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Mehidy takes three as Bangladesh close on historic win in Australia

Hope fades for finding survivors of Colombia quake as rescued woman dies

Hope fades for finding surivivors of Colombia quake as rescued woman dies

Japan aims for the moons of Mars

Hurricane Lala dumps heavy rain on Hawaii

'People could get hurt': Conservationists decry AI wildlife visuals

Jaded voters, same old choices: Brazil kicks off election campaign

'Another chance to live': Flores residents recall quake panic

'Everyone lives in fear': Yemenis worry about return to all-out war

Rivers among nine inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Cardinals' Baez bashes record three homers in MLB debut

No.1 Scheffler leads by two at PGA St. Jude playoff event

Djokovic feels the heat in Cincinnati opening defeat

Rennie confident Jordan, Roigard will be fit to face Springboks

Tuchel says Chelsea will 'stay strong' despite Abramovich sale

Thomas Tuchel said Friday he was convinced that Chelsea "will stay a strong club" after Roman Abramovich's dramatic announcement he was selling up following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Pant blitz helps India to 357-6 in Kohli's 100th Test

Rishabh Pant smashed 96 to help India to 357 for six on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka after Virat Kohli fell agonisingly short of fifty in his 100th five-day match Friday.

Imam-ul-Haq notches maiden Test century as Australia series opens

Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq cracked a maiden Test century Friday to lead Pakistan's solid start in the first match of the series against Australia in Rawalpindi.

Ineos cyclist Sivakov switches from Russian to French flag

Pavel Sivakov, one of the two Russian cyclists to ride in the elite World Tour, will compete under French colours from now on saying he had wanted to "accelerate" the process given Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Polluting drivers may have to pay in all of London

A road-charging scheme targeting more polluting cars in London could be expanded to cover the entire metropolitan area of the British capital, the city's mayor said Friday.

At least 30 dead in suicide attack on Pakistan shiite mosque

At least 30 people were killed and 80 wounded in a suicide attack at a Shiite mosque on Friday in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, where rescuers frantically ferried the dead and wounded from the scene.

Australia and Hungary share Davis Cup spoils

Alex de Minaur got 28-time champions Australia off to a blistering start, but Thanasi Kokkinakis couldn't maintain the momentum Friday as they split their opening Davis Cup singles rubbers with Hungary.

Beijing wary of extending economic lifeline to Russia

An isolated Russia could be driven further into China's arms economically in the wake of sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine, but Beijing appears wary of offering a warm embrace.

Sheriff Tiraspol coach Vernydub has gone home to fight for Ukraine: BBC

Sheriff Tiraspol coach Yuriy Vernydub pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history by beating Real Madrid -- months later he is shouldering arms in defence of his native Ukraine against the Russian invasion.

McCartney, Eilish, Lamar to headline Glastonbury

Paul McCartney and US rapper Kendrick Lamar will join Billie Eilish to headline the UK's Glastonbury festival when it returns in June after a two-year Covid-induced hiatus, organisers said on Friday.

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