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Venezuela's Machado to receive peace prize in Oslo: Nobel Institute

Russell tops practice times to outpace title-chasing trio

India bowl out South Africa for 270 after De Kock ton

England staring down the barrel under Gabba lights as Australia dominate

Egyptian actor faces challenge in iconic role of singer Umm Kulthum

Chock and Bates win Grand Prix Final ice dance

Starvation fears as flood toll passes 900 in Indonesia

Four civilians, soldier killed in Afghan-Pakistan border clash

Milan-Cortina chief admits venue time pinch as Olympic torch relay begins

England make quick start after Australia take big lead at Gabba

Finally! India break toss jinx as Rahul gets lucky

Kaizer Chiefs snatch CAF Cup draw after Zamalek blunder

An added-time own goal by Zamalek goalkeeper Mohamed Sobhy gifted Kaizer Chiefs a 1-1 draw on Saturday in a high-profile CAF Confederation Cup Group D match.

Piastri keeps title hopes alive with cool victory in Qatar sprint

Oscar Piastri boosted his bid for a maiden drivers' world championship on Saturday when he reduced McLaren team-mate Lando Norris's lead to 22 points by winning the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix.

Trump says Venezuela airspace should be considered 'closed in its entirety'

US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that the airspace above and near Venezuela should be considered closed, the latest escalation in a standoff with leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.

Piastri wins Qatar F1 sprint, title favourite Norris third

Pole-sitter Oscar Piastri won Saturday's sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix with his McLaren teammate and title favourite Lando Norris third.

Sri Lanka declares emergency as toll from floods, mudslides hits 153

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 153, with another 191 people missing.

Sea drones halt operations at major Russian oil terminal

One of Russia's largest oil terminals halted operations on Saturday following an attack by sea drones, hours before Ukrainian negotiators were headed to the United States for talks on ending the war.

Travel chaos fears ease after Airbus intervenes on software fix

Fears of days of travel chaos across Europe and the world eased on Saturday after plane manufacturer Airbus intervened rapidly to implement a software upgrade it had said was immediately needed on some 6,000 of its stalwart A320 planes.

Ogier wins record-equalling ninth world rally title

Sebastien Ogier won an "incredible" ninth world rally title on Saturday to draw level with the record haul of his French compatriot Sebastien Loeb.

Best yet to come from Trent at Real Madrid: Alonso

Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Saturday he believes Trent Alexander-Arnold is only just starting to show what he can do following his summer move from Liverpool.

Sri Lanka declares emergency as cyclone toll hits 132

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 132, with another 176 reported missing.

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