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Sabalenka survives Noskova to return to US Open semi-finals

Yaya Toure hails 'new era' for African coaches ahead of Champions League bow

'South Park' changes name in dig at Trump

Lawes and Marchant told to prove themselves in quest for England recalls

OpenAI says AI solved one of math's hardest problems in days

$OpenAI says AI solved one of math's hardest problems in days$

Smithsonian secretary to retire as Trump exerts control over institution

Nearly 1,100 flights cancelled after UK air traffic control glitch

Atletico have work to do to reach home Champions League final: Simeone

Sabalenka holds off Noskova to keep US Open three-peat bid alive

Villa end goal drought to beat Brugge in Champions League opener

McIlroy says 'we'll keep our heads down and play' in event of Trump golf visit

Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa dies aged 89

Sabalenka holds of Noskova to reach US Open semi-finals

Rangers captain Shankland sidelined for up to four months

Jovic 'loses sanity five times over' to oust friend Eala in US Open epic

American teen Iva Jovic outlasted Philippines star Alexandra Eala in an epic three-hour showdown on Saturday to reach the fourth round of the US Open, where fourth seed Coco Gauff awaits.

Haze emergency grips Malaysian Borneo town

Acrid smoke hung heavily over the Malaysian town of Serian, seeping into homes and cloaking roadside stalls, as residents navigated an air‑quality emergency fuelled by transboundary haze from Indonesia's raging fires.

China's memories of Mao fade to nostalgia 50 years after his death

The crimson flags on Nanjie village's "East is Red" Square hang limp in the sweltering summer heat as a trickle of tourists take photos with a towering statue of Chairman Mao Zedong, still gleaming white almost 50 years after he died.

Messi creates both Miami goals in 2-2 draw with Atlanta

Lionel Messi set up both goals for Inter Miami as the Major League Soccer champions drew 2-2 with Atlanta United on Saturday in the Argentina star's first match since announcing his retirement from international football.

Rybakina books US Open fourth-round berth, inches closer to No. 1

World number two Elena Rybakina avenged her French Open defeat to Yuliia Starodubtseva on Saturday, beating the unseeded Ukrainian 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 to reach the US Open last 16.

Zheng stuns Keys as US Open upsets dim American hopes

Zheng Qinwen won the last seven games to stun Madison Keys and reach the US Open last 16 on a Saturday of upsets that dented American hopes at Flushing Meadows.

Sobering reality: Curbs on alcohol in northeast Syria cause discontent

At his shop in northeast Syria, Ayaz Ibrahim wiped the dust off bottles of alcohol he said had become too pricey for customers following new regulations from the Islamist authorities.

Jovic 'loses sanity five times over' to oust Eala and book Gauff clash

American teen Iva Jovic outlasted Philippines star Alexandra Eala in an epic three-hour showdown on Saturday to reach the fourth round of the US Open, where fourth seed Coco Gauff awaits.

Wobbly Osaka 'shocked' to battle past Mertens and reach last 16

Two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka survived another erratic outing, beating Belgian Elise Mertens 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the US Open fourth round.

'Like a jewel': Japan's luxury ice revered by bars worldwide

In the historic Japanese city of Kanazawa, craftsmen painstakingly shape and slice blocks of ice destined to chill negronis in some of the world's trendiest bars.

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