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Specter of military escalation hangs over Colombia vote

Heavy metal: French town hosts medieval combat cage fights

Jamieson strikes as New Zealand eye series-levelling win despite Root heroics

Dutch swat Sweden as Germany, Ivory Coast eye World Cup knockout rounds

Netherlands thump Sweden in Houston to get World Cup liftoff

Scheffler opens with bogeys while McIlroy pars at windy US Open

Jamieson strikes as New Zealand eye series-levelling win against England

Brazil turn corner but tougher World Cup tests await

Ronaldinho coming out of retirement to join Italian 3rd division side

Cerundolo sees off Nakashima to set up Queen's final with Paul

Real Madrid say no contact with Bayern's Olise

Fritz takes down Zverev again to reach Halle final

Taylor Fritz came from a set down on Saturday to see off French Open champion Alexander Zverev 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-5 and book his place in the ATP final on the grass in Halle.

Heartbreak for Japanese ace Satono Reve as Almeraq wins Royal Ascot thriller

Almeraq broke Japanese racing hearts on Saturday as Satono Reve was runner-up for the second successive year in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes in a thrilling climax to the final day of Royal Ascot.

Hendy quick-fire double sweeps Northampton to Prem title

Winger George Hendy scored twice in three second-half minutes to help Northampton Saints edge Exeter Chiefs 26-17 on Saturday to clinch the English Prem crown at Twickenham.

Injured Doris out of Ireland's Nations Championship squad

Ireland will be without their captain Caelan Doris and wing Tommy O'Brien as they head off to Australia and New Zealand for the start of their Nations Championship campaign, Irish Rugby announced on Saturday.

'Not ridiculous': US dreams of World Cup glory after big wins

Could the United States really win the World Cup?

Meloni hits back as Trump escalates G7 photo spat

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni fired back at US President Donald Trump on Saturday, saying his "constant, unprovoked attacks are senseless" after he escalated a diplomatic row by accusing her of repeatedly seeking a photograph with him.

Kolbe star goal kicker as Springboks put 80 past Barbarians

Renowned try scorer Cheslin Kolbe kicked 18 points as South Africa beat the Barbarians 80-31 in a season-opening exhibition match in Gqeberha on Saturday.

Pogacar pips Van der Poel to Swiss Tour TT win

Tadej Pogacar extended his Tour of Switzerland lead after sensationally pipping his one-day classics rival Mathieu van der Poel by just three tenths of a second in Saturday's individual time-trial.

Bolivia declares state of emergency and begins removing protester roadblocks

Bolivia's president on Saturday declared a state of emergency and deployed police and bulldozers to clear anti-government roadblocks that have paralyzed the Andean nation.

Ukraine's Zelensky, top officials return Polish awards in WWII row

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his top officials said on Saturday they were returning Polish awards, in a spiralling row with key ally Poland over WWII massacres.

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Cerundolo sees off Nakashima to reach Queen's final