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As election nears, Israelis fear polarisation could spark violence

Lawson replaces injured Hadjar for Red Bull at Dutch GP

Bayern's Hoeness 'speechless' after second Musiala collapse

Robots sort packages and serve fast food at Beijing showcase

Reijnders leaves Man City for Saudi's Al Qadsiah: source

Leeds sign Swiss defender Elvedi from Monchengladbach

Arsenal chief expects Arteta to sign new contract 'very shortly'

Robinson double rocks Pakistan in first Test before rain stops play

Oil rises, stocks waver amid tech sell-off

Queen Camilla says was 'difficult' keeping King Charles' cancer private

Belgian fire of the century 'encircled' but fight goes on

UK PM launches bid to get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas

Japan target record medal haul at home Asian Games

England bowl against Pakistan in first Test of post-Bazball era

Scheffler wins WGC Match Play to take World No.1 ranking

Scottie Scheffler powered to victory in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play on Sunday to claim the world number one ranking from Spanish ace Jon Rahm.

Canada beat Jamaica 4-0 to reach first World Cup in 36 years

Canada qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 36 years on Sunday with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Jamaica in Toronto.

Blinken, Arab officials in Israel for 'Negev Summit'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and four top Arab diplomats arrived Sunday in southern Israel for a "historic" meeting marking a thawing of relations between the Jewish state and several regional neighbours.

Grand Slam stars power Toulouse to victory in Top 14

Toulouse welcomed back nine of their 10 Six Nations Grand Slam winning stars on Sunday in a 27-19 win over Lyon which propelled the French giants to third place in the Top 14.

Rookie Ramey wins Dominican PGA title with late birdie binge

A run of four consecutive birdies starting at the 13th hole sparked rookie Chad Ramey to his first US PGA title on Sunday at the Corales Puntacana Championship.

Last EU train out of Russia arrives in Helsinki

Just after 7pm on Sunday, the Allegro express train from St Petersburg pulled into the Finnish capital, marking the closure of the last rail link between Russia and the EU.

Fruhvirtova, 16, becomes youngest player in Miami fourth round since 2004

Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova on Sunday became the youngest player to reach the last 16 of the Miami Open since 2004 when former world number one Victoria Azarenka retired from their third round match.

Macron's rivals turn up volume two weeks from vote

Candidates in France's looming presidential election are pushing to make themselves heard over the war in Ukraine, as polls suggest incumbent Emmanuel Macron remains the clear favourite to win.

Verstappen relief at 'kick-starting' title defence in Jeddah

World champion Max Verstappen admitted he was relieved to secure his first win of the season after battling to a thrilling victory ahead of old rival Charles Leclerc in Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Ahead of new peace talks, Zelensky says eying Russia neutrality demand

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday his government is "carefully" considering a Russian demand of Ukrainian neutrality, a key point of contention as negotiators for both sides prepare for a fresh round of talks aimed at ending the brutal month-long war.

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