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Ethiopian legend Bekele returns to Olympics after 12 years

McIlroy passes emotional test to stay in hunt for PGA win

Coppola's long-awaited epic 'Megalopolis' divides Cannes

Ukraine battles to hold back Russia advance

Kante returns from wilderness as Deschamps announces France Euro squad

Superb Schauffele plays his best with hunger to end win drought

Paraguay leader to attend Taiwan inauguration

Military rank affects medical care, offering societal insights: study

US proposes reclassifying marijuana as low-risk drug

Cannes film shocks with fairy-tale horror on abortion

Schauffele equals major record low round with 62 to lead PGA

Cup of Nations showdown gives Mane rare chance to outshine Salah

Together Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane have lifted the Premier League and Champions League for Liverpool, but only one can fulfil their dreams on the international stage on Sunday when they face off in the Africa Cup of Nations final.

Kingsbury dethroned by Swede in Olympic moguls

Walter Wallberg of Sweden stunned reigning Olympic moguls champion Mikael Kingsbury at the Beijing Games on Saturday.

Covid vaccination compulsory in Austria, in EU first

It's official: Austrians over the age of 18 must be vaccinated against Covid-19 from Saturday or face the possibility of a heavy fine, an unprecedented measure in the European Union.

Dembele returns for Barca after contract stand-off

France international Ousmane Dembele has been named on the Barcelona squad for Sunday's crunch Spanish league match against Atletico Madrid despite his ongoing contract standoff with the Liga side.

Bogataj gives Slovenia historic ski jumping Olympic gold

Ursa Bogataj came from behind to win the women's individual ski jump title at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday -- Slovenia's first ever gold medal in the sport.

New names, new nation for China's imported Olympic hockey players

For Team China's foreign-born ice hockey players, suiting up for the Olympic hosts is not merely pulling on a new uniform -- it means an unfamiliar language, alien culture and even different names.

Tuchel tests positive for coronavirus, doubt for Club World Cup trip

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel could miss his side's trip to Abu Dhabi for the Club World Cup after testing positive for Covid-19.

Sculpture of Algerian hero vandalised in France

Vandals in central France damaged a sculpture of an Algerian military hero who resisted France's colonisation of the North African country, just hours before it was inaugurated Saturday, AFP journalists reported.

German skater, 49, breaks record for oldest woman Winter Olympian

Claudia Pechstein became the oldest woman Winter Olympian in history on Saturday in Beijing when the decorated speed skater competed aged 49 years and 348 days.

Metres to go in effort to free Moroccan boy from well

Moroccan rescuers were only metres away Saturday in their nerve-wracking but increasingly urgent effort to rescue Rayan, a five-year-old boy trapped underground whom they hope to find alive.

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