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Sheffield Utd appoint Wilder for third managerial spell

UAE hammer Oman in Asia Cup to keep Super Four hopes alive

Activists on trial as France debates right to die

Duplantis reaches new heights, Beamish makes Kiwi history at worlds

Frank relishing Champions League debut with Spurs

UK aristocrat, partner get 14 years for baby daughter's manslaughter

US says 'framework' deal with China on TikTok ownership

Duplantis soars to new pole vault record and retains world title

Three French women accused of IS links go on trial

'Stoked' Beamish stuns tearful El Bakkali for world steeplechase gold

Stocks push higher ahead of expected US rate cut

'Mentally exhausted' Gauff struggles through at US Open

Former champion Coco Gauff stumbled into the second round of the US Open on Tuesday, squeezing past Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic in an error-strewn three-hour battle.

Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35C or more

Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35C or above, the weather office said Wednesday, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.

Sinner, Swiatek romp through at US Open as Gauff struggles

World number one Jannik Sinner began his bid for back-to-back US Open titles with an emphatic victory on Tuesday as women's draw favourite Iga Swiatek swept into the second round.

Brazil to face South Korea, Japan in World Cup build-up

Brazil will play October friendlies in South Korea and Japan as all three teams step up their preparations for the 2026 World Cup.

Asian markets diverge with eyes on Nvidia earnings

Asian markets diverged Wednesday morning following broad losses the previous day, as attention turns from political pressure on the US central bank to a key earnings report by AI giant Nvidia.

Osaka out to recapture sparkle at US Open

Twice former champion Naomi Osaka hopes being seeded at the US Open for the first time in four years will enhance her chances of recapturing her form of old on the biggest stage.

China's rulers push party role before WWII anniversary

An elderly Chinese war veteran's shin still bears the mark of a bullet wound he suffered when fighting the Japanese as a teenager, a year before the end of World War II.

SpaceX answers critics with successful Starship test flight

SpaceX's Starship megarocket roared into the skies Tuesday on its tenth test flight, turning in a strong performance after a series of fiery failures had begun to cast doubt on its future.

Unnamed skeletons? US museum at center of ethical debate

For years, a man's giant intestine was anonymously on display at a US medical museum in Philadelphia, identified only by his initials JW.

SpaceX's Starship megarocket launches on latest test flight

SpaceX's Starship megarocket roared into the skies Tuesday on its 10th test flight, following a string of explosive failures that cast doubt about its ability to realize Elon Musk's vision of colonizing Mars.

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