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Spain captain Rodri preparing for 'physical' Argentina battle

Italy coach Quesada's ban reduced to one Test

Leather jacket worn by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang auctions for nearly $1 mn

Sobers 'stood out' among the greats: West Indies legend Holding

Leader Herbert, Burns equal record 62 at British Open, DeChambeau docked two shots

DeChambeau's British Open charge hit by two-shot penalty

Yankees' Judge improving, but not ready for baseball activities

Tech share selloff rolls on, oil prices jump on Mideast clashes

None shall pass: Spain's defence ready to thwart Messi in World Cup final

Messi eyes second World Cup crown at the scene of his lowest ebb

China's Kimi K3 rattles US AI industry

Herbert hopes British Open 62 woke Australian kids in the night

Lucas Herbert said he hoped to have inspired the next generation of golfers back in Australia after equalling the low score for a round at a major of 62 at the British Open.

Herbert takes Open lead, equals Burns' round of 62

Lucas Herbert stormed into the lead at the British Open on Friday after the Australian and American Sam Burns equalled the record for the lowest round in major golf history on Friday with eight-under par 62s.

Norris misses winning, resents intrusions in private life

World champion Lando Norris said Friday he misses being a winner this season with McLaren and resents the intrusions into his life that have come with global celebrity.

'Great innings ends': Cricket mourns West Indies great Sobers

Garry Sobers, the West Indies all-rounder regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, has died at the age of 89.

Thousands protest sacking of Ukraine defence minister: AFP

Thousands of people turned out in Kyiv on Friday to protest Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's sacking of his popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov as part of a controversial reshuffle.

Fickle winds whip up huge Spanish wildfire

Firefighters battling a huge wildfire in northeastern Spain prepared for another challenging night on Friday as "crazy" winds were expected to fan flames that have razed almost 14,000 hectares (34,600 acres).

Ex-president Sall back in Senegal for talks with successor

Senegal's ex-president Macky Sall, who is campaigning to become the next UN secretary-general, held a meeting in Dakar Friday with his successor, a visit criticised by the former leader's detractors.

US links Taco Bell lettuce to diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak

US officials on Friday pinned the source of a diarrhea-causing foodborne parasite as shredded iceberg lettuce used by the fast food chain Taco Bell.

Argentina's Colapinto more nervous about World Cup final than F1 race

Alpine's Franco Colapinto wound up seventh fastest for Alpine in Friday practice at the Belgian Grand Prix and then said he will be more nervous watching Argentina in the World Cup final than driving in Sunday's race.

Strong quake hits southern Mexico, tsunami alert lifted

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico and parts of Central America on Friday, seismologists said, with a tsunami alert briefly issued for a stretch of the Pacific coast.

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