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Yankees and White Sox advance, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs

Man City scandal risks damage to Premier League's booming brand

Asian stocks mixed as positive US data offset by elevated oil, bond yields

First-time Sepang F1 racers will master track 'from opening lap'

Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands

Japan tightens rules for foreigners wanting permanent residency

Russians join street choirs to sing away sorrows -- or show dissent

'Happiest moment': China's Mu first woman to win eSports Games gold

UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal

EU talks deportations as five nations seek migrant centre in Africa

Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Nino

Kenneth Branagh examines the scars of Iraq war in 'Atonement'

Meidroth blasts White Sox through, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs

Hundreds held, dozens wounded as French school protests escalate

Downbeat Norris still hoping to fight for victory

Lando Norris said he had not driven well but still hoped to bounce back and fight for victory in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix after securing fourth place on the grid.

In Venezuela vote, both sides predict victory, but opposition fears fraud

Voters on both sides of the political aisle in Venezuela are convinced of victory in Sunday's presidential elections, in which incumbent Nicolas Maduro faces opposition challenger Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.

Five key points as Venezuela heads to the polls

Venezuelans go to the polls Sunday to elect a president between incumbent Nicolas Maduro and rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, in a tense atmosphere marked by the last-minute barring of international observers and complaints of widespread opposition repression.

Evenepoel shakes off hangover with Olympic time trial title

Belgian Remco Evenepoel added the Olympic gold medal to his world title on Saturday, defying rain, a strong field and a Tour de France hangover to win the 32.4km individual time trial in Paris.

Spain into knockouts, Argentina off mark in Olympic men's football

Argentina bounced back from the chaos of their opening game in the Olympic men's football tournament to beat Iraq 3-1 on Saturday, while Spain are the first team through to the quarter-finals.

Russia claims capture of another village in east Ukraine

Russia on Saturday claimed the capture of another village in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region amid heavy fighting, as its forces advanced towards the city of Pokrovsk.

Tsunoda gives Japan golden start in judo at Paris Olympics

Natsumi Tsunoda gave Japan a winning start in the Olympic judo, taking women's under-48kg gold on Saturday as the competition started in Paris with the two lightest weight classes.

After injury heartbreak, Ait Said in hunt for Olympic rings medal

The thunderous ovation that greeted Samir Ait Said at Bercy Arena on Saturday nearly knocked the French gymnast off his stride as he launched his Paris Olympics qualifying campaign.

Suryakumar's India begin new T20 journey with Sri Lanka thrashing

New captain Suryakumar Yadav hit an attacking half-century to set up a dominant 43-run victory for India in the first of three T20 internationals against Sri Lanka on Saturday.