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IS suspect planned suicide attack at Taylor Swift Vienna concert

IS suspect planned suicide attack at Taylor Swift Vienna concert

A 19-year-old Islamic State sympathiser planned a deadly suicide attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, the country's intelligence agency said on Thursday.

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Zverev survives surface switch as seeds tumble in Montreal

Zverev survives surface switch as seeds tumble in Montreal

Alexander Zverev produced a dominating triumph in advancing to the third round of the ATP Montreal Masters on Thursday as fellow seeds went down to defeat.

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Tebogo denies Lyles Olympic sprint double, LeBron's US dream team take to court

Tebogo denies Lyles Olympic sprint double, LeBron's US dream team take to court

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo snatched a stunning Olympic gold in the men's 200m final Thursday to deny US runner Noah Lyles the sprint double, as NBA superstar LeBron James led out the US basketball dream team in a crunch semi-final.

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Tebogo upstages Lyles to become first African to win Olympic 200m

Tebogo upstages Lyles to become first African to win Olympic 200m

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200 metres on Thursday as he upstaged Noah Lyles' plans for a sprint double in Paris.

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US top-seed Gauff ousts Wang in WTA Toronto opener

US top-seed Gauff ousts Wang in WTA Toronto opener

US top-seed Coco Gauff advanced to the third round of the WTA Toronto Masters on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over China's Wang Yafan.

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Canadian pair fight back to reach Olympics beach volleyball final

Canadian pair fight back to reach Olympics beach volleyball final

Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson came from a set down to reach the final of the women's beach volleyball on Thursday as the German men's team triumphed after a match-point challenge.

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US orders FTX, Alameda to pay $12.7 bn to victims

US orders FTX, Alameda to pay $12.7 bn to victims

Failed cryptocurrency platform FTX Trading and affiliate Alameda Research must pay $12.7 billion to compensate customers and fraud victims under a consent order, US regulators announced Thursday.

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Hero's welcome for South Sudan basketball team after first Olympics

Hero's welcome for South Sudan basketball team after first Olympics

Thousands of people turned out on Thursday to give a hero's welcome to South Sudan's basketball team after their first ever appearance at an Olympic Games.

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Injury woes mount for Ten Hag before Community Shield

Injury woes mount for Ten Hag before Community Shield

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag faces a defensive headache as injuries continue to plague his side's preparations for Saturday's Community Shield clash with rivals Manchester City.

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France get Germany revenge to reach Olympic men's basketball final

France get Germany revenge to reach Olympic men's basketball final

Hosts France defeated Germany 73-69 on Thursday to reach the final of the Olympic men's basketball and will face four-time reigning champions the United States or Serbia for gold.

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