England unchanged as they aim for West Indies clean sweep
England have named an unchanged side for the third Test at Edgbaston as they target a series clean sweep of the West Indies.
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Biles nails signature vault in Olympic gymnastics training
US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles got her first taste of Bercy Arena on Thursday, opening podium training on balance beam ahead of the start of the Olympic women's competition at the weekend.
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Djokovic, Nadal set for Olympics second-round showdown
Grand Slam record-breakers Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were placed on an Olympics second-round collision course in the draw for the Paris Games on Thursday.
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'Un-Australian' swim coach faces being sent home from Olympics
An Australian swimming coach faced being sent home from the Paris Olympics on Thursday after endorsing a South Korean to win ahead of two of his countrymen.
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Israeli hostages' group sees 'sabotage' in Gaza talks
Israeli strikes hit Gaza on Thursday, causing deaths and injuries according to Palestinian medical sources, as a group supporting Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants alleged "sabotage" of efforts to free them.
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Curry backs Harris White House bid, wants 'unifying' Olympic gold
USA basketball star Stephen Curry gave his public backing to Kamala Harris's bid for the White House on Thursday and believes Olympic glory will help unite the country ahead of November's US presidential elections.
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US Olympic chiefs call for truce in global doping storm
US Olympic chiefs called for an end to the feud between American anti-doping officials and the World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday after fresh verbal sparring.
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Stock markets slump after Wall Street's tech plunge
Heavy selloffs in tech stocks hammered equity markets Thursday, tracking a plunge on Wall Street as disappointing earnings caused traders to panic that a long-running rally in the sector may have been overdone.
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Punters surf the Olympic odds
The Olympics may not come close to the betting revenue from the World Cup but once every four years it gives followers of sports such as surfing and breakdancing a rare chance to have a flutter.
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French driver Ocon signs for 'ambitious' F1 team Haas
French driver Esteban Ocon has signed a multi-year deal to drive for Haas, the American Formula One team announced on Thursday ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.
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