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French skater Siao Him Fa soars to victory in season-opener at home

High-flying Betis held at Celta Vigo

Embattled Albanian PM vows fines for violent protesters

Shadab ton stuns England as Pakistan reach tri-series final

Steelers top Saints in NFL's first regular-season game in Paris

France's Le Pen vows to restore 'rule of law' at presidential kickoff

'With you': Opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela

Carrick unsure over Man Utd future after Bournemouth loss

Carrick on the brink as Man Utd misery mounts, Isak stars for Liverpool

2027 Dakar Rally to be moved from Saudi Arabia

Monaco hold Lille as both move to top of Ligue 1

Man Utd battered by Bournemouth to leave Carrick on the brink

Isak extends hot streak as Liverpool sink Brighton

Storms batter Europe hitting power supplies, flights and phones

Kenyan officials, athletes call for fast action on doping

Kenyan athletes and officials expressed concern Saturday over the future of their famed running programme after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) charged the country with non-compliance.

Arsenal spoil Ange return, Woltemade earns Newcastle win

A Martin Zubimendi double took Arsenal top of the Premier League as Ange Postecoglou's first game in charge of Nottingham Forest ended in a 3-0 defeat, while Nick Woltemade's debut goal earned Newcastle's first win of the season against Wolves on Saturday.

Guirassy extends streak as Dortmund cruise past 10-man Heidenheim

Serhou Guirassy scored for the eighth straight league match and Maximilian Beier added another as Borussia Dortmund won 2-0 at 10-man Heidenheim on Saturday.

Shot put legend Crouser enjoys proudest moment at worlds

Ryan Crouser said of all the Olympic and world shot put titles he has won Saturday's was the one he is "most proud of", having missed most of the season through injury.

Vingegaard touching Vuelta glory with stage 20 triumph as protests continue

Jonas Vingegaard virtually sealed Vuelta a Espana victory on Saturday as he powered to a solo stage 20 triumph, extending his general classification lead on Joao Almeida to over a minute.

'World's fastest anime fan' Lyles in element at Tokyo worlds

Noah Lyles has been dubbed the world's fastest anime fan for his love of Japanese pop culture and the US sprinter is in his element at the world championships in Tokyo.

De Minaur's Australia trail as Germany, Argentina into Davis Cup finals

Raphael Collignon stunned world number eight Alex De Minaur on Saturday for the biggest win of his career as Belgium took a 2-0 lead over Australia in their Davis Cup second round qualifier.

Airstrikes, drones, tariffs: being US friend not what it used to be

Donald Trump returned to the White House vowing always to put America first. In recent days, even longtime US allies have found out the hard way that friendship has limits.

Cyclists swerve protest group in road during Vuelta stage 20

Pro-Palestinian protestors attempted to block the road around 20 kilometres from the finish of Vuelta a Espana's 20th stage on Saturday.

A Tokyo full house revels in Chebet and sprinters at world athletics champs

Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000 metres world title while the cream of sprinting delighted a sellout 55,000 crowd at the world championships on Saturday -- a stark contrast to the empty stadium at the Covid-affected Tokyo Games in 2021.

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