincinnati upset

Tommy Paul saved a match point on the way to a 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 upset of top seed Alexander Zverev on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.

Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK: British press

Six years after stepping down as working royals, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are moving back to the United Kingdom within weeks, British press reported late Wednesday.

WADA pledges vigilance on Russian athletes ahead of 2028 Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) director general told AFP Wednesday that the organization will "be vigilant" in monitoring Russian athletes ahead of the next Olympic Games, promising reassurance to competitors from other countries.

Lee, Baena guide Atletico to opening Liga win over Malaga

Kang-In Lee and Alex Baena's superb strikes helped Atletico Madrid kick off their La Liga campaign with a 2-0 win over Malaga on Wednesday, without forward Julian Alvarez.

NASA satellite rescue mission fails

A complicated mission to save a NASA satellite from burning up in the atmosphere has failed, the US space agency said Wednesday, as the rescue spacecraft could not be controlled.

Ecuador intel chief, five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash

Ecuador's intelligence chief and five US citizens died when a tourist helicopter crashed in central Kenya on Wednesday, killing all seven people on board, officials said.

Cobolli halts Jodar to reach Cincinnati quarter-finals

Roland Garros finalist Flavio Cobolli labored two and a half hours to engineer a turnaround, finally overhauling red-hot Spaniard Rafael Jodar 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 to reach the ATP-wta Cincinnati Masters quarter-finals.

Robinson and Tongue share match ball after dismissing Pakistan

England's Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue shared both the wickets and the match ball as they joined forces to bowl out Pakistan on the opening day of the first Test at Headingley on Wednesday.

Israel army admits firing on car in death of five-year-old Hind Rajab

The Israeli military on Wednesday admitted its troops fired on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investigation into the killing which drew international outrage.

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