Saudi football rise 'long-term project', says top official
Saudi Arabia's extraordinary football expansion is a "long-term project" with strong government support, unlike the short-lived Chinese boom, a senior league official told AFP.
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England, Spain on cusp of history at Women's World Cup
England and Spain are both bidding to win the Women's World Cup for a historic first time when they clash in a final Sunday that is too close to call.
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Kenya's young Maasai reconnect with their culture at Eunoto ceremony
With beaming smiles, their hair dyed a red ochre and adorned with a ceremonial headdress of ostrich feathers, the young Maasai men are busy taking selfies.
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Young Zimbabwean voters dare to hope for change of old guard
Just days before a national election to pick a president and lawmakers, one word is on the lips of most young Zimbabweans: "change".
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Iran realtor in dog house over sale to canine
Iranian police have arrested the head of a real estate agency after a viral video showed his firm selling an apartment to a dog, officials said on Sunday.
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Crouser hails title defence as 'performance of his life'
Shot put legend Ryan Crouser labelled the successful defence of his world title as "the best performance of his life" given at one point he was unsure he would even be able to get to Budapest due to blood clots in a calf.
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Ecuador votes in presidential election dominated by security woes
Ecuadorans head to the polls Sunday in a presidential election tarnished by the murder of a top candidate, which cast a spotlight on the violence ravaging a once-peaceful nation caught up in the global drug trade.
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Guatemala votes in tense runoff, with fears of interference
Guatemalans head to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff marked by the harassment of a surprise frontrunner, who has fired up voters with his promises to end the rot of corruption.
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Scary injuries to Bucs' Wolford, Pats' Bolden mar NFL pre-season games
Frightening injuries sustained by Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback John Wolford and New England Patriots rookie Isaiah Bolden marred a pair of NFL pre-season games on Saturday.
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US southwest on high alert as Hurricane Hilary climbs Mexico coast
States across the typically arid US southwest were racing Saturday to prepare for life-threatening flooding forecast as Hurricane Hilary approaches from Mexico, where damage and one death were reported.
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