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Samson superb as India mark record T20 chase in win over New Zealand

Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years: IUCN

Nvidia boss criticises 'cheap' AI doomsday warnings

Foden can be one of Premier League's best again, says Maresca

Philippines trailblazer Eala ousted in Ningbo last 16

'Solution from the heavens': Indonesians pray for rain as fires burn

Stocks retreat as tech mood sours, oil prices jump

Targeted by Trump, ICC wins top EU rights prize

Northern start and finale in the Pyrenees for 2027 Tour de France

Grabbing a bargain: Japan's claw machines cash in on inflation

Handful of Micron workers strike in Taiwan

Barclays bank to cut about 5,000 jobs amid AI drive

Zelensky says fresh Russian strikes show 'no change' in Kremlin position

Son of Myanmar's Suu Kyi says had first call in five years

Maiden over: Afghan cricket escapes sanctions despite women's team woes

While cricket fans in Afghanistan excitedly prepare for the World Cup in India, most of the country's women players are in limbo abroad.

Jos Buttler, England's quiet leader

Jos Buttler already has a special place in English cricket given his fame and reputation owe far more to his exploits in white-ball cricket than the traditional Test-match game.

'Foolish' for England to think of World Cup quarters before Samoa

England may have already clinched a Rugby World Cup quarter-final spot but defence coach Kevin Sinfield is refusing to look further than Saturday's final group game with Samoa.

Warming beaches threaten Yemen sea turtles' future

On a Yemeni beach, a sea turtle clambers ashore to lay eggs, which will likely be born female due to rising temperatures, creating a gender imbalance that brings the threat of local extinction.

Guatemalan president-elect denounces 'slow motion' coup

Visiting Washington on Tuesday, President-elect Bernardo Arevalo of Guatemala said he is confronting a concerted effort to keep him from taking power after his upset election win.

Greenland's Inuit falling through thin ice of climate change

The thunder of icebergs crashing into the turquoise sea of eastern Greenland is the sound of one of the planet's most important ecosystems teetering on the edge of collapse.

Irish rock O'Mahony -- green to his fingertips

Peter O'Mahony is the Ireland rugby team's "emotional leader" according to head coach Andy Farrell, although unlikely as it sounds he gets all dewy-eyed when his hydrangeas are blooming in his garden.

Edgy New Zealand want to keep focus for Uruguay clash

New Zealand head coach Ian Foster wants his team to show some "edge" as the All Blacks seek to sew up a quarter-final spot in their final Rugby World Cup pool match against Uruguay on Thursday.

Firebrand Gattuso charged with restoring order to Marseille

Life is rarely dull at Marseille but even by the standards of France's most passionately followed football club the weeks leading up to this Thursday's Europa League clash with Brighton and Hove Albion have been remarkable.

Twins end historic playoff win drought as MLB post-season begins

Royce Lewis smashed home runs in his first two playoff opportunities and the Minnesota Twins snapped the longest post-season win drought by games in American sport history, defeating Toronto 3-1 on Tuesday in a Major League Baseball series opener.

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