'I'm a competitor with belief!' warns record breaker Fraser-Pryce
To maintain a track career at the top of one's game demands raw ability, good coaching and a drive that supersedes all.
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Sri Lanka renews state of emergency ahead of key vote
Sri Lanka's acting president renewed the country's state of emergency Monday ahead of a parliamentary vote to pick a new head of state -- a poll in which he is a leading candidate.
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Six memorable moments from week two of the Tour de France
After 15 stages, the peloton have a day off on Monday in a Tour de France that has undergone a revolution in the top order, sizzled in a heatwave and welcomed a new star to its ranks.
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Hunger pains on Slave Island as Sri Lanka's food prices rocket
His hair is neatly combed but his cheeks are sunken and veins visible on his gaunt frame: like many Sri Lankans, Milton Pereira and his family cannot afford to buy enough food.
Read moreFrance on alert as forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe
France was on high alert on Monday as the peak of a punishing heatwave gripped the country, while wildfires raging in parts of southwest Europe showed no sign of abating.
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Pakistan's Khan calls for early election after state assembly victory
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan called again Monday for an early national election after his party seized control of the state assembly in Punjab, the country's most populous province.
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China urges banks to support property sector after mortgage boycott
China's banking regulator has urged lenders to extend more credit to real estate developers, as a growing number of homebuyers withhold mortgage payments on unfinished housing projects across 50 cities.
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Farnborough airshow opens amid heatwave
Global aviation's Farnborough airshow opens Monday amid a sweltering heatwave, with the sector aided by a modest recovery in air traffic and with Ukraine boosting defence budgets.
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McIlroy forced to be patient as major drought goes on after Open agony
Rory McIlroy was left to wonder when he will end his wait to claim an elusive fifth major title after seeing the British Open slip from his grasp in a dramatic final round at St Andrews on Sunday.
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History-making Fraser-Pryce bags fifth 100m title, US win four crowns
Jamaica's Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce made history Sunday as she bagged a fifth world 100m title on Sunday, as Team USA claimed four other crowns on offer in Eugene.
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