Hiam Abbass says 'cinema is a political act' after Berlin row
The start of this year's Berlin Film Festival was marked by a row over how far film should venture into politics but for prominent French-Palestinian actor Hiam Abbass, "everything we do is a political act".
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'Imposter' Nef shooting for double Olympic gold
Team combined gold medallist Tanguy Nef will aim to put a dose of "imposter syndrome" behind him to lead Swiss hopes in the men's slalom on Monday, the final event of the alpine skiing programme in Bormio.
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Brignone leads giant slalom in double Olympic gold bid, Shiffrin in striking distance
Federica Brignone is in pole position for double Milan-Cortina gold after the veteran Italian topped the times in the first run of Sunday's giant slalom, while Mikaela Shiffrin sits in striking distance.
Read moreWest Indies first team into T20 World Cup Super Eights
The West Indies became the first team to qualify for the Super Eights phase of the T20 World Cup when they cruised to victory against Nepal by nine wickets on Sunday.
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England's Banton at home in first World Cup after stop-start career
Tom Banton, who carried England to victory in the T20 World Cup against Scotland on Saturday in Kolkata, finally came of age as an international batsman after a stop-start career.
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Australia's Aiava slams 'hostile' tennis culture in retirement post
Australian player Destanee Aiava announced on Sunday her impending retirement from tennis and claimed the sport had a "racist, misogynistic, homophobic and hostile" culture.
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Nepal recover from 46-5 to post 133-8 against West Indies
Nepal recovered from a torrid start against the West Indies to score 133-8 in the T20 World Cup in Mumbai on Sunday.
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Emotional Kim captures first title in 16 years at LIV Adelaide
An "overwhelmed" Anthony Kim outplayed two-time major winner Jon Rahm to capture his maiden LIV Golf title Sunday and first on any tour since 2010 to complete an amazing redemption story.
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Exiled Kremlin critic on fighting Putin -- and cancer -- from abroad
Russian opposition activist Khelga Pirogova defied the odds by winning election to a local council on behalf of late Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny's political movement in 2020.
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Berlinale filmmakers make creative leaps over location obstacles
As ever the Berlin Film Festival is offering viewers a window into stories from across the world -- but what to do when filmmakers face obstacles in working in the countries that their stories come from?
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