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Tokyo fans savour athletics worlds four years after Olympic lockout

Tokyo fans savour athletics worlds four years after Olympic lockout

Japanese fans soaked up the atmosphere on Saturday's opening day of the world athletics championships in Tokyo, four years after being shut out of the same stadium for the pandemic-troubled Olympics.

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Akram tells Pakistan, India to forget noise and 'enjoy' Asia Cup clash

Akram tells Pakistan, India to forget noise and 'enjoy' Asia Cup clash

Pace bowling great Wasim Akram has urged Pakistan and India's cricketers to ignore the noise and enjoy the game when they meet in a highly charged Asia Cup T20 match on Sunday.

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Something to get your teeth into: 'Jaws' exhibit marks 50 years

Something to get your teeth into: 'Jaws' exhibit marks 50 years

Take one very large shark, a boat (we're gonna need a bigger one of those) and a movie that ran way over budget and you've got all the ingredients of a career-making film for one of Hollywood's most successful directors.

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Germany, France, Argentina, Austria on brink of Davis Cup finals

Germany, France, Argentina, Austria on brink of Davis Cup finals

Germany, France, Argentina and Austria all edged closer to the Davis Cup finals on Friday taking 2-0 leads in their second-round qualifiers.

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War with Russia weighs heavily on Ukrainian medal hope Doroshchuk

War with Russia weighs heavily on Ukrainian medal hope Doroshchuk

Oleh Doroshchuk has a chance of a medal at the world championships but the Ukrainian high jumper told AFP he finds the war still raging in his country with Russia is an "overwhelming weight".

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Dunfee and Perez claim opening world golds in Tokyo

Dunfee and Perez claim opening world golds in Tokyo

Canada's Evan Dunfee and Spain's Maria Perez claimed the opening golds on offer at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo with respective victories in the men and women's 35km race walking events on Saturday.

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Ben Griffin leads PGA Procore Championship in Ryder Cup tune-up

Ben Griffin leads PGA Procore Championship in Ryder Cup tune-up

Ben Griffin led the charge of US Ryder Cup players at the PGA Procore Championship on Friday, firing a six-under par 66 to seize a three-shot lead over Russell Henley and amateur Jackson Koivun.

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'We're more than our pain': Miss Palestine to compete on global stage

'We're more than our pain': Miss Palestine to compete on global stage

Nadeen Ayoub, the first Palestinian to compete in Miss Universe, will step onto the stage at the height of one of the most harrowing periods in her people's history, determined to show they are more than headlines of war.

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Ingebrigtsen seeks elusive 1500m world gold after injury-plagued season

Ingebrigtsen seeks elusive 1500m world gold after injury-plagued season

Jakob Ingebrigtsen might have hoped it would be third time lucky in his quest for a 1500 metres world title in Tokyo but he arrives rusty having been laid low by an achilles injury this season.

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Thailand's Chanettee leads by two at LPGA Queen City event

Thailand's Chanettee leads by two at LPGA Queen City event

Thailand's Chanettee Wannasaen fired a four-under par 68 to hold her two-stroke lead after Friday's second round of the LPGA Queen City Championship.

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