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Goodell says NFL's France debut 'just the beginning'

De Zerbi says Tottenham's dire record at Chelsea 'more motivation'

Singapore widens haze probe to local firms linked to Indonesian fires

Lula, Bolsonaro in final debate showdown before Brazil vote

Hundreds of Syrians protest repeated Israeli incursions

Poulter latest golfer to leave LIV

Taiwan warns of 'destructive winds' as Typhoon Champi batters island

El Salvador sends troops to Haiti to find 4 missing soldiers

Gunman kills one, wounds five in town outside Paris

Liverpool must go 'full gas' despite injury issues, says Iraola

Melania Trump says secured ceasefire in Ukrainian city of Oleshky

Oil hits $115 with stocks mixed on earnings, AI

Carrick 'confident' he can turn around Man Utd slump

Casualties feared as multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi

France honours teacher killed in attack

French schools on Monday held a minute's silence for a teacher killed last week in what the government called an Islamist terror attack, with the president urging a "ruthless" response to extremists.

Sacked Kenya moderators say mediation with Meta collapses

Facebook content moderators in Kenya said settlement talks to resolve a labour lawsuit against the social media behemoth's parent Meta collapsed on Monday, setting the stage for a renewed court battle.

Serbia-Kosovo dialogue urged as Balkan summit opens

European leaders urged dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia after a recent spike in tensions, as a regional Balkan summit opened Monday in the Albanian capital Tirana.

ICC head confident of 'outstanding' World Cup despite crowd concerns

International Cricket Council chairman Greg Barclay still expects India to stage an "outstanding" World Cup despite concerns over the size and composition of crowds in the early stages of the event.

Sliding events at 2026 Winter Olympics to be held outside Italy

Sliding events at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will be staged outside Italy following the failure to build a new track in Cortina, it was announced Monday.

Bangladesh's Liton apologises after evicting media

Bangladesh opener Liton Das apologised Monday after he called security to force journalists covering the Cricket World Cup away from the team's hotel in India, earning him a sharp rebuke.

Waqar tells Shaheen to copy Bumrah World Cup blueprint

Pakistan legend Waqar Younis on Monday advised misfiring strike bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi to learn from India seamer Jasprit Bumrah if he wants to make an impact at the World Cup.

IOC puts boxing 'on hold' for 2028 LA Games

Boxing faces an uncertain long-term future as an Olympic sport after its place at the 2028 Los Angeles Games was confirmed as being "on hold" Monday by the International Olympic Committee.

France waste 'chance of a lifetime' at home World Cup

When Fabien Galthie took over as France head coach in December 2019 the Rugby World Cup on home soil was firmly in his mind but losing to South Africa in the quarter-finals on Sunday was far from what he expected.