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Inoue, Nery make weight for Tokyo Dome world title fight

Rescuers brave Indonesia volcano eruptions to save pets

Alvarez retains undisputed super-middleweight title with decision over...

Investigators say bodies in Mexico likely those of missing surfers

Latest round of Gaza truce talks expected in Egypt

Five assists and goal for Messi, hat-trick for Suarez as Miami hit six

Madonna kicks off huge show before giddy fans in Rio

Enhanced Games chief says '50 to 100' Paris Olympians ready to sign up

Floods in southern Brazil kill 57, force 70,000 from homes

Edwards hits 43 to spark T-Wolves over Denver in NBA playoffs

Five assists for Messi, hat-trick for Suarez as Miami hit six

Lyles, Jacobs help USA, Italy qualify for Paris Olympic relays

World sprint champion Noah Lyles and reigning Olympic 100m gold medallist Marcell Jacobs on Saturday helped the United States and Italy qualify for the 4x100m relays at the Paris Olympics.

Panama to vote in presidential election with eight contenders

Panamanians vote in presidential elections Sunday from a crowded field of eight candidates, with the protege of a graft-convicted ex-head of state in the lead.

McLaughlin-Levrone continues Olympic build-up

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the Olympic champion and world record-holder in the 400m hurdles, put together two convincing races Saturday as she continues her build-up to the Paris Games.

Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby thriller

Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, snatching victory over Sierra Leone at the wire in a scintillating first leg of US flat racing's Triple Crown at Churchill Downs.

Floods in southern Brazil force 70,000 from homes

Nearly 70,000 people have been forced from their homes amid deadly flooding, mudslides and torrential storms in southern Brazil, with the major city of Porto Alegre particularly hard-hit, the country's civil defense agency said Saturday.

Giddy Rio braces for huge Madonna show on Copacabana beach

Rio de Janeiro was brimming with excitement Saturday ahead of pop queen Madonna's highly anticipated free concert on famed Copacabana beach, with 1.5 million enthusiastic fans expected to turn out.

Eagles send Pendrith soaring into CJ Cup Byron Nelson lead

Taylor Pendrith made back-to-back eagles on his way to grabbing a one-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament.

Swiatek finds Nadal inspiration to win 'crazy' Madrid Open title

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek came through "the most intense and crazy final" she has ever contested to avenge her loss to Aryna Sabalenka in last year's Madrid final with a gruelling three-hour 11-minute victory in the Spanish capital on Saturday.

Yankees slugger Judge ejected for first time in MLB career

New York star Aaron Judge added another first to his illustrious Major League Baseball career on Saturday when he was ejected from the Yankees' 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

'Hypnotised' Wilson into second World Snooker final

England's Kyren Wilson cruised into his second World Snooker Championship final on Saturday and revealed his success at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre has been helped by sessions with a hypnotherapist.

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